ABSTRACT
Contemporary views of medical practice on prenatal and perinatal experience is discussed. Additionally, the Kleinian paranoid-schizoid or psychotic aspect of the personality is used to clarify the possibility of the foetus holding both good feelings and bad feelings, which may be expressed through images in utero. Mother–infant experiences are described and evaluated, and although scientific and medical evidence is fast accumulating, the conclusions are still tentative and speculative. It is considered very much worthwhile to pursue further research into this under-researched phase of early human development. The author’s opinion is conveyed by stating that there is a wealth of evidence to suggest that from conception onwards, God is present at this early developmental stage, which is nurtured throughout the uterine experience and expressed in our later representations of God.
