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PIP: This paper presents a proposal for preventive care during pregnancy, labor, and puerperium; such care should be implemented by one interdisciplinary team with 3 main tasks: of education, control, and assistence. The professionals engaged in the proposal would be a trained midwife, who would contact the woman and give preliminary information; an obstetrician, who would be in charge of lectures on psychoprophilaxis available to all expectant mothers, and who would also be in charge of the delivery; a pediatrician, to control the baby after birth and to guide the parents about proper care for the infant; and a psychologist, to help the couple with any conscious or unconscious problems. The method proposed can be modified in function of its implementation in a private clinic or in a public service institution, which cater to different types of patients. Participation of the father is encouraged at every stage of the program, including delivery. The program has already been tested in a private clinic, with excellent results.^ieng