To aid in focusing preventive interventions at needs perceived by clients, this study investigates Greek women's needs, attitudes, and experiences during the months immediately before and after childbirth. Participants were 156 women attending the out-patient clinic of the Alexandra Maternity University Hospital who completed pre- and postnatal questionnaires consisting of 52 and 60 statements, respectively. Questionnaires evaluated women's knowledge; needs; attitudes toward and experiences of pregnancy, labor, and delivery; relationship with their infant child; and their use of mass media. In addition to personal, social, and demographic characteristics, women's traditional roles and the social support available to them were assessed. This paper reports findings concerning women's needs, experiences of and attitudes toward pregnancy, labor, delivery, and the newborn. Findings indicate that, in the prenatal period, women's main concerns center on relating to the physician, services provided, emotional support, female identity, and breastfeeding. In the postnatal period women's main concerns involved anxiety and fear, mother-infant interaction, feelings and relationships, need for guidance and cooperation with the physicans and the midwife, and the new mother's vulnerability. Findings are discussed in terms of past and present Greek culture. A reference list and 10 data tables are appended. (RH)