With the aim of understanding the lived experience of woman during the process of pregnancy, delivery and postpartum, was developed this interpretative phenomenological study. The sample were 35 women chosen from those attened at health care centers in cali, Colombia. Data were collected through interviews. Themes related with the pregnancy, childbirth, healt care and ";postpartum"; emerged. They are: a. The pregnancy: Impact, feelings and the ";salvation table";, b. To give birth. c. The ecperience with health care services: feeling lonely and the contrasts, d. The postpartum: feelings and la dieta as paradox. The article presents some implications for practice, research and education.Key Words:Womens, Pregnancy, Phenomenology, Childbirth.