hypnobirthing
Meditation-assisted labor technique
Hypnobirthing is a childbirth method using self-hypnosis, relaxation, and breathing techniques to reduce pain and anxiety during labor.
Practitioners aim to replace fear with calm focus, allowing the body to birth more naturally: She took hypnobirthing classes in her third trimester.
The approach draws on the idea that tension from fear intensifies labor pain.
Forming mental or graphical images
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
- relaxationState of being unwound
- affirmationsPositive self-directed statements
- guided imageryDirected mental scene creation
deep breathing · progressive relaxation · anchoring · scripts · countdown · body scan
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- contractionsShortened word forms
- midwifeChildbirth assistance professional
- doulaTrained childbirth support person
waterbirth · homebirth · unmedicated · prenatal · postpartum · maternity · newborn · placenta
Free from agitation
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- trustConfidence in another
- controlAuthority to direct
- focusConcentrated attention point
presence · awareness · surrender · acceptance · intuition · empowerment · self-efficacy · autonomy
visualization
Forming mental or graphical images
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
- relaxationState of being unwound
- affirmationsPositive self-directed statements
guided imagery · deep breathing · progressive relaxation · anchoring · scripts · countdown · body scan
labor
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- contractionsShortened word forms
- midwifeChildbirth assistance professional
doula · waterbirth · homebirth · unmedicated · prenatal · postpartum · maternity · newborn · placenta · umbilical cord
calm
Free from agitation
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- trustConfidence in another
- controlAuthority to direct
focus · presence · awareness · surrender · acceptance · intuition · empowerment · self-efficacy · autonomy · fearlessness
instructor
One who teaches skills
- childbirthcontractions, labor, pushing, dilation, crowning
- Prenatal Educationprenatal education, prenatal classes, prenatal class, lamaze classes, antenatal classes
hypnobirthingepidural anesthesia
Nerve-blocking spinal injection
epidural · spinal block · general anesthesia · Demerol · nitrous oxide
birth, rebirth, childbirth, birthing, hypnotic, hypnotize, hypnosis, hypnotist, hypnotism