lamaze breathing
Patterned labor breaths
Lamaze breathing is a set of controlled breathing techniques used during childbirth to manage pain and promote relaxation.
Named after French obstetrician Fernand Lamaze, the method typically involves slow, deep breaths during early labor and quicker, patterned breathing during contractions: The instructor demonstrated Lamaze breathing for the expectant parents.
The techniques are taught in prenatal classes alongside other natural childbirth preparation.
- childbirthInfant's emergence from womb
- natural childbirthDelivery without medical intervention
- birth planPrenatal care document
- contractionsShortened word forms
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
delivery · delivery room · panting · exhale · inhale · pushing · relaxation · prenatal · midwife · coach · focus · rhythm · hee-hee · puffing · focal point · cervix · pelvic floor · labor coach
- Breathworkpranayama, rebirthing
lamaze breathingepidural
Spinal numbing injection
general anesthesia · spinal block · epidural anesthesia · anesthesia · twilight sleep
breathing, breath, breathe, breaths, breathes, breathed, breather, breathless, breathlessly