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• Bradley method of childbirth (noun)
  1. with the assistance of the father a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth by providing education and exercises and nutrition and techniques of breathing and relaxation
• Lamaze method of childbirth (noun)
  1. usually with the help of a coach in classes and at home a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth; the pregnant woman practices and learns about the physiology of childbirth and techniques of relaxation, concentration, and breathing
• Leboyer method of childbirth (noun)
  1. a method of childbirth that tries to minimize the trauma for the newborn; delivery occurs in a quiet dimly lit room and the infant's head is not pulled and immediate bonding between mother and child is encouraged
• National Childbirth Trust, the
  1. a British organization that provides advice and information to women who are going to have babies. It supports women who want to give birth naturally, without the use of drugs, and it encourages new mothers to breastfeed their babies instead of giving them milk made from powder.
• Read method of childbirth (noun)
  1. a method of natural childbirth that assumes it is a normal process and that the pain is largely psychological; involves education and breathing exercises to foster relaxation and other exercises
• childbirth-preparation class (noun)
  1. a course that teaches pregnant women to use breathing and concentration and exercise techniques to use during labour
• natural childbirth (noun)
  1. a method of giving birth to a baby in which a woman chooses not to be given drugs to reduce the pain
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