Lamaze technique: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
rm vandalism |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
The '''Lamaze Technique''' is a [[natural childbirth]] technique |
The '''Lamaze Technique''' is a [[natural childbirth]] technique developed in the [[1940s]] by [[France|French]] [[obstetrician]] Dr. [[Fernand Lamaze]] as an alternative to the use of medical intervention during [[childbirth|labor]]. Dr. Lamaze was influenced by [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] childbirth practices, which involved breathing and relaxation techniques under the supervision of a "monitrice" or [[midwife]]. The Lamaze method gained popularity in the United States after [[Marjorie Karmel]] wrote about her experiences in her [[1959]] book ''Thank You, Dr. Lamaze''. |
||
| ⚫ | Modern Lamaze childbirth classes teach [[pregnancy|expectant mothers]] breathing techniques and often other ways to work with the labor process to reduce the pain often associated with childbirth, such as [[heat pack|hot]] and [[cold pack]]s, changing positions, the use of a "[[birthing ball]]" to remain in an upright position, and [[orgasm]] to induce or hasten labor. |
||
| ⚫ | Modern Lamaze childbirth classes teach [[pregnancy|expectant mothers]] breathing techniques and often other ways to work with the labor process to reduce the pain often |
||
re |
|||
==External links== |
==External links== |
||
*[http://www.lamaze.org |
*[http://www.lamaze.org Official site of Lamaze International] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:Pregnancy]] |
||
[[Category:Respiration]] |
[[Category:Respiration]] |
||
drsh |
|||
[[de:Lamaze]] |
[[de:Lamaze]] |
||
[[ko: |
[[ko:라마즈 분만]] |
||
Revision as of 21:41, 2 November 2006
The Lamaze Technique is a natural childbirth technique developed in the 1940s by French obstetrician Dr. Fernand Lamaze as an alternative to the use of medical intervention during labor. Dr. Lamaze was influenced by Soviet childbirth practices, which involved breathing and relaxation techniques under the supervision of a "monitrice" or midwife. The Lamaze method gained popularity in the United States after Marjorie Karmel wrote about her experiences in her 1959 book Thank You, Dr. Lamaze.
Modern Lamaze childbirth classes teach expectant mothers breathing techniques and often other ways to work with the labor process to reduce the pain often associated with childbirth, such as hot and cold packs, changing positions, the use of a "birthing ball" to remain in an upright position, and orgasm to induce or hasten labor.