hypnobirthing

British  

/ ˈhɪpnəʊˌbɜːθɪŋ /

noun

1. the use of hypnotic techniques during labour by an expectant mother to reduce the pain and emotional stress of delivery

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Example Sentences

BRISTOL, Vt. — Eight years ago, shortly before the birth of her first child, the musician Anaïs Mitchell was instructed in a hypnobirthing class to envision her “happy place,” and was flooded with a sense memory from her rural Vermont childhood.

From New York Times

He held Soneni's hand and together they put the breathing exercises they'd learnt at their hypnobirthing classes into practice.

From BBC

“In looking back now,” she wrote, “I must admit — the acceptance of HypnoBirthing didn’t come the way I thought it would. It was a very steep uphill climb. A few times a doctor would inquire, ‘What did you say this is?’

From Washington Post

Marie Mongan, an educator who helped popularize a childbirth-preparation technique known as hypnobirthing, which has been used by British royals Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle, actress Jessica Alba and hundreds of thousands of other women to achieve a gentler birth experience, has died at 86.

From Washington Post

Mrs. Mongan’s hypnobirthing program, which consists of in-person classes and audio recordings for pregnant women and their partners, includes breathing exercises, visualizations, music and positive affirmations that train women to drop into a deeply meditative, relaxed state when prompted with cues.

From Washington Post