hypnobirthing
Britishnoun
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Her surgery came just a day too late: Ms. Goodlander, 37, delivered the baby in 2023 at a hotel near the hospital, relying on her experience taking a hypnobirthing course on YouTube.
From New York Times • May 20, 2024
At first dismissed by traditional doctors as a fringe idea, hypnobirthing has become a more mainstream birthing technique, practiced through a variety of methods.
From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2021
The next year, she created her first hypnobirthing program for her pregnant daughter, Maura.
From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2021
The story of giving birth, where she realises physical strength has its limits as hypnobirthing fails her spectacularly, is a show highlight.
From The Guardian • Jan. 13, 2020
As a scientist, he embraced the logic of hypnobirthing: if women are terrified of childbirth, the fight-or-flight reflex kicks in once the contractions start.
From Time Magazine Archive
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