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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

The next year, she created her first hypnobirthing program for her pregnant daughter, Maura.

From Washington Post Feb. 11, 2021

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

I used yoga, meditation, chanting and watched hypnobirthing tutorials on YouTube on the Saturday night.

From The Guardian Apr. 28, 2017

They were using a pain-control technique I was learning myself: hypnobirthing.

From Time Magazine Archive

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