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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

Similar techniques are at the heart of hypnobirthing classes, which are becoming increasingly popular.

From The Guardian • Aug. 4, 2018

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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