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  2. Bradley method of natural childbirth - Wikipedia

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    Bradley method teachers usually supplement these primary techniques with training in different labor positions and comfort measures. In order to master the ability to relax completely as a pain relief tool, couples are taught several different relaxation techniques and encouraged to practice relaxation daily, so that the mother can rely on a ...

  3. Childbirth - Wikipedia

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    Childbirth, also known as labour, parturition and delivery, ... Relaxation techniques, immersion in water, massage, and acupuncture may provide pain relief.

  4. Vaginal delivery - Wikipedia

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    A spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD) occurs when a pregnant woman goes into labor without the use of drugs or techniques to induce labor and delivers their baby without forceps, vacuum extraction, or a cesarean section. [1] An induced vaginal delivery is a delivery involving labor induction, where drugs or manual techniques are used to initiate ...

  5. Lamaze technique - Wikipedia

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    Fernand Lamaze visited the Soviet Union in the 1950s, and was influenced by birthing techniques which involved breathing and relaxation methods. [3] The Lamaze method gained popularity in the United States after Marjorie Karmel wrote about her experiences in her 1959 book Thank You, Dr. Lamaze, as well as Elisabeth Bing's book Six Practical Lessons for an Easier Childbirth (1960).

  6. Pain management during childbirth - Wikipedia

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    Pain management during childbirth is the partial treatment and a way of reducing any pain that a woman may experience during labor and delivery.The amount of pain a woman feels during labor depends partly on the size and position of her baby, the size of her pelvis, her emotions, the strength of the contractions, and her outlook. [1]

  7. Natural childbirth - Wikipedia

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    In the early 1900s there was an increasing availability of hospitals, and more women began going into the hospital for labor and delivery. In the United States, the middle classes were especially receptive to the medicalization of childbirth, which promised a safer and less painful labor. [3]

  8. Labor and delivery unit experiences baby boom among its ... - AOL

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    The 16 staff members all work in obstetrics at the medical center's labor and delivery unit, known as The Birth Place. Bethany Walters, one of the 16 pregnant staff members, said it has been "a ...

  9. Childbirth positions - Wikipedia

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    They may also be referred to as delivery positions or labor positions. In addition to the lithotomy position (on back with feet pulled up), still commonly used by many obstetricians , other positions are successfully used by midwives and traditional birth-attendants around the world.