| has gloss | (noun) labor and childbirth without medical intervention; no drugs are given to relieve pain or aid the birth process; "natural childbirth is considered the safest for the baby"
natural childbirth |
| has gloss | eng: Natural Childbirth is a philosophy of childbirth that is based on the notion that women who are adequately prepared are innately able to give birth to their child, without external intervention. The term "natural childbirth" was coined by obstetrician Grantly Dick-Read upon publication of his book Natural Childbirth in the 1930s, which was followed by the 1942 Childbirth Without Fear. |
| lexicalization | eng: natural childbirth |
| subclass of | (noun) the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
accouchement, childbearing, childbirth, vaginal birth |
| has subclass | (noun) a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth by providing education and exercises and nutrition and techniques of breathing and relaxation (with the assistance of the father)
Bradley method of childbirth, Bradley method |
| has subclass | (noun) a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth; the pregnant woman (in classes and at home) practices (usually with the help of a coach) and learns about the physiology of childbirth and techniques of relaxation, concentration, and breathing
Lamaze method, Lamaze method of childbirth |
| has subclass | (noun) a method of childbirth that tries to minimize the trauma for the newborn; delivery occurs in a quiet dimly lit room and the infant's head is not pulled and immediate bonding between mother and child is encouraged
Leboyer method of childbirth, Leboyer method |
| has subclass | (noun) a method of natural childbirth that assumes it is a normal process and that the pain is largely psychological; involves education and breathing exercises to foster relaxation and other exercises
Read method, Read method of childbirth |