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Definition of Lamaze method
1. 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.
Exact synonyms: Lamaze Method Of Childbirth
Terms within: Effleurage
Generic synonyms: Natural Childbirth
Terms within: Effleurage
Generic synonyms: Natural Childbirth
Medical Definition of Lamaze method
1. A technique of psychoprophylactic preparation for childbirth, designed to minimise the pain of labour. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lamaze Method
Literary usage of Lamaze method
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Departure from the Script: A Novel by Rochelle Hollander Schwab (2002)
"... our friendship ever since we'd met, some thirty years earlier, at Parenting
First — a group that taught watered-down Lamaze method to expectant mothers. ..."