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Hypnosis in Labor
Aka: Hypnosis in Labor, Hypnosis in Child Birth
- See Also
- Non-Pharmacologic Pain Control in Labor
- Labor Coaching
- Doula
- Bradley Method
- Hypnosis in Labor
- Lamaze Method
- Mechanism
- Altered or special state of consciousness
- Hyper-response to suggestion
- Efficacy
- Shown to speed First Stage of Labor
- Decreased need for Labor Anesthesia
- Enhance feelings of positivity
- Patient dependent
- Very suggestible: 15%
- Difficult to hypnotize: 15%
- Technique
- Trial method first in clinic at 34 weeks
- Determine susceptibility to Hypnosis
- Sway or hand lightening technique
- Remove misconceptions
- Promote patient control
- Induction
- Deepening
- Imagery
- "Special Place"
- Music can be helpful
- Suggestions
- Turn down pain monitor inside brain