Haptonomy
The Haptonomy (gr. "Doctrine of touch" ) is one of alternative medicine doctors, midwives and naturopaths method offered for obstetrics and monitoring, psychotherapy and medical treatment ( Haptosynesie ) and for terminal care . It was developed in the 1940s by the Dutchman Frans Veldman and is now mainly used in France.
During pregnancy and childbirth support, contact with the child should be achieved in the womb through gentle touch. The parents are guided by the therapist. Conceptually, modern machine-assisted obstetrics is criticized as impersonal. Instead, haptonomy promotes the development of the bond between the child and the parents, especially between the father and the child. At the same time, it enables a harmonious and painless birth process.
Haptonomy is not part of university medical care. Veldman himself has hardly any scientific publications, but has authored several books and conducted lecture tours in various countries. The private CIRDH (Center International de Recherche et de Développement de l'Haptonomie, in English: International Center for Research and Development of Haptonomie) in Oms , southern France, offers appropriate courses and claims that only people are authorized to treat haptonomics who were trained there.
See also
Web links
- CIRDH (International Center for Research and Development of Haptonomy)
- http://www.haptonomie.ch Haptonomie in Switzerland
literature
- F. Veldmann 1989: Haptonomy. Science de l'affectivité, PUF Paris, ISBN 2-13-051988-1 (in French - new edition 1998)
- F. Veldmann 2004: Haptonomie, amour et raison, ISBN 2-13-054166-6 (only available in French)
- W. Pollmann (red.) And others, 1986: Verkenningen in de Haptonomie. Utrecht. ISBN 90-229-5457-9 (Dutch)
- P. Slikke, van der 1999: Werken met haptonomie. Deventer. ISBN 90-202-0122-0 (Dutch)
- B. Boot, haptonomy, een kwestie van gevoel. ISBN 90-6305-119-0 (Dutch)
- F. Veldman 1994: Confirming Affectivity, The Dawn Of Human Life. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRENATAL AND PERINATAL PSYCHOLOGY AND MEDICINE 6: 1: 11-26. (English)
- G. Hüther, I. Krens 2005: The secret of the first nine months. Our earliest coins; The author explains prenatal developments from the perspective of brain research and the importance of an affective bond between the parents and the unborn child, as mediated by haptonomy.
- TM de Jong: In dialogue with the unborn. How you can come into contact with your baby during pregnancy. Via Nova Petersberg. ISBN 3-936486-68-9
Individual evidence
- ^ Website of the Scientific Institute for Haptonomy. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 16, 2014 ; accessed on January 13, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
