Lamaze technique

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The Lamaze Technique , often referred to simply as the Lamaze , is a birthing technique developed by French obstetrician Dr. Fernand Lamaze as an alternative to medical interventions during childbirth .

Lamaze's goal is to improve an expectant mother's confidence in her ability to deliver. In courses, pregnant women learn to deal with the pain of childbirth in such a way that labor is also relieved and they feel more comfortable giving birth. Targeted breathing, movement and massages play an important role in this.

history

Dr. Lamaze was influenced by birthing techniques in the Soviet Union , which included breathing and relaxation techniques under the care of a "monitrice" or midwife . The Lamaze method became popular in the United States after it was used by Marjorie Karmel in her 1959 book Thank You, Dr. Lamaze had been described.

With the advent of epidural anesthesia in the 1980s and the advent of continuous electronic monitoring of the fetus as the standard method, the nature and purpose of the Lamaze method also changed. Today the organization Lamaze International propagates a philosophy of personal self-determination of pregnant women through general birth preparation courses. In modern pre-natal Lamaze courses, expectant mothers learn different ways to deal with labor and reduce pain during the labor process. You will learn how a normal (physiological) birth, including the first moments after birth, can take place. The Lamaze technique includes various measures that are important during childbirth and when dealing with the mother and newborn: techniques through which childbirth can be started independently, movements and positions, massages, aromatherapy, the use of heating pads and cold compresses, informed consent and informed refusal of certain measures, breathing techniques, the use of a "birth balls" (yoga or gymnastics Balls ), spontaneous presses, upright positions for labor and birth, techniques for breast-feeding , and the possibility of mother and baby after birth in a room to continue to supply ( rooming in ).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Childbirth education: Get ready for labor and delivery , Mayo Clinic, July 25, 2009, accessed July 10, 2011.

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