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  • noun The use of hypnotherapy to ease the process of childbirth.

Etymologies

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hypno- +‎ birthing

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Examples

  • I am glad that the hypnobirthing is working for you.

    Mind over matter 2009

  • The new procedure is called hypnobirthing, and women across the country are trying it.

    NBC San Diego - 2010

  • The new procedure is called hypnobirthing, and women across the country are trying it.

    NBC San Diego - 2010

  • WSJ ' s Christina Tsuei visits a Brooklyn " hypnobirthing " class, where parents learn everything from proper nutrition to self-hypnosis.

    Expecting a Baby, But Not the Pain Anne Marie Chaker 2010

  • The mothers use guided meditation, relaxation tapes, and "hypnobirthing" to help them through labors.

    Bookslut 2009

  • I actually had a chance to try out my hypnobirthing techniques last week.

    Mind over matter 2009

  • So, even if hypnobirthing had not worked at all for me, which is far from the case, this realization alone would have been worth the price of admission.

    Mind over matter 2009

  • For the first 5-6 hours of my labor, I listened to one of the hypnobirthing relaxation CDs and actually slept between surges.

    Mind over matter 2009

  • We have to drive an hour each way just to get to our hypnobirthing classes.

    Mind over matter 2009

  • No one tells you to save all that lamaze breathing and visualizing and hypnobirthing carp for the first few weeks of bf'ing.

    The Boobityville Horror 2008

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