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psychoprophylaxis

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psychoprophylaxis [ˌsaɪkəʊˌprəʊfɪˈlæksɪs]
n
(Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) a method of preparing women for natural childbirth by means of special breathing and relaxation

psychoprophylaxis
a method of preparing women for childbirth without anesthetic, by means of education, psychological and physical conditioning, and breathing exercises. Also called Lamaze technique.psychoprophylactic, adj.
See also: Birth


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VELVOSKI, I; PLATONOV, K; PLOTICHER, V & SHUGOM, E 1960: Painless childbirth through psychoprophylaxis.
She has been in association management since 1980, serving in executive capacities for the Association of University Programs in Health Administration, American College of Health Care Administrators, and the American Society for Psychoprophylaxis in Obstetrics/LAMAZE.
30, 1996, the company entered into an agreement with AMI, the licensee of LAMAZE, to exclusively license this registered trademark of the American Society for Psychoprophylaxis in Obstetrics, Inc.
 
 
 
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