Lamaze method
[ luh-mahz ]
/ ləˈmɑz /
noun Obstetrics.
a method by which an expectant mother is prepared for childbirth by education, psychological and physical conditioning, and breathing exercises.
Also called
psychoprophylaxis.
Origin of Lamaze method
probably earlier than 1975–80; named after Fernand
Lamaze, 20th-century French physician, its originator
Medical definitions for lamaze method
Lamaze method
n.
A method of childbirth in which the expectant mother is prepared psychologically and physically to give birth without the use of pain-relieving drugs.