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.

Other words from Lamaze method

La•maze adj.