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Afraid of feeling unbearable pain during normal childbirth? Relax, with the correct breathing technique, your pain during childbirth will be slightly less. Irregular breathing during childbirth and you who panic can actually make your labor process longer and more painful. There is one breathing technique that can help you during normal labor, this technique is called the Lamaze method. What is that? How to? Check out the following explanation.
What is the lamaze method?
The Lamaze method is a technique used to assist pregnant women during normal delivery by focusing on controlling their breathing. Thus, the possibility of pain that occurs during normal delivery can be reduced. As the name implies, the Lamaze method was first developed by a French obstetrician named Ferdinand Lamaze in the 1950s.
Over time the aim of the Lamaze method developed to be to increase a pregnant woman's confidence that she was able to give birth, according to Lamaze International. Lamaze class aims to help pregnant women learn to respond to pain during normal labor, so that pregnant women feel more comfortable and safe during labor. Indeed, in fact all women can give birth normally, this is a natural and healthy process.
What is the Lamaze method like?
The Lamaze method involves adjusting your breathing to reduce pain. The breathing is done in a variety of patterns, such as taking a deep breath for five seconds and exhaling for five seconds, and repeat it continuously. Another pattern is to take two short breaths and then exhale, so it will sound like “hee-hee-hoooo”.
By doing a regular and slow breathing pattern, it can reduce heart rate, anxiety, and pain perception. Your focus during labor is also more on your breathing, thus distracting yourself from the pain. Regular breathing can also provide you and your baby with enough oxygen, making labor go much smoother. This can provide comfort for both you and your baby who are also trying to get out.
Apart from teaching breathing techniques, Lamaze also teaches tactile relaxation techniques to minimize pain. This tactile relaxation technique allows your partner to participate in labor. Your partner learns to know which parts of your muscles are tense and then your partner can touch them to help you relax the tense muscles.
You are also expected to focus on doing Lamaze during labor. Choose a specific object that makes you focus, it can be an object or just look into your partner's eyes. By looking into your partner's eyes, this can give you more strength, your partner can also practice breathing patterns together with you, reminding you to stay focused, and so on.
In addition to relieving pain, Lamaze is also designed to save your energy during childbirth, so you don't feel tired easily during labor or after delivery. If you want to learn how to take the Lamaze method further, it's best to take a Lamaze class as there are many techniques to be taught. Don't forget to invite your partner to join in!
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