natural childbirth

/ˌnætʃərəl ˌtʃaɪl(d)ˈbʌrθ/

Definitions of natural childbirth

1. noun

   labor and childbirth without medical intervention; no drugs are given to relieve pain or aid the birth process
   “natural childbirth is considered the safest for the baby”

   types:

   Bradley method, Bradley method of childbirth

   a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth by providing education and exercises and nutrition and techniques of breathing and relaxation (with the assistance of the father)

   Lamaze method, Lamaze method of childbirth

   a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth; the pregnant woman (in classes and at home) practices (usually with the help of a coach) and learns about the physiology of childbirth and techniques of relaxation, concentration, and breathing

   Leboyer method, Leboyer method of childbirth

   a method of childbirth that tries to minimize the trauma for the newborn; delivery occurs in a quiet dimly lit room and the infant's head is not pulled and immediate bonding between mother and child is encouraged

   Read method, Read method of childbirth

   a method of natural childbirth that assumes it is a normal process and that the pain is largely psychological; involves education and breathing exercises to foster relaxation and other exercises

   type of:

   accouchement, childbearing, childbirth, vaginal birth

   the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child