Use of Hypnosis in Childbirth

This text sets out to show what midwives can learn to do; it is not intended to be a do-it-yourself guide. The book claims that, given the necessary training in hypnotherapy, midwives can assist the mother to alter her perception of pain and enhance her self-control. The book's chapters include: a review of the history of midwifery and the differences between the various ethnic groups, religion and cultures, as well as the attitudes of mothers towards childbirth; a background to the applied psychology involved in hypnosis; research papers and experiments in hypnosis for pain in general and childbirth specifically; procedures and techniques involved in the antenatal, intranatal and postnatal care