LAMAZE METHOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lamaze method mean? 

• LAMAZE METHOD (noun)
  The noun LAMAZE METHOD has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: LAMAZE METHOD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LAMAZE METHOD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

Lamaze method; Lamaze method of childbirth

Hypernyms ("Lamaze method" is a kind of...):

natural childbirth (labor and childbirth without medical intervention; no drugs are given to relieve pain or aid the birth process)

Meronyms (parts of "Lamaze method"):

effleurage (a rhythmic stroking)