New York Times Examines Drug-Free Childbirth Technique Hypnobirth

... The New York Times on Thursday examined hypnobirth, a childbirth technique that does not use drugs to control pain but instead uses a combination of relaxation, breathing and visualization techniques to control pain, according to Linette Landa, a hypnobirth teacher. According to the Times, "hypnobirthing" is meant to relax women through contractions so "that there is no screaming to tire the mother or alarm the baby, and labor is shorter... click link for more info. ...