A few brief self-hypnosis classes may not persuade women to skip epidural painkillers while giving birth, according to a new Danish study. Researchers found that a group of women who had three ...

Hypnosis for childbirth has garnered a lot of attention in recent years and even has a celebrity following with the likes of Kate Middleton and Kim Kardashian reportedly using the techniques to make ...

ST. LOUIS — As more women seek natural births without risky medical interventions, new prenatal classes are helping them meet their goals through hypnosis. Hospitals and other providers say they are ...

A happy mother sent Fort Myers obstetrician Larry Goldman a piece of cheesecake recently with a note: “It was a piece of cake.” The present and comments, a rarity in today’s deteriorating ...

Kerry Tuschhoff, a certified hypnotherapist, childbirth educator and doula, launched Hypnobabies in 2001 as a birthing method that helps women enter a deep state of relaxation during labor to avoid ...

Before I was married or ever thought about having kids, I'm sure the mere mention of hypnosis for unmedicated childbirth made me roll my eyes. It sounded like something a "hippie" mom — who would also ...

"Pain" is the word most associated with labor and delivery. But it doesn't have to be; here's why. Learning self-hypnosis can make childbirth and labor much easier with less discomfort, more control ...

Mention the words “labor and delivery” to many women and thoughts of excruciating pain and prolonged agony are sure to surface. More and more, women everywhere are searching for alternative ways to ...

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — In communities up and down the Wasatch Front, women are learning how to look at childbirth differently in hopes of experiencing more joy and less pain in the process. On a recent ...