Childbirth following a series of classes intended to prepare a woman for active participation in the delivery of her child.
An approach to childbirth that emphasizes educational programs for pregnant women and their birth partners, focusing on relaxation techniques for dealing with labor pains, with the aim of minimizing medical intervention in the childbirth process; in general, a synonym for natural childbirth, also called psychoprophylaxis or psychophysical preparation for childbirth.
Childbirth in which the mother, and often also the father, of the baby has been educated about childbirth, anesthesia, and analgesia during labor. The mother may choose to have natural childbirth or to receive medications or regional anesthesia.