Lamaze

UK
/ləˈmɑːz/
US
/ləˈmɑz/

Translations

Lamazenoun
She attended a Lamaze class to prepare for childbirth.
Она посетила занятия по Ламазу, чтобы подготовиться к родам.
Synonyms
Lamaze technique
prepared childbirth
breathing technique
breathing method
birth-preparation class
childbirth education
natural childbirth method
pain-management technique
Lamaze method
Lamazeadjective
UK
/ləˈmɑːz/
US
/ləˈmɑz/
Used attributively before nouns in reference to the Lamaze childbirth method.
Synonyms
noninterventional (in childbirth)
natural (childbirth)
prepared (for childbirth)
Lamazeproper noun
French surname; especially Fernand Lamaze, originator of the childbirth method.
Synonyms
Lamaze method
Lamaze technique
prepared childbirth
birth-breathing technique
breathing-focused childbirth method
natural childbirth (Lamaze approach)

Definitions

Lamazenoun
A method of childbirth preparation that focuses on breathing techniques, relaxation, and education to help manage pain and facilitate a natural birth process.
She attended Lamaze classes to prepare for the birth of her first child.
Lamazeadjective
Relating to or characteristic of the Lamaze method of childbirth preparation.
Lamaze breathing exercises can help women cope with labor pains.
Lamazeproper noun
A French surname, notably borne by Fernand Lamaze (1891–1957), the obstetrician who developed the Lamaze childbirth method.
Fernand Lamaze promoted psychoprophylaxis in labor.