Psychoprophylactic Preparation for Painless Childbirth

Content: 
Front Matter, Page 3
Copyright, Page 4
PREFACE, Pages 5-6
INTRODUCTION, Pages 9-14
CHAPTER I - A NEW CONCEPT, Pages 15-19
CHAPTER II - PSYCHO-PHYSIOLOGY OF THE BRAIN, Pages 20-25
CHAPTER III - PAIN, Pages 26-30
CHAPTER IV - PAIN IN CHILDBIRTH, Pages 31-34
CHAPTER V - PSYCHOPROPHYLACTIC PREPARATION OF THE PREGNANT WOMAN, Pages 35-42
CHAPTER VI - PAINLESS CHILDBIRTH AS TEAM-WORK, Pages 43-44
CHAPTER VII - MATERIAL REQUISITES, Pages 45-48
CHAPTER VIII - DIRECTIONS FOR LABOUR AND DELIVERY, Pages 49-55
CHAPTER IX - AND THE HUSBAND ?, Pages 56-58
LECTURE No. 1 - PSYCHOPROPHYLACTIC PAINLESS CHILDBIRTH, Pages 58-67
LECTURE No. 2 - PHYSIOLOGY OF RESPIRATION, Pages 67-77
LECTURE No. 3 - NEURO-MUSCULAR EDUCATION, Pages 77-86
LECTURE No. 4 - MECHANISM OF LABOUR, Pages 86-94
LECTURE No. 5 - FIRST STAGE OF LABOUR : DILATATION. HOW TO BEHAVE DURING ITS PHASES, Pages 94-104
LECTURE No. 6 - EXPULSION. HOW TO BEHAVE DURING THE SECOND STAGE, ACCORDING TO ITS PHYSIOLOGY, Pages 104-109
LECTURE No. 7 - FUNCTION OF THE BRAIN, Pages 110-114
LECTURE No. 8 - REVIEW OF THE EXERCISES OF MUSCULAR RELEASE, ETC., Pages 114-116
CHAPTER X - FAILURES AND THEIR REASONS, Pages 117-120
CHAPTER XI - EVALUATION OF PAINLESS CHILDBIRTH, Pages 121-125
CHAPTER XII - RESULTS, Page 126
CHAPTER XIII - FOUR REPORTS WRITTEN BY AMERICAN MOTHERS, Pages 127-135
REFERENCES, Pages 137-139
INDEX, Pages 141-143