Posted by Anne Thomas (63.17.112.240) on October 01, 1999 at 23:34:45:
Last week I saw a very interesting piece on Dateline about women going through labor/delivery using hypnosis. They needed no medications and remained in totally relaxed states through the entire birth. Having given birth myself I was in awe. They were trained prior to delivery about how to use self hypnosis. I was saying to my husband would'nt this be a great thing to do during a severe headache and have no need for medications, etc. I also saw a few yrs back about a women undergoing abdominal surgery with no sedation and relied only on hypnosis. I am curious to know if anyone has used this technique or can offer any insights on hypnosis...thanks