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READ METHOD
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A method of natural childbirth that assumes it is a normal process and that the pain is largely psychological; involves education and breathing exercises to foster relaxation and other exercises
Synonyms:
Read method; Read method of childbirth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("Read method" is a kind of...):
natural childbirth (labor and childbirth without medical intervention; no drugs are given to relieve pain or aid the birth process)