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Show - Replacing Anxiety In Childbirth Husbands at School By MARILYN KARRAS Staff Writer SUNSET Having a baby should be an experience that produces pleasant memories, not horror stories of pain and drugs. That is the philosophy of Linda Phillips, a registered nurse who instructs pregnant women in how to control and anticipate their bodies reactions to labor so they can complete the entire process of childbirth without medication or the use of medical inMrs. Phillips holds classes in her home in Sunset in the Bradley Method of childbirth, which stresses the absence of medication for mother and child, good nutrition and classes in relaxation, active participation by the husband as coach, immediate and continuous contact between baby and mother, and breastfeeding. Mrs. Phillips and two other local Bradley instructors, Kristine Patience in East Layton and Charlotte Garner in Riverdale, received training at the American Academy of Husband-Coache- d Childbirth in California. A fee is charged for the course which includes early-bir- d classes as soon as the woman learns she is pregnant and regular weekly classes which begin in the sixth month of pregnancy and : continue until birth. With the baby and mother receiving no medications during labor and r. delivery, it gives the baby the best possible start in life, Mrs. Phillips said. Many problems which occur later with babies have been found to . stem from drugs administered during I pregnancy or childbirth., We also believe that childbirth ;; - should be a positive experience, something the mother later recalls with "pleasure not as an experience which generates feelings of fright or pain. Dr, Robert A. Bradley, a Denver obstetrician who created the Bradley ' ; Method, began teaching women how to '.relax during labor and delivery in the and early '50s. After receiving positive response "from some of his early patients who Iwere successful in avoiding use of medication, he decided to include husbands in the education process as coaches for their wives. , Natural childbirth training "displaces ignorance, superstition, fear, anxiety and the resultant bodily tensions which are such obstacles in labor, Bradleys instruction pamphlet states. t There is nothing more marvelous to behold . than an expert, educated, trained human mother giving birth. With their husbands at their sides, giving encouragement, rubbing their , backs and applying warm or cold compresses to help relieve pains of labor, the trained mothers can be totally unmedicated during the entire childbirth process, Mrs. Phillips said. The baby is alert and ready to be held and cuddled immediately after Mrs. Phillips said. We enbirth, courage the mother to hold and breastfeed her baby in the delivery room and later. The theory behind the Bradley and Method is that proper training can help the woman maintain control of her body and help her to relax. Fear and tension cause much of the pain of childbirth, Mrs. Phillips said. The first assignment following the first class for the pregnant woman and her husband involves the future father. He is to watch his wife while she sleeps and observe what appears to be a comfortable position for her. He then encourages her to lie in that position during relaxation training and later during labor. He is also to observe how tensions affect his wife and which parts of her body become tense first. He then points out his observations to his wife so she can relax those areas more readily with practice. ' The husband is also taught how to massage his wifes back during labor, how to encourage her to relax through vocal messages. He can also apply warm or cold cloths to her forehead as labor progresses. The Bradley Method differs from the Lamaze method of natural childbirth in that it teaches no precise breathing techniques. Simple abdominal breathing is the correct way to breathe to relax, said Mrs. Phillips. An abnormal breathing pattern can cause, confusion during labor and increase fear. The Bradley Method also discourages the use of fetal monitors or intravenous injections, though the births are in hospitals, not at home. FRI THURS 200 South Main St. issue. Phon FALL SALE k.JAs A Money Market 30-Mon- th Rate 11.657 (11.531) 11.550 (11.550) ($10,000 min.) ($100 min.) rate is effective each Thursday morning. This is the rate efThe new interest changes less frequently and, lately, less fective today. The regularly. Last weeks figures are in parentheses. INSTALLED Free Estimate 766-216- 1 ALSO WE THE TO CATER ROYLANCE FENCE CO. Layton, Ut. 100 No. Main, INCLUDES ALL MATERIAL 8 PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATION LAMP REPAIRS LAMP PAMPER YOUR EYES Here's an honest to goodness reading lamp. 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