A laboring patient who imagines her body opening to let the baby out is using a mental technique called

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Imagery is a technique of visualizing images that will assist the woman in coping with labor. Effleurage is self-massage. Distraction can be used in the early latent phase by having the woman involved in another activity. Dissociation helps the woman learn to relax all muscles except those that are working.

A Laboring Patient Who Imagines Her Body Opening to Let