Abstract
Relaxation is used in all the psychosomatic methods of obstetrical analgesia, hypnotic methods, natural childbirth, and the psychoprophylactic method. A critical analysis has been made of the theoretical foundations of relaxation in the various methods. These foundations are as yet very imperfectly elucidated. Three “levels” on which relaxation may operate are distinguished—muscular, central, and interpersonal. A woman may benefit from relaxation on one or more of these levels, according to her fundamental personality. A psychotherapeutic context is always involved, and this must be kept in mind by anyone using relaxation methods.
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