New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

VIRTUAL REALITY MIDWIFE Childbirth goes digital!

‘Many of the women felt that the headset helped to calm them’

Imagine giving birth on a tropical beach. It’s a strange concept, but dreaming that crystal blue waves are crashing at your feet as the sun sets over the horizon will help you through your labour, according to PhD student Lorna Massov.

The Wellington midwife has completed research on the use of virtual reality (VR) as a form of pain management during

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