en روانشناسی Psychology گزارش مورد case report <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="line-height:2;"><strong>Background and Objective</strong>: This case report examines the effects of hypnotherapy on labor duration and maternal well-being in a primigravida patient with childbirth-related anxiety.&nbsp;<br> <strong>Case Presentation</strong>: The patient, a 28-year-old woman, underwent 8 hypnotherapy sessions during the third trimester, with the final session occurring during active labor. Each session, based on Hammond&rsquo;s protocol, focused on deepening relaxation, managing pain, and enhancing coping strategies. The patient demonstrated a significant anxiety reduction, with a 69% decrease in Vandenberg pregnancy anxiety questionnaire (PRAQ) scores. Upon hospital admission at 8 cm dilation, labor progressed rapidly, and delivery completed within 30 minutes, suggesting that hypnotherapy may have contributed to a shortened labor.&nbsp;<br> <strong>Conclusion</strong>: The patient reported a positive childbirth experience, minimal discomfort, and effective postpartum recovery. These findings support the potential of hypnotherapy as a non-invasive approach to reduce anxiety and improve childbirth outcomes, although further research with larger samples is needed to generalize these results.</span></span></span></div> Hypnotherapy, Labor, Pregnancy, Childbirth, Case Report 205 210 http://cpr.mazums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-178-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mehdi Pourasghar Me_pourasghar@yahoo.com 10031947532846002353 10031947532846002353 Yes Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Mitra Moslehi Jouybari Mitra.Moslehi@gmail.com 10031947532846002354 10031947532846002354 No Iranian Scientific Society of Clinical Hypnosis, Tehran, Iran. Fatemeh Moslehi Jouybari f.moslehi.j@gmail.com 10031947532846002355 10031947532846002355 No Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran. Roqia Khatun Arab Nasrinabab@yahoo.com 10031947532846002356 10031947532846002356 No Iranian Scientific Society of Clinical Hypnosis, Tehran, Iran. Meysam Kord 10031947532846002357 10031947532846002357 No Department of General Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Birjand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Birjand, Iran.