Hospital term -- psichoprofilaxis???

Question

I was working in a hospital in Guerrero. There were little signs above the doors identifying the rooms.
"Cirugia" - for Cesareans, "Expulsion" - where normal vaginal deliveries took place (in the U.S. the "delivery room") I'm trying to remember what they called the room where women labored until they went back to "expulsion." I think it was "psicoprofilaxis" or something like that.
Does that sound right?

vaginal deliveries??? - Gocika, Oct 10, 2011

Answer 1

Psicoprofilaxis is an obsolete term used guided or coached births, where after certain physical and psychological prepartion, the mother was supposed to be able to deliver with minimal pain.

This approach has been pretty much abandoned, in the movement for respected birth, for a less controlled, and more protected and freer approach.

It is possible that some hospitals had a psicoprofilaxis room, where women could do their labor until the baby was close to crowning, but I rather doubt you'll find those anymore. Most modern maternities have a "sala de trabajo" (labor room) and "sala de parto" (delivery room).

Answer 2

First you need to know that I am a English speaking Canadian male. I do not have a lot of knowledge and probably no experience of your subject matter.

I looked into my big fat dictionary which is chock full of idioms, phrases and figures of speech. I also asked my wife who is a nurse for a little guidance. Here is my reply to your question:

Delivery (childbirth) = el parto (it's a masculine word. Go figure.)
Delivery room = la sala de parto

Base on this I speculate that "the room where women laboured before the delivery room would be ----> "la sala de preparto."

This reply may revive your question and draw the attention of a SpanishDict member whose mother tongue is Spanish and get you a better reply. So don't act prematurely on my reply.