GIM During Pregnancy Anticipation and Resolution
Short, Alison E. - Volume: 2
The present study focuses on an 8-session Guided Imagery and Music [GIM] series with one client over a period of 13 weeks prior to childbirth. This multigravida nulliparous woman used GIM to enhance relaxation, adjust to her pregnancy, promote bonding with her unborn child, and to resolve grief issues from a previous ectopic pregnancy. Imagery and music as related to these goals is discussed and
interpreted.Through music-generated imagery, the client was able to grieve the loss of the previous "child" and bond with the new baby she was carrying.