"The use of hypnosis by health care professionals for diagnosis and treatment is permitted. In an address from the Vatican on hypnosis in childbirth, the w:Pope Pius XIPope gave these guidelines: Hypnotism is a serious matter, and not something to be dabbled in. In its scientific use, the precautions dictated by both science and morality are to be followed. Under the aspect of anaesthesia, it is governed by the same principles as other forms of anaesthesia."