An update ...
The baby was born at 6:14 this morning, a healthy little boy. Alas, mom's labour "stalled" at 8 cm dilation, so she was given something to "speed it up", and then she needed an epidural after that, but in the end everything came out well. As I said, I'd really love to reiki someone through a full labour to see what reiki does for the pain!
Cheers,
Judith