What does the course cover?
This enjoyable and informative course will thoroughly prepare you psychologically and physically for having the best possible experience of childbirth. You will be given exercises to practice together with your birthing partner and also on your own to eliminate fear.
Most importantly, you'll learn how to put yourself back in control of your birth - rather than blindly turning your birthing experience over to your doctor or midwife.
The HypnoBirthing Programme consists of carefully developed material run over five 2.5 hour sessions.
Firstly
With HypnoBirthing, you'll discover why birthing doesn't have to hurt - but why it often does with other childbirth methods.
You'll learn how to release the fears and anxieties you may currently have about giving birth, and how to overcome previous traumatic births
How your mind can and does affect your body - for better and for worse. You choose.
See inspiring videos of women birthing easily and comfortably - say good-bye to visions of screaming women digging their nails into their husbands!
HypnoBirthing lets you discover and experience the joy and magic of birth - rather than the horrific ordeal everyone else seems hell-bent on telling you about
About pregnancy
Learn about nutrition, exercise in pregnancy and perineal massage.
Learn self-hypnosis techniques, helped by your partner, to use during pregnancy.
Learn how your body is naturally designed to conceive, nurture and birth your baby with ease and comfort so that you can truly understand what the birthing body is actually doing!
Preparing for the birth
How you and your birthing companion can create a birthing environment that is calm, serene and joyful, rather than tense and stressful...
Write your personal birth plan to get your best birth.
How and why to avoid artificial induction of labour.
Release your fears about your birth - using well established hypnosis techniques.
To use your natural birthing instincts to birth your baby in a way that most mirrors the way that nature intended.
Specific massage techniques to release endorphins
A range of relaxation techniques for a more comfortable birth
About the birth
Learn what your body is doing during the three stages of labour.
Learn specific and really helpful breathing and visualisation techniques for each of the stages.
Your birthing partner will learn how to deepen your relaxation using hypnosis techniques and specific massage techniques that really work.
Learn about positioning for an optimal birth, and how to deal with slowed down progress during labour.
Gentle birthing techniques that allow you to breathe your baby into the world without the violence of hard physical pushing.
Natural ways to bring your body into labour without artificial chemical induction.
To create your body's own natural relaxant, the only safe labour enhancement.
Visualisations that will enable you to work confidently with your birthing body
How you and your partner can bond with your unborn baby
For details about when and where the classes are held or to book your place, visit this page.
