· ABOUT HYPNOBIRTHING ·
What is hypnobirthing?
The Hypnobirthing method is based on the work of Grantly Dick-Read, MD, the English obstetrician who wrote Childbirth Without Fear in 1944. According to Dr.Dick-Read, the use of hypnobirthing helps labouring women and birthing people break what he termed the "Fear-Tension-Pain syndrome" which makes labour more difficult.
Relaxation through hypnobirthing would prevent that from happening and can bring your body into a state of deep relaxation in which the body muscles can work the way they're meant to during childbirth.
Relaxation through hypnobirthing would prevent that from happening and can bring your body into a state of deep relaxation in which the body muscles can work the way they're meant to during childbirth.
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The process of hypnobirthing is based on the power of suggestion. Via visualisations, positive affirmations and suggestions the labouring woman/labouring person is able to relax her/their body, guide her/their thoughts and control her/their breathing. Hypnobirthing enables to work with our bodies, which is naturally designed to give birth. It releases the fear and negativity that has been programmed within us from an early age and replaces it with calm and confidence.
Hypnobirthing will also give an understanding of how muscles and hormones work during labour, as well as giving all the facts on risks and benefits and inform you about choice.
During the course I will talk a lot about the alternatives available to you, simply because you may not be told them otherwise. This is not to say the alternatives are necessarily better, but simply so that you are informed. You need to know what your choices are, and be able to discuss them sensibly with your medical advisers, so that you can make decisions that are best for you and for your baby.
Hypnobirthing will also give an understanding of how muscles and hormones work during labour, as well as giving all the facts on risks and benefits and inform you about choice.
During the course I will talk a lot about the alternatives available to you, simply because you may not be told them otherwise. This is not to say the alternatives are necessarily better, but simply so that you are informed. You need to know what your choices are, and be able to discuss them sensibly with your medical advisers, so that you can make decisions that are best for you and for your baby.
Benefits of hypnobirthing
For the MOTHER/PARENT
- Gain the tools to achieve the best birth
- Experience a more comfortable birth
- Help to release any fear you might have about birth
- Less medical intervention
- Bounce back quicker after birth
- Build a good rapport with the care givers
- Be made aware you ALWAYS have a choice
For the PARTNER
- Get a deeper understanding of the physical process involved in birth
- Learn how to support mothers and have a vital and active role during labour
- Feel involved in every step of the process
For the BABY
- More likely to arrive in a much more serene and calm environment ready to bond with the mother
- In some cases hypnobirthing babies arrive asleep
- Hypnobirthing babies are often calm and content babies who sleep well and seem to thrive better
Book my FREE introduction to hypnobirting for a quick overview of what Hypnobirthing is and what it isn't, the myths surrounding it and to get some answers to some frequently asked questions.
