Want relaxed, comfortable birth?
Are you looking for a comfortable, stress-free birth?
Do you believe that birth could be be a gentle, peaceful, rewarding experience?
HypnoBirthing® helps you rediscover the joy and wonder of birth -
helping you experience birth the way mother nature intended
What is HypnoBirthing®?
HypnoBirthing® is a gentle, peaceful, rewarding method of birthing, based on
self-hypnosis, deep
relaxation, visualisation and birth education which gives you the tools and
techniques you need to create the relaxed, comfortable birth you hope for.
HypnoBirthing® enables you to reconnect with your own natural birthing instincts to birth
your baby peacefully and lovingly without
the stress and tension that leads to pain. All over the world women using HypnoBirthing
are discovering their potential to experience rewarding, stressful, even
comfortable birth.
Where does HypnoBirthing® come from?
The concept of HypnoBirthing® is not
new: rather it is a "rebirth" of the philosophy of birthing as it existed
thousands of years ago and was reborn in the work of pioneering English
obstetrician Dr Grantly Dick-Read, the "father" and champion of natural
childbirth in the 1920s.
What's so special about HypnoBirthing®?
The Hypnobirthing® method teaches you that in the absence of fear and tension, severe pain does not have to be an
accompaniment of labour. Many women using HypnoBirthing are rediscovering their
innate ability to birth their babies in a relaxed, gentle, even
pain-free manner.
Hypnobirthing® offers an alternative to the painful, stressful birth
experiences you've heard about, or maybe experienced previously. It puts you
back in control of your birth experience. With HypnoBirthing® you will find that
you can relax deeply and calmly work with your body, trusting your body and it's
innate instincts to birth your baby easily, naturally and more safely.
Hypnobirthing® teaches you what happens to your body during birthing and how
to use that knowledge to trust and work with your body and to create a calm,
relaxed, gentle birth for you and your baby. (Read more of what you will learn at Hypnobirthing® classes)
The HypnoBirthing® childbirth education will give you an
understanding of how the birthing muscles work in complete harmony - as they
were designed to - when you are sufficiently relaxed.
You will learn how to achieve this kind of relaxation, free from the fear of
resistance that fear creates, and how to use your natural birthing instincts for a
calm, serene, more comfortable birth. During the course you will marvel as
you watch our HypnoBirthing videos of labouring mums relaxed, alert and
good-humoured as they experience the kind of birth you too can know when you are
free of fear: a birth you'll want to remember - rather than one you'd rather
forget!
HypnoBirthing® birth
education also provides a knowledge and understanding of the birth process
enabling you to remain in control during your birthing - rather than blindly turning
your birth experience over to your midwife or doctor.
Hypnosis is a naturally induced state of relaxed concentration - a state of
mind and body in which we communicate suggestions to our subconscious mind. This
part of our mind influences what we think, how we feel and the choices we make.
It can actually control pain. We all commonly go into such states regularly
during our normal day. (Read more about Hypnosis:
Myths and misconceptions )
When you have your baby you
will not be in a trance or asleep: what you will experience is similar to the
intense focusing or daydreaming that occurs when fully engrossed in a good book,
movie, staring at a fire or even driving for long distances.
You will be in good spirits and able to chat if you wish - totally relaxed,
but fully in control. Awake throughout, you will be aware of your body's
contractions (surges) but because you will have
trained yourself to reach complete relaxation you will be able to control how
much you feel the surges.
You will experience birthing in an atmosphere of calm
relaxation, free from the fear and tension that inhibits the muscles of your body
from working as nature intended to birth your baby safely and easily. In this
state of calm relaxation your body's natural anaesthesia (endorphins: our
pleasure- inducing chemicals) replaces
the stress hormones that constrict your birthing muscles and cause pain.
HypnoBirthing® doesn't require any particular belief
system, or prior experience. Some of our mums (and especially their husbands!)
have been very sceptical at first - until they experience it for themselves. In
fact, the more sceptical they are to start with, the more evangelical they are
when they discover the power of HypnoBirthing®.
Just imagine welcoming each surge! Feeling peaceful... relaxing... and even
smiling as your baby comes closer to you!
Click Here to learn more about the course and read
Course Testimonials from our HypnoBirthing Mums and
Dads.
Sceptical? Want to know if HypnoBirthing really works?
Click here to read recent Birth Stories from
some of our 'Hypnobirthing' mums.
See Class Dates and Fees for your nearest classes and to
Book your place
See Media for articles about HypnoBirthing
HypnoBirthing®: the gold standard in hypnosis for childbirth
When seeking classes in HypnoBirthing® or hypnosis for labour and birthing, be sure that the person
you have contacted has been trained and is also currently certified by the HypnoBirthing Institute.
Practitioners are required to undergo yearly re-certification to ensure
you are getting the best tuition. Click
here for current
UK listed Certified Practitioners . Ask to see his or her certificate to be sure that you are getting
authentic instruction in HypnoBirthing® rather than an imitation. If you
have questions or doubts, please contact the HypnoBirthing Institute for verification of the
practitioner's affiliation.
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