HYPNOBIRTHING

Practical tools and effective techniques for a positive birth experience.

My hypnobirthing course is part of my Complete Birth and Postnatal Preparation Course.

about hypnobirthing

The word is a little confusing isn’t it? Maybe it’s led you to believe you are going to be hypnotised or it’s an alternative method of birthing. I can reassure you, it is neither of these. 

Whether you are planning a labour ward or birth centre birth, a home birth, an induction of labour, a caesarean birth or a unassisted, free birth - hypnobirthing is for you. 

The "Hypno" part relates to the use of hypnotherapy techniques (nothing like stage hypnosis) to help you understand how your mindset can impact your body during labour. To put it simply,  if you feel fearful, the body reverts to the sympathetic nervous, ‘fight or flight’ response in order to protect you. This interrupts the hormones that are required for birth. A person must feel calm and safe for the amazing cocktail of hormones to work effectively. The techniques I share and tracks you get to listen to help your mindset through pregnancy, to overcome fear and feel calm and confident on the day so that you can switch off your thinking brain and tune into your body. 

The "Birthing" part of the word relates to it being an antenatal course.  I will help you understand birth, how it might feel and your baby’s journey  as well as the system we birth in (NHS) and the options you have. This course is about gaining knowledge to help you make informed decisions and provide you and your birth partner with practical strategies for managing every stage of your birth experience.  

The benefits of Hypnobirthing

Hypnobirthing works on the principle that the more calm and safe the birthing person feels in labour, the more their essential birth hormones are able to work effectively. Clinical research shows that using Hypnobirthing techniques in childbirth results in: 

  • Reduced sensation of pain

  •  Shorter labour and less intervention. 

Whilst these statistics are important, it is the emotional benefits of a positive birth experience that have a lasting impact.

  • "The single best decision I made throughout my pregnancy was to sign up for a hypnobirthing course. Emily is an incredible person who taught me how I had the strength within myself to calmly and confidently birth our baby"

    Birth centre, first baby

  • "It was the most overwhelming, empowering feeling and the most positive birth experience! I went from being terrified of having a baby to being excited to do it again!"

    Delivery suite, first baby

  • "Although caesarean wasn’t ever our plan A, I still feel that she was born in as calm and relaxed a way as possible"

    Caesarean birth, first baby

  • "I can’t thank you enough for changing my mindset on birth. Without your hypnobirthing course, we would not have had the positive, magical birthing experience we had"

    Delivery suite, first baby

  • "We had an amazing birth experience this time round. We really wouldn’t have had such a positive birth experience without the awesome positive birth preparation tools and guidance you provided us with!"

    Home birth, second baby

What you will learn

  • The need to know science & birth physiology

  • How to optimise your birth environment no matter where you give birth

  • Stages of labour - knowing what to expect and how to find comfort

  • Your babies journey to birth and how you can support that with intuitive movement

  • Massage & biomechanics for optimal positioning and comfort

  • Breathing techniques and strategies for managing contractions 

  • Supporting your mindset so you can approaching birth, feeling calm and confident

  • Birth partner tool kit so they feel prepared

  • Birthing within the NHS - birth place choices, pain relief options and personalising your journey

  • Practical information such as when to go to hospital and what to pack

  • Decision making tools and knowing when your birth partner may need to advocate for you

  • Induction of labour options and birth planning

  • Caesarean birth plan (I also offer a private planned caesarean birth preparation course)

“you can’t stop the waves but you can learn how to surf”

Jon kabat-Zinn

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