Private 1-1 Online Hypnobirthing Course Full Payment
A comprehensive antenatal course combining practical information and effective techniques for labour and birth to support a positive experience.
WHAT IS 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.
In short, this is a comprehensive antenatal course.
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.
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)
What's included
Printed course pack
Access to my online resource library for videos, birth plan template and more
Copy of the book "Hypnobirthing - Breathing in Short Pants" by Dani Diosi
Five Hypnobirthing tracks - recorded by me so you keep hearing my voice (this continuity is important)
Ongoing support - I am there to answer any questions you have along the way
£325