HypnoBirthing Classes for Gentle Birthing
For the Mother-To-Be and her Birthing Companion
Learn Relaxation Techniques so that you can give your baby a welcome that is calm, gentle, and safe.
Achieve birth fulfillment–awake and alert–in a totally relaxed state of mind and body.
What You Will Learn in HypnoBirthing® Classes
HypnoBirthing®
Classes are taught in a format of five, 3 hour classes.
If you are very near to your birthing time, occasionally your Practitioner can make special arrangements for individual classes with you.
Unit 1 – Setting the stage
Introduction to the remarkable HypnoBirthing® philosophy
-The History of Women and Birthing
-Why and how you can have an easier, more comfortable, and safer birthing
-How Nature perfectly designed women’s bodies to birth
-How to assist, rather than resist, your natural birthing instincts
-The vocabulary for calm and gentle birthing.
-Visualizing gentle births by viewing beautiful birthing videos
Unit 2 -Pre-birth family bonding and preparing your mind and body
The remarkable mind of your newborn baby—Prenatal bonding techniques
-Rapid and instant self-relaxation techniques and deepening techniques
-Breathing techniques for labor and birthing
-Hypnotic relaxation and visualization
-Selecting the right care provider
-The Birth companion’s role in birthing
-Preparing your body for birthing with massage and toning
Unit 3 – Self-hypnosis visualization and advanced deepening
-Preparing Birth Preference Sheets
-Preparing the Body for Birthing
-Light Touch Labour Massage
-Your body working for and with you
-Avoiding artificial induction and achieving a natural start to labour
-Releasing negative emotions, fears and limiting thoughts
Unit 4 – Overview and summary of childbirth
-Onset of Labor – Thinning and Opening Phase
-Birth explained simply
-Settling in at the hospital or birthing center
-Preparing for home birth – or baby’s choice of birth
-As labor moves along – passing time through labour
-Hallmarks of labour
-If labour rests or slows – Companion’s prompts and activities
-As labour advances – birthing with your baby
-Protecting the natural birthing experience
-Birth rehearsal imagery
Unit 5 – Birthing – The final act and bonding
-Moving into birthing
-Positions for descent and birthing
-Breathing baby down to birth
-Baby moves to the breast
-Family bonding with your baby