Hypnotherapy for Natural Childbirth

If you are looking for a natural birth but without the pain, fear and worry why not learn self hypnosis and give yourself a relaxed comfortable birth experience?

Known as Hypno-birthing, it is relatively easy to learn and combines self hypnosis with specific natural pain control techniques. Not only can hypnosis help you to reduce fears and worries in the run up to the birth, it can also help you to remain calm and feeling in control throughout labour as well as massively reducing the need for drugs and surgical intervention.

Evidence suggests that Hypno-birth babies tend to be more alert and responsive with a higher Apgar score, they are calmer and sleep better. Mums using hypnosis recover quicker, are less likely to tear, more likely to have a shorter labour, reduced chance of surgical intervention and more energy following the birth. There is also evidence to suggest that there is less chance of premature labour, post-natal depression, excessive morning sickness and high blood pressure. The National Childbirth trust and many midwives now completely endorse and support Hypno-birthing and it is becoming more and more widely accepted and acknowledged by the medical profession.

The beauty of learning Hypno-birthing is that once learnt, you have a skill for life which you can use with subsequent babies.

What does it involve?

5 one to one sessions (your partner is welcome to join you for one, some or all of the sessions).

During the sessions you will be taught

• Self Hypnosis
• Various Pain Control techniques shown to work for labour
• Specific breathing techniques
• Find clarity & peace of mind

as well as having hypnotherapy to remove or reduce any deep rooted birthing fears.

You will also be given tailored suggestions for time distortion during labour (so the contraction time appears shorter even though each contraction actually gradually becomes longer). Be given tailored suggestions for increased confidence and relaxation during labour. Mentally rehearse a successful natural birth and much more...

A personal one to one Natural Birth course usually takes 5 sessions. (Partners are welcome to attend if they wish).

Please book 8 weeks before you expected delivery date.

Testimonial

• I would highly recommend the hypnotherapy – I learnt some great stuff that got me to 6cm dilated with no pain killers!...Having such a good birth experience made it easier to cope with the following days, and months of hard work that is involved in looking after a new baby”

  Client wrote this for the local NCT newsletter