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HypnoBirthing®Classes are 5 weeks long,
each class is 2&1/2hours long.
(Length of the private class can be discussed with consideration of your due date)
HypnoBirthing® Class Outline:
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UNIT #1: Building A Positive Expectancy:
Introduction
- HypnoBirthing®
- Rationale for Comfortable Birth
- How the Uterus Works
- What's Wrong with Labor?
- How Fear Affects Labor
- Origin of Pain Concept
- Hypnosis and Deep Relaxation/Creating Positive Birth Outcomes
- HypnoBirthing® Stories DVD - 1 and 2
UNIT #2: Falling in Love with Your Baby/Preparing Mind & Body
- HypnoBirthing® Stories DVD - 3 and 4
- Pre-birth Parenting Techniques
- DVD- What Babies Want
- Relaxation and Visualization for Birthing
- Rapid and Instant Relaxation Techniques
- Breathing Techniques for Labor and Birthing
- Progressive, Instant, and Deepening Techniques
- Hypnotic Relaxation and Visualizations
UNIT #3: Getting Ready to Welcome your Baby
- Looking at Your Estimated Due Date
- Making Hospital, Home or Birthing Center Plans
- Preparing the Body for Birthing
- Light Touch Birthing Massage
- HypnoBirthing® Stories DVD- 5 and 6
- Preparing your Birth Preferences Sheets
- When Baby is Ready
- Avoiding Artificial Induction of Labor
- Your Body Working for You And with You
- Releasing Negative Emotions, Fears and Limiting Thoughts
UNIT #4: Overview of Childbirth--A Labor of Love
- HypnoBirthing® Stories DVD- 7 and 8
- Onset of Labor--Thinning and Opening Phase
- Arriving At The Hospital
- As Labor Moves Along
- Birth Companion's Role
- If Labor Rests or Slows
- Positions for Labor and Birthing
- Protecting the Natural Birthing Experience
- As Birthing Advances--Nearing Completion
- Birth Rehearsal Imagery
UNIT# 5: Birthing--Breathing Love, Bringing Life
- HypnoBirthing® DVD- Birth As We Know It
- Mother Nears Completion--Thinning and Opening Phase Ends
- Birth Explained Simply
- Breathing Baby Down
- Birth of the Placenta
- Family Bonding
- Forest Fantasy Metaphor
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FAQ
What is HypnoBirthing® -- the Mongan Method?
HypnoBirthing is a complete childbirth education program. HypnoBirthing teaches you to enter a totally relaxed state and allows you to experience the contractions of childbirth as pressure or tightening rather than pain. Because of this distinction we call contractions ~ surges. HypnoBirthing's philosophy believes that birth doesn't have to hurt, muscles doing their job properly do not hurt and the uterus is just one giant muscle, therefore a laboring woman shouldn't feel pain, the cause is psychological rather than physiological.
How Can the Pain of Labor Be Psychological?
Fear stimulates the production of adrenaline. Adrenaline causes the uterus to tense and blood to flow to the extremities leaving the uterus with insufficient oxygen, which in turn causes the pain commonly felt during a contraction. To remove fear is to remove pain. In HypnoBirthing you will be taught to experience a “surge” rather than a contraction, you will be working with nature, not against it, in a calm and fearless state of mind.
Can Anybody Benefit from HypnoBirthing?
Yes! With time, patience and practice HypnoBirthing will work for anyone. Some may find they are more susceptible and may find that the effects are much stronger for them, but HypnoBirthing can benefit anyone!
What If I Have a Medically Necessary Induction or Cesarean Section – Will It Still Benefit Me?
Yes! HypnoBirthing isn't just about natural, drug-free, vaginal births, it can be used for any type of birth experience! It is wonderful at helping prepare you for the birth itself, but the benefits do not end there. HypnoBirthing can help you experience a happier, more relaxed pregnancy, will help with bonding with the baby, with breastfeeding and with life after the birth.
During Birthing, Do I Hypnotize Myself or Do I Have to Have Someone Else Hypnotize Me?
All hypnosis is self-hypnosis. You will learn techniques that easily bring you into the optimal state of relaxation. During labor, your birthing muscles work in perfect harmony – as they were designed to do – when your body is relaxed. All you need to do is to stay deeply relaxed so that tension doesn’t get in the way to interfere with the work of your birthing muscles. Your body and your baby know what to do, just like they know what to do to conceive and grow from a single cell to a little human being. You will either stay in a deeply relaxed state on your own, or your birthing companion can help you to remain relaxed and focused by providing comfort measures and gentle encouragement.
When Should I Start?
We encourage mothers to take this course as early in the pregnancy as they wish because the class is full of helpful information that can make the pregnancy less stressful.
Does My Partner Have to Come Too?
Ideally your partner will come with you, HypnoBirthing is designed to be taught to couples, this could also be a female friend or relative.
If I Learn HypnoBirthing Am I Guaranteed a Pain Free Labor?
60% of HypnoBirthing moms give birth with no need for pain relief at all. A further 20-25% only uses milder forms of pain relief. One thing is for sure though, even if you do require some form of pharmaceutical pain relief, your birth will definitely be calmer and more positive!
Can anybody do Hypnobirthing® and it is easy to learn?
Yes! With practice anybody can learn this technique! It can help women who are scared of birth because they have never done it before, or because they have had a bad experience before, or who just want a calmer, easier, more natural birth experience.
Can I learn HypnoBirthing® myself with a book or Birth Hypnosis CD?
A CD or book could help you to relax and be of some benefit, but in order to gain the best experience of HypnoBirthing® it is recommended that you attend the classes with an officially recognised HypnoBirthing® instructor. We give you a CD and the book as part of the programme but this is just a small part of the course. The book is based on the
US. In the classes you will be taught hands on techniques and ways that will teach you how to get the most from HypnoBirthing®. A lot more is covered in these classes that are not routinely taught in other ante-natal preparation classes.
Why should I take HypnoBirthing® the Mongan Method instead of another hypnosis for childbirth course?
HypnoBirthing® - the Mongan Method is the original hypnosis for childbirth program developed in 1988. Since then thousands of women all over the world have experienced safer, easier, more comfortable births using the techniques taught in this course. HypnoBirthing® - the Mongan Method is only taught by HypnoBirthing® Practitioners certified through the HypnoBirthing® Institute, ensuring the quality and consistency of instruction. By attending a class, rather than doing a home study course, you will have access to a HypnoBirthing® expert -- your personal guide to learning the techniques and answering your questions. You will get to practice the techniques in class and get feedback on what you're experiencing. Your birth companion will also benefit from in-class instruction and observation of how to help you utilize HypnoBirthing® skills. In a group class you will also get to connect with other expecting couples. The depth of the in-class experience simply cannot be duplicated by a do-it-yourself home study course. Another key benefit of our program is that HypnoBirthing Practitioners do regularly network with each other and consult each other. If additional assistance or advice is required then the HypnoBirthing Practitioner “family” is there ready and willing to provide whatever assistance may be required.
No matter where you choose to have your baby; hospital, birthing center or home, HypnoBirthing® is a great opportunity to have calmer or even stress-free pregnancy and easier Birth. You can start by going to your local library and borrowing a book on HypnoBirthing® The MonganMethod. If you have any hesitation, I encourage you to do so as your first step.
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