I am a fully qualified Natal Hypnotherapy Practioner and run NH Birth Preparation courses over two days (or four evenings). This is a complete ante natal course which will prepare you and your birth partner mentally, emotionally and physically for giving birth. It is recommended that you attend the course between 25—38 weeks of pregnancy. The course is run over 2 days or 4 evenings.
You will learn all you need to know to have a positive birth experience.
- Understanding the basics of birth as a natural & intuitive process
- The simplicity of birth
- Recognising the main stages
- The importance of hormones
- The emotional behaviour during birth
Understanding the negative impact of adrenaline & fear on the birthing process
- How to minimise and overcome fear
- Dismantling the myths
- Understanding the fear – tension – pain cycle and how to avoid it
- Taking control of how you respond to the birth process
- Recognising and letting go of fears
- Preparing for your own birth
Practical tools for birth
- Active birth exercises
- Breathing
- Massage
- Writing your own birth script
The role of and practical tools for the partner
- Understanding what the mother needs to birth well
- Learn massage techniques to help her during the birth
- Learn to help her to stay calm and relaxed
- Understanding your choices
- Give you confidence to work positively with the medical team
The role of the medical profession and how to interact with them
- Knowing the choices you have
- Preparing the right questions
- Working with your midwife in a positive way
Visualisation & hypnotherapy
- Learn the principles of hypnosis
- Hypnotherapy practice
- Using hypnosis to help you stay calm and relaxed
- How it can benefit you during pregnancy, birth & post natally
- How to enter deep relaxation in seconds
- How to write personalised visualisation scripts
The Outcome
By attending the course as a mother you will leave with skills which will help you:
- Overcome the fear of birth
- Reduce pain during birth
- Enter deep relaxation in seconds
- Feel relaxed and calm at all times
- Increase your energy and well being
- Sleep well
- Increase bonding with your baby
- Increase your sense of being in control
- Reduce the need for intervention / drugs
- Give birth to a calm, alert baby
- Enjoy comfortable breastfeeding
- Decrease the chance of postnatal depression
Your birthing companion will leave with skills to help them:
- Feel calmer, confident and more relaxed about the forthcoming birth
- Have a better understanding of the birthing process
- Overcome their fears, concerns and needs
- Support the mother effectively
- Deal effectively with the medical team
- Make informed choices and decisions
The recommended cost of the course is £280 per couple but may vary according to location.
This includes:
- A pre course questionnaire
- 16 hours of tuition (on 2 day courses)
- A 65 page Natal Hypnotherapy™ study manual
- Pregnancy, birth and post birth scripts
- Data sheet / guidelines to give to your midwife and medical team
- Question card to bring with you to the birth
- Refreshments
- FREE post course technical support
The number of attendees is kept to minimum to ensure a high standard of personal attention through out. To book on my two-day course click here. One-to-one courses may be available on application. Please contact 01428 712 615.
The results
One way of measuring the outcome is on the avoidance of a C-section. See below for a
comparison. C-section rate
Natal Hypnotherapy Course (feeback from 50 course attendees) 9%
Natal Hypnotherapy CDs only (online survey of 769 women) 15%
Hypnobirthing courses (US Hypnobirthing website) 17%
National Rate (NHS Maternity Statistics 2005-06) 23%