At its core, hypnobirthing enables a woman to work with her body, which is naturally designed to give birth. Hypnobirthing benefits women and their partners by allowing them to release any fear or anxiety that they may have around birth. A mother who uses hypnobirthing will often say that giving birth was the most wonderful and empowering experience of her life. For more information on what hypnobirthing involves, click here.
Hypnobirthing Benefits for mum:
- Increase your confidence going into labour
- Feel prepared for whatever turn your labour and birth may take
- Helps you to accept that labour is out of your control
- Allows you to work with your body, not against it
- Whilst using hypnobirthing techniques labour is likely to be shorter and you are less likely to need pain relief
- Achieve a positive birth experience
- Your labour experience will be calm, comfortable and positive
hypnobirthing Benefits for partner:
- Can bring mum and partner closer through practising together
- Builds an understanding of the physical process involved in birth, therefore helping them to understand what mum is experiencing
- Can help partner feel useful during labour
hypnobirthing Benefits for baby:
- Babies born using hypnobirthing techniques show less distress during birth
- Hypnobirthing babies are often very alert after birth
extra info:
- The course can be taken at any time during your pregnancy. The earlier you take the course, the more time you will have to practise