HYPNOTHERAPY IN THE NORTH

for a new positive change

CHILDBIRTH (HYPNOBIRTHING)

Welcome to HypnoBirthing®

HypnoBirthing® is a complete birth education programme designed as a structured but informal class format.   You will learn simple but specific self-hypnosis, relaxation and breathing techniques for achieving a satisfying, relaxing and stress-free method of birthing.   You will learn why your body does what it does, as well as how.

HypnoBirthing®   offers a safer, easier, more comfortable birthing for you and your baby.

(65-70% of hypnobirthing mums don't require any form of pain relief)

HypnoBirthing® uses the renowned Mongan Method which has been helping mums have a safer, easier and more comfortable birth for over 20 years.  It’s proven benefits include shorter labours, less need for medication, lesser probability of post natal depression and significantly fewer surgical births.

 

HypnoBirthing will help you release fears and anxieties you may currently have about giving birth;  it will put you back in control of your birth.  It doesn’t mean you’ll be in a trance or asleep.  You will be able to chat, be relaxed and fully in control.  You will always be aware of what is happening to you, and around you.

 

Why is HypnoBirthing® so good?

Here are some of the things you’ll learn in your classes

1. •Breathing techniques that actually help the birth (and it’s not the panting that most people think they have to do.  Think about it - why would anyone want to hyperventilate during labour?)
   

2. •How to massively reduce the need for any medication at all
   

3. •How to reduce your risk of needing an episiotomy during birth
   

4. •How to be confident and informed when dealing with medical staff - when to question, what to ask ... and when it’s time to let them take charge
   

5. •How to release any fears you might have about childbirth ... regardless of where they come from
   

6. •Simple, natural techniques to bring about your own easy start of labour if you go beyond your ‘estimated due date
   

7. •Most importantly, you’ll know how to relax and stay calm and in control - regardless of what’s going on around you
   

More Benefits

Additional benefits that have been reported by mums include:-

1. •Considerably shorter labour and birthing
   

2. •Significantly fewer surgical births
   

3. •High number of comfortable, natural births with no technological assistance
   

4. •A high rate of success in assisting breech-presented babies to turn into appropriate birthing position with the use of posture and hypnosis (in a study at the University of Vermont of 100 women at 37-40 weeks, there was an 81% success rate with hypnosis)
   

5. •Highly energised mums in good spirits following births that are calm and gentle
   

6. •You’ll learn the techniques once for this birth, but then you can use them again and again, no matter how many children you have
   

7. •HypnoBirthing techniques work very effectively with home births, water births, hospital births, birthing centres, ... it’s your choice what kind of birth to have - HypnoBirthing helps them all
   

8. •You can use the techniques to help calm and relax yourself any time you feel stressed out
   

9. •What you’ll learn through HypnoBirthing is how you can confidently approach a safe, easier and more comfortable natural birth.
   

We can’t promise you a ‘perfect birth’ - no-one can - but we can promise you a much, much more comfortable and relaxed birth than you would have had otherwise

Benefits for your baby

Babies born with HypnoBirthing tend to be calmer and more alert at birth and experience less trauma as mum is more relaxed and in tune with her body so baby arrives gently at his or her own pace.  Also, because mums experience a gentler, calmer birth they tend to have more energy to enjoy this special bonding time with their baby.  Research has shown that babies usually have higher Apgar scores (this measures how well your baby is doing immediately after the birth and five minutes later).  HypnoBirthing babies also sleep better and feed better.

Dads are important too

Another benefit of HypnoBirthing is that partners are central to the birthing process, working with you on the techniques that you have both learnt during the classes to help you stay calm, relaxed and focussed throughout. 

HypnoBirthing Classes

There is a choice of classes to enable you to choose the method that suits you and your partner.

Small Group (a maximum of four couples in a group)

Classes are held at the Rainhall Centre in Barnoldswick one evening a week for five weeks.  The price is £250 per couple and enables you to share experiences with other parents-to-be in a friendly, informal setting whilst following a structured and informative programme.

Individual Class

A private class for you and your partner held at dates and times convenient to you.  Another advantage is that in addition to covering the full HypnoBirthing® programme, I am able to tailor each lesson to your own individual needs.  Dads-to-be often prefer this method and feel more relaxed and at ease in the privacy of your own home. This option costs £325 per couple.

Share with a Friend

This has the best of both worlds - you get one-to-one tuition for you and your friend and your partners and you can share experiences as you learn the techniques together.  Again this can take place in the privacy of one of your homes with a choice of dates and times.  This option is available for £275 for each couple.

The Package (what you get for your money)

1. •A structured but informal course
   

2. •A 196-page textbook - Marie Mongan’s ‘Hypnobirthing’ book
   

3. •A copy of the HypnoBirthing CD containing affirmations
   

4. •HypnoBirthing Relaxation CD
   

5. •HypnoBirthing scripts, handouts, tips and techniques
   

6. •A fully trained and certified practitioner of the Mongan Method of childbirth
   

7. •Ongoing support until baby is born
   

Enjoy a positive birthing experience with HypnoBirthing®

The Mongan Method is the original and still the best programme for a happy birthing experience. 

Visit the national website www.hypnobirthing.co.uk. 

Also the original American website has some interesting articles and information www.hypnobirthing.com.

 

 Please get in touch with me if you would like any more information or to book a class.

To complement your Hypnobirthing programme, yoga can be very beneficial in pregnancy to help maintain a healthy body and gently tone muscles.  Kath Gibbons runs Yoga for Pregnancy classes in Colne  www.kathgibbonsyoga.com