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Hypnobirthing Statistics
Having a large scale and comprehensive study into the effectiveness of hypnobirthing is still a huge priority for understanding how we can best care for pregnant women. There are several smaller scale studies and we undertook a survey for our own research. The results of these are shown below.
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The Role of the Birth Partner
A question I often get asked about is the role of the birth partner. What can they do to make a difference? What can they do to help in pregnancy and birth? Are they just there to cut the cord? No, the birth partner is exactly that – a ‘partner’ to the birthing person and together, they make the p…
Hypnobirthing Techniques and Tips
KGH is a complete antenatal education programme that supports you and your birth partner to explore, empower and discover how calm, confident and positive your baby’s birth can be.
Culture of Fear
From time immemorial our birth culture has been one of fear, with horror stories passed down from gen…
Painful or Powerful?
Two of the main criticisms I have heard levelled against hypnobirthing are that a woman feels she has failed if she hasn’t achieved the perfect birth (whatever that may be), and that women are told they are not allowed to push which is unrealistic.
The first thing about this is that the word…
Why I Chose Hypnobirthing as a Career
The quick explanation is that I didn’t. Hypnobirthing found me. Like so many good things in life, it appears to have happened as a result of a series of coincidences.
Being a hypnobirthing teacher is supremely satisfying . To be invited into someone’s life at such a special time as pregnancy knowin…
Hypnobirthing Chosen By Older Mum
From an article in the March edition of Top Sante:
Emma Roch decided that 40 is the right age to become a mum
‘The day i discovered that I was pregnant, I felt overjoyed and relieved in equal measure. I had always wanted a husband and family, but in my 20s and 30s I was also working hard to e…
Why I Chose Hypnobirthing
There’s a lovely article on the BBC website that you might like to read. It’s called ‘Why I Chose Hypnobirthing’ at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2136691.stm It gives the story of a typical hypnobirthing birth.
The thing about hypnobirthing is that it is not ‘manag…
Using and Trusting Your Natural Responses With HypnoBirthing
When approaching your birth there can be a disconcerting feeling that is summarised quite expertly in the Monty Python birth sketch. When a woman in labour asks John Cleese what she needs to do, he promptly replies with “Nothing dear, you’re not qualified”. Of course, a woman&rsqu…
Hypnotherapy for Birth
“Hypnotherapy for birth” is a broad term describing the number of processes using self-hypnosis and relaxation techniques to make it easy for you as a mother to give birth to your child. It is a term that is being used more and more and goes hand in hand with a mother’s desire to give her chi…
Water Births
Until twenty to thirty years ago, no-one had thought of giving birth in water. Now it’s considered perfectly normal, if not desirable. Why should this be, and how has the change come about?
One of the obstetricians who has made the greatest difference to our view of birth today is Michel Odent…
My Experience as a Hypnobirthing Teacher
I came to Hypnobirthing by chance. One of those apparent chances that you wonder if they’re really chances at all. A colleague had done the training, and mentioned to me in passing that I might enjoy it. It has changed my professional life.
Having had four children of my own, I had considerable…
How the Mind Affects the Birthing Body
Before I trained as a HypnoBirthing teacher I had the useful background of being a professional hypnotherapist and also the mother of four children. One day, by chance, a colleague said to me, “I’ve just done this HypnoBirthing course that was really good, and I thought you might like it.” I enro…
Pregnancy Sickness – How Hypnobirthing Can Help
Many pregnant women suffer from sickness in pregnancy. It used to be called Morning Sickness but this was inaccurate as, although for many women the sickness may only happen in the morning, for others it can go on all day. Most women find that they return to normal after the first trimester. For ot…
Group B Strep Information
Homebirth With Group B Strep – Angela Horn
GBS is not routinely tested for in the UK because the expert opinion is that the increased intervention arising from the high number of positive tests is not justified by the benefits as GBS is often a transient infection. This is the recommendation of the…
Mums – Do you know your rights in childbirth?
Present Situation:
We often hear pregnant women say, “They don’t allow me to ……. at my hospital,” or “They induce at …… weeks,” etc. etc.
You hear women being told by their midwife, “I’ll make an appointment for your induction next week,” without consultation or information, and sometimes even whe…
What to Know About Pregnancy
You have read the survivors’ guide, listened to your mother and aunties, and seemingly half the world has given you their tips for being pregnant. Yet most Mums will tell you they would do things differently second time round. Here we have a number of tips for your pregnancy from our favourite yu…
Risks and responsibilities arising from Prenatal Ultrasound
Risks and responsibilities arising from Prenatal Ultrasound
MIDIRS Midwifery Digest 2012:
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Most people love the occasional scary movie. Adrenalin is released, your heart beat increases and at the end, if it was a really good movie, you have to deliberately calm yourself by remind…
Water Facts For Your Pregnancy
Congratulations on your pregnancy. It is such an exciting time and full of new experiences.
You will find there are numerous lifestyle changes that will ensure you and your baby are happy and healthy during your pregnancy. Nutrition is central to this and the effects are widely known an…
Human Connections Start With A Friendly Touch
Social scientists have shown in many studies over the years that supportive touch can have good outcomes in a number of different realms. Consider the following examples: If a teacher touches a student on the back or arm, that student is more likely to participate in class. The more athletes high-f…
Induction Of Labour
As you move closer to when your baby will arrive, the conversation of induction of labour may well come up in your regular antenatal appointments. Hospitals have different protocols about when induction will be offered but often as you approach 40 weeks gestation, you may feel you are being pushed…
The Third Trimester of Pregnancy
The final ‘third’ of pregnancy, or the final three months, are generally timed from 28 weeks’ gestation and referred to as the third trimester. You may notice that as the pregnancy goes on, and you grow bigger, that you feel more easily tired or clumsier than normal so taking time to do things at…
The First Trimester of Pregnancy
The first three months, or first third of pregnancy is known as the ‘first trimester.’ At this time embryogenesis, (which includes conception, cell division and the migration of the cells to form the baby and the placental unit), occurs. When embryogenesis is complete, what looks like a fully forme…
The Second Trimester of Pregnancy
The second third of pregnancy or the second set of three months are commonly referred to as the second trimester. You may notice that you feel really well and look fabulous as your hair becomes glossy and your skin becomes clear and glowing. People may even begin to remark how you are, ‘blooming.’…
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