We have a wealth of information about pregnancy and childbirth in the articles below. You will also find further detail about Hypnobirthing, including the history and some general articles about how it works.
We hope you enjoy reading these articles and if you have any further questions we are always happy to help.
Hypnobirthing Information
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What is Hypnobirthing?
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… Read More -
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… Read More
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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… Read More -
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… Read More -
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… Read More
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Enjoying Your Pregnancy
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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… Read More
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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… Read More
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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. … Read More -
Risks and responsibilities arising from Prenatal Ultrasound
Risks and responsibilities arising from Prenatal Ultrasound MIDIRS Midwifery Digest 2012: Cohain JS. Most people love the occasional scary movie. Adrenalin is released, your heart… Read More -
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… Read More
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Stages of Pregnancy
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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… Read More
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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… Read More -
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… Read More
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Planning your Birth
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Free Interactive Birth Plan
Use our KG Hypnobirthing birth plan template to create your own bespoke birth proposal. Helping to guide you in the important decisions for your baby's… Read More -
How to have a Positive KGHypnobirthing C-Section
KGHypnobirthing (KGH) can turn a scary and clinical experience into a safe and empowering one – knowing how to have a calm, confident and informed c-section… Read More
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Breech Babies - Unusual But Normal
I wonder if breech births will be considered normal in ten or twenty years’ time, just as they were 20 years ago? What is Normal?… Read More
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The Midwife – The Guardian of Normality
Before I became a KG Hypnobirthing teacher, I had the idea that midwives were lovely people to have around when you were having a baby,… Read More -
Let's Scrap Due Dates and Call Them Due Months
You find out you are pregnant and automatically Google ‘due date calculator’. You go to your 12-week dating scan to give you that definitive due… Read More
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Homebirth
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Homebirth – study supports planned home birth as the safest place to give birth
Background: This study did a systematic analysis of data on birth outcomes comparing planned births at hospital, birth centres and home for healthy pregnant women… Read More
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Homebirth Questions
What can you tell me about homebirth? Homebirth was the accepted way to give birth before childbirth became increasingly medicalised. This is slowly changing, with… Read More -
Where to give birth - Observations by Katharine Graves
More often than not, the automatic choice for most women is to give birth in a birth centre. They think they are getting the best… Read More -
Homebirth Statistics - Kingston Homebirth Team
I’m absolutely delighted to see the results coming from the Kingston homebirth team where we have trained Kingston midwives in KGHypnobirthing. When I teach KGH… Read More
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Hypnobirthing Fathers and Partners
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The Partner's Guide to Hypnobirthing
Finding out that your partner is pregnant is exciting and a wonderful celebration. You want to support her in every way you can and find… Read More
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The Reluctant Hypnobirthing Birth Partner
Congratulations, you have found hypnobirthing and are really excited about how it will have the power to transform your birth experience. But are you struggling… Read More
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The Hypnobirthing Partner Cheat Sheet
What do you as a partner need to know about hypnobirthing? What is it? KGHypnobirthing is a complete evidence-based, common sense antenatal training programme It… Read More -
Supporting your pregnant partner
Have you just found out that your partner is pregnant and not sure how to support her? As she is the one growing the baby,… Read More
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During Your Birth
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Your Guide to Early Stages of Labour Known as The Latent Phase
This could be called the ‘is my baby really coming?’ stage. Sometimes you are not quite sure. ‘Is it?’ ‘Isn’t It?’ ‘I think it may… Read More
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After Your Birth
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The Golden Hour - and why it is so important
The first hour of your baby’s life immediately after birth is a very important time. It is so special that it is sometimes called ‘the… Read More
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How to Get a Flat Tummy after Pregnancy
Images of Victoria Beckham weeks after the birth of one of her children looking stick thin has done very little for us real mums' confidence… Read More
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History of Hypnobirthing
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A Revolution in Childbirth
Over the last century, a revolution has taken place in childbirth, and the pendulum is swinging towards natural birth, with the back-up of medical expertise… Read More -
History of Natural Childbirth
Before they’re pregnant, many women think they’ll take ‘the soft option’ and have a caesarean. Then they become pregnant and their hormones do somersaults. They… Read More -
Childbirth Through The Ages
Since the beginning of time there have been myths and old wives's tales surrounding pregnancy and childbirth, as well as genuine practices which we would… Read More -
How Childbirth Hypnotherapy Began
The fame of Hypnobirthing is spreading fast by word of mouth, simply because it works so well, and that’s how it has always spread. Probably… Read More
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