What You Will Learn

• Relaxation and self-hypnosis techniques to eliminate the fear and tension that cause long labor and pain replacing it with confidence, calm, and comfort
  
  
• Other techniques to produce a shorter, more comfortable labor
  
  
• The creation and control of the body’s own natural anesthesia.
  
  
• The source of the myth that pain must accompany normal birthing
  
  
• Why women in other cultures have birthing almost entirely free of discomfort
  
  
• How the mother’s body is designed to work in neuro-muscular harmony with nature throughout labor
  
  
• Practice in deep relaxation during and between surges.
  
  
• The importance of prenatal and perinatal bonding
  

The Hypno-birthing Advantage

• Eliminates the Fear-Tension-Pain Syndrome before during and after birthing.
  
  
• Eliminates or greatly reduces the need for chemical painkillers
  
  
• Shortens first stage labor by several hours
  
  
• Eliminates fatigue during labor, leaving mother fresh, awake, and with energy for actual birthing.
  
  
• Eliminates risk of hyperventilation from “shallow” breathing methods.
  
  
• Promotes special bonding of mother, baby and birthing companion.
  
  
• More rapid postnatal recovery
  
  
• Returns birthing experience to the beautiful, peaceful experience nature intended
  
  
• Creates a more integral role for the birthing companion.