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HypnoBirthing - The Mongan Method



About HypnoBirthing®
HypnoBirthing® is as much as a philosophy as it is a technique. It is a rewarding, relaxing, stress-free method of birthing that is based on the belief that all babies should come into the world in an atmosphere of gentility, calm, and joy.

When a mother is properly prepared for birthing physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually, she can experience joy, birthing her baby in an easier, more comfortable and often even pain free manner. Through a well thought out program of deep relaxation, self-hypnosis, and education, HypnoBirthing® returns to a woman the art of birthing in a way that allows her to summon her natural birthing instincts and birth her baby in safety with ease.

HypnoBirthing® is based on the belief that birth is one of the most normal and natural physiological responses in a woman's body and so severe discomfort does not need to be an accompaniment of birthing.

The HypnoBirthing® Advantages
  • Teaches deep levels of relaxation to eliminate the fear that causes tension and, thus, pain
  • Greatly reduces and often eliminates the need for chemical painkillers and drugs
  • Shortens the first phase of labour by up to 4 hours
  • Leaves mother alert, fresh, awake and with energy
  • Helps keep oxygen supplied to baby during birthing so baby remains calm and safe
  • Reduces the need for an episiotomy 
  • Reduces and often eliminates fatigue during labour
  • Empowers parents with techniques to achieve a gentle, calm birth for themselves and their baby
  • The birthing companion learns simple massage techniques to assist in the release of pain-numbing hormones
  • The birth companion is taught how to physically support the mother in a variety of active birth positions
  • Embraces the concept of pre-birth parenting
  • Teaches powerfully effective breathing techniques that allow a woman to gently breathe her baby into the world without the violence of hard, physical pushing.

CLASS OUTLINE
CLASS 1 - Building A positive expectancy

  • The HypnoBirthing® philosophy
  • Introduction to principles of self-hypnosis/deep relaxation for birthing
  • How the mind determines the body's response
  • What's wrong with labour – Why it hurts; why it doesn't need to
  • The origin of a pain concept that is no longer valid – A look at other cultures
  • How fear affects the length and discomfort of labour
  • HypnoBirthing films of labour and birth

CLASS 2 - Falling in love with Your Baby / Pre-Birth  
                 Parenting / Preparing Mind & Body

  • HypnoBirthing® film
  • Prenatal bonding techniques
  • Relaxation and visualisation for birthing
  • Rapid and instant relaxation techniques
  • Breathing techniques for birthing
  • Progressive, instant, and deepening techniques for labour
  • Learning to maintain comfort and eliminate pain
  • Avoiding episiotomy– Perineal massage
  • Favourable labour positions

CLASS 3 - Getting Ready to Welcome your Baby

  • HypnoBirthing® film
  • Looking at your estimated due date – Early signals of labour
  • Making hospital, home or birthing centre plans
  • Light touch massage
  • Preparing your birth preferences sheets
  • When baby is ready
  • Avoiding artificial induction of labour
  • Your body working for you and with you
  • Achieving a natural onset of labour, free of drugs or intervention
  • Releasing negative emotions, fears and limiting thoughts

CLASS 4 - Birthing-Breathing Love, Bringing Life

  • HypnoBirthing® film
  • The three stages of labour
  • Birth Companion's integral role
  • Settling in at the hospital or birth centre
  • How labour proceeds
  • Comfort measures through labour
  • Meeting a slowed or stalled labour
  • Breathing your baby down through transition to birthing
  • Stage Three labour – Meeting and bonding with baby
  • Birth of the placenta

We are affiliated with the HypnoBirthing® Institute
To learn more about HypnoBirthing you can go to: www.HypnoBirthing.com

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