Hypnobirthing

A calm approach to birth…

 
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What is Hypnobirthing?

This is something I get asked all the time. I think many people fear it’s all a little bit woo-woo and not based in science- an alternative approach perhaps? In fact, hypnobirthing is based on the science of the brain and how it copes during different situations. It is based on neuroscience and built around the principles of NLP, CBT and hypnotherapy- all of which are scientifically recognised with over 10,000 peer reviewed studies appearing in PubMed.

So if you are reading this wondering if it’s for you but fear you may be better off with a more traditional approach then check out the MAMBA Labour & Birth Course, but also keep reading and maybe reserve your judgement about hypnobirthing as an addition to this until you get to the end of the page.

Hypnobirthing courses, whether it be with KG, Mongan, Natal, Wise Hippo or any other training franchise, are all fundamentally based on the same principles. Some franchises use different names for different breathing techniques, and some try and masquerade as some magically better technique than their rivals. But all hypnobirthing courses aim to offer the same elements:

  • Understanding of the ‘Mind-Body Connection’ and physical responses to labour

  • Tools and techniques for coping

  • Breathing techniques

  • Relaxation techniques

  • Positive re-framing within the subconscious brain through hypnosis techniques

Perhaps there is a lot more to it than you originally thought? I remember when I was pregnant for the first time and thought that it ‘just wouldn’t be for me’ as I am a scientist and not into that ‘sort of thing’. Well I couldn’t have been more wrong!

Luckily for me, I did fall for a cheeky marketing trick and did an antenatal course that was hypnobirthing based, but I just didn’t know it until I started…. it was an amazing experience and prepared me for three very different but all equally positive births.

Through MAMBA I have split the hypnobirthing element from the traditional Labour & Active Birth Course that I teach as I know it’s just not for everyone.

As an independent hypnobirthing practitioner I have trained with MamaSerene for my qualification accredited by the Birth Bliss Academy. You can find out a bit more about me here.

 
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New for Summer 2023!

MAMBA Hypnobirthing Light

(5 self-guided Modules)

Price £35

This course is a fantastic add-on to the MAMBA Labour & Active Birth Course, or any other comprehensive antenatal course you may have done. However it can also be used as a refresher course if you have done either an antenatal or hypnobirthing course before with previous pregnancies.

This five week course is designed to help you feel calmer and more confident about all that lies ahead, knowing you have the natural ability and tools needed to work towards a positive birth experience that’s right for you.

 
 

Over the 5 sessions there is a 20 minute video incorporating education around the theory of different elements of hypnosis for birth and how they work. You will then enjoy a 30 minute hypnobirthing-LITE tack designed to guide you into relaxation and tap into all of your inner calm and build confidence in your body and mind in preparation for labour and birth. The course covers, and includes:

  • What is Hypnosis

  • The Foundations of Hypnobirthing and why it works

  • Mind Body Connection and Relaxation

  • The Subconscious Mind

  • The Use of Visualistaion Techniques

  • The Use of Affirmations for Birth

  • Grounding & Breathing Techniques

  • Hypnobirthing for Cesarean Section

  • Hypnobirthing for Induction

  • 5 Different Hypnobirthing-LITE Tracks To Use

If you enjoy this course and can feel yourself wanting more then just book some 1-2-1 deeper hypnosis for birth sessions with me to access the true power of the mind-body connection.