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Childbirth Classes for Gentle Birthing
For the Mother-To-Be and her Birthing Companion


 

Learn Relaxation Techniques so that you can give your baby a welcome that is calm, gentle, and safe.

Achieve birth fulfillment--awake and alert--in a totally relaxed state of mind and body.

 


All HypnoBirthing® Classes are taught in format of five 2 1/2 hours classes or four 3-hour classes. If you are very near to your birthing time, occasionally your Practitioner can make special arrangements for individual classes with you. To locate a HypnoBirthing® childbirth educator near you, click on Find a Practitioner


HypnoBirthing® Class Outline:

UNIT #1: Building A Positive Expectancy:

  • Introduction

  • HypnoBirthing®

  • Rationale for Comfortable Birth

  • How the Uterus Works

  • What's Wrong with Labor?
    °How Fear Affects Labor
    °Origin of Pain Concept

  • Hypnosis and Deep Relaxation/Creating Positive Birth Outcomes

  • HypnoBirthing® Stories DVD - 1 and 2

UNIT #2: Falling in Love with Your Baby/Preparing Mind & Body

  • HypnoBirthing® Stories DVD - 3 and 4

  • Pre-birth Parenting Techniques

  • DVD- What Babies Want

  • Relaxation and Visualization for Birthing

  • Rapid and Instant Relaxation Techniques

  • Breathing Techniques for Labor and Birthing

  • Progressive, Instant, and Deepening Techniques

  • Hypnotic Relaxation and Visualizations

UNIT #3: Getting Ready to Welcome your Baby

  • Looking at Your Estimated Due Date

  • Making Hospital, Home or Birthing Center Plans

  • Preparing the Body for Birthing

  • Light Touch Birthing Massage

  • HypnoBirthing® Stories DVD- 5 and 6

  • Preparing your Birth Preferences Sheets

  • When Baby is Ready

  • Avoiding Artificial Induction of Labor

  • Your Body Working for You And with You

  • Releasing Negative Emotions, Fears and Limiting Thoughts

UNIT #4: Overview of Childbirth--A Labor of Love

  • HypnoBirthing® Stories DVD- 7 and 8

  • Onset of Labor--Thinning and Opening Phase

  • Arriving At The Hospital

  • As Labor Moves Along

  • Birth Companion's Role

  • If Labor Rests or Slows

  • Positions for Labor and Birthing

  • Protecting the Natural Birthing Experience

  • As Birthing Advances--Nearing Completion

  • Birth Rehearsal Imagery

UNIT# 5: Birthing--Breathing Love, Bringing Life

  • HypnoBirthing® DVD- Birth As We Know It

  • Mother Nears Completion--Thinning and Opening Phase Ends

  • Birth Explained Simply

  • Breathing Baby Down

  • Birth of the Placenta

  • Family Bonding

  • Forest Fantasy Metaphor

 

Taking HypnoBirthing classes is strongly encouraged for the most optimal birthing experience.
However, if circumstances make it difficult or impossible for you to attend one of our
childbirth education classes, read "About the Book" and visit our Storks Mall retail store. The book,
relaxation CDs, as well as birthing DVDs and other items are all available to you!!

 

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Last Updated: 05/28/2008