Course Outline

Unit 1: Creating & maintaining a positive mindset

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• Introduction to positive mindset of hypnobirthing

• Causes of Fear (including history) and how it affects our labour

• The role of our caregivers

• Mind/body connection

• What is hypnosis and how will we use it for birthing?

• Fear-Tension-Pain Syndrome – how fear affects labour

• My amazing uterus– understanding the physiology behind birthing

• Our hormones are our friends

• Re-programming the subconscious

• Birthing Environment

• The language for empowered birthing

• Creating a Calm birthing space

• The Power of Affirmations

Unit 2: Choices, knowledge & tools for empowered birthing

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• Conditioning techniques leading up to birth

• Hypnosis tracks, birth music, aromatherapy

• Releasing endorphins through touch

• Choices in maternity care

• Maintaining a healthy diet

• Staying Active ” exercise during pregnancy

• Tips for Optimal Foetal Positioning

• Introducing our toolkit for birth

• The importance of facial relaxation

• Relaxation Breathing ” a skill for life

• Surge Breathing – the best tool ever!

• The ‘urge’ to push/bear down ” breathing down

Unit 3: Preparing mind and body for birth

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• Visualisations for pregnancy & birth

• Pre-birth bonding

• Bonding with baby at birth

• ‘Guess date’ – a normal range of pregnancy

• Artificial Inductions – things you’re not always told

• Achieving a natural start to labour

• Instant relaxation techniques

• Self-hypnosis techniques to practice alone

• Using triggers, anchors, suggestion, self hypnosis during pregnancy & birth

• Hypnosis/Relaxation Scripts & Prompts for partners

Unit 4: Birth – bringing it all together

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• Birth Preferences – the importance of open communication with your caregivers

• Special circumstances

• Membranes Releasing

• Questions to help you make good decisions

• Birth companion as advocate

• Your rights as a child bearing woman

• Breech or Posterior – options & positions

• Hypnosis for releasing fears

• What to expect through labour and birth

• When to call the midwife/go to the hospital

• Birthing positions

• The birth partner’s role

• Cord clamping & placenta delivery

• Undisturbed bonding/breastfeeding time – skin to skin

• Hypnosis – rehearsal for birth