Natal Hypnotherapy Effective Hospital Birth Preparation

Benefits of listening to the Birth Preparation CD (Hospital birth)

• Reduce fear of giving birth
• Increase your ability to manage pain
• Develop a deep trust of your bodies ability to give birth naturally
• Feel calm, relaxed and prepared for the birth
• Increase your sense of being in control
• Increase your chance of having a drug fee labour
• Reduce the chances of having post natal depression

When to listen to the CD?

From 30 weeks 2-3 times per week, from 37 weeks daily

How the Birth Preparation (Hospital) CD works

Join the increasing number of women who listen to this safe and easy to use CD to prepare emotionally, physically and mentally for childbirth. By listening to the CD during pregnancy, you are effectively rehearsing the way you will act both physically as well as emotionally during the birthing process. The 40 minute audio CD takes you through a deep relaxation and breathing exercises followed by a detailed guided visualisation of the birth, from the first contraction through to holding your baby in your arms.

Remember, pain in labour is predominantly the result of tension in your body, and tension is the result of fear. By rehearsing your birth over and over again in your mind, any fear of the birth becomes less and less as your mind and body become familiar with the instinctive process of birthing. So once you have taken away the fear, your body will be far more relaxed, so by removing the tension, you will naturally reduce the pain.

The CD teaches you deep relaxation and breathing exercises as well as powerful pain management strategies which enable you to be calm, in control and to manage the level of pain during the birth.

It gives you the opportunity to "experience" a wonderful, calm birth in your mind, from the first contraction through to holding your baby in your arms. Once you have listened to the CD many times (we recommend you listen to it at least 20 times), your mind and body become more and more comfortable with the concept of a calm birth. As the mind does not know the difference between imagination and reality, once labour actually starts your mind simply responds in the way it has rehearsed over and over again.

The suggestions on the CD put in place specific triggers so that all the way through the birthing process, you remain calm, relaxed and feeling in control. The CD contains specific suggestions based on birthing in the hospital environment. These include using the sights, smells and sounds of the hospital in a positive way to maximize your sense of calm, relaxation and being in control eg "everytime a new face walks in, it is a sign for me to feel when more confident in my body", " the sounds and smells of the hospital encourage me to feel even more relaxed and centered"