HypnoBirthing Childbirth Education Course Content

Unit 1: Intro to HypnoBirthing • How the subconscious affects birth • What is birth • The history of birth • The hormonal and physical processes of birth • How the uterus works in birthing • Understanding pain in labour • how to plan a gentler experience • Introducing recent research and what it teaches us • Power of the mind/body connection • Bringing awareness to your fears and creating affirmations • Practicing calming birth techniques and breathing • The partner's role

Unit 2: What babies are doing in the womb and bonding with your baby • how to decide where and with whom to birth • different styles of birth management and professional care • tips on hospital tours and creating a birth preference list • the importance of staying present in the moment and being prepared for any turn the birth takes • how to begin a HypnoBirthing practice • special breathing techniques • rapid relaxation techniques • light touch massage • movement and positions for pregnancy and birth • nutrition during pregnancy and postpartum

Unit 3: Tools for deeper relaxation • labor and birthing visualizations and guided imagery • special circumstances during pregnancy and birth • the ninth month and pregnancy checkups • estimated due dates • breech babies • tips for a healthy perineum and pelvic floor • birthing preferences • if nature needs assistance; induction and augmentation of labour, natural and medical techniques • Your bodies perfect design: hormones of birth • fear release guided imagery

Unit 4: Overview of Childbirth • the birth process and implementation of tools • signs of labor • when to go to the hospital/or when to call your midwife • everything you need to know about your "water breaking" • breathing through labor • signs of progress in labour • labor slows or rests • misconceptions about labor • Tips for partners support • healthy and confident communication with the medical staff • birth rehearsal imagery

Unit 5: touch and massage • rotation/how baby moves through the pelvis • how to support your baby during birth • the final stages of birth • understanding transition "nearly complete • birthing breath • baby is born • the placenta • umbilical cord • zero separation • after birth checkups • the golden hour • intro to breastfeeding • bonding & preparing for the 4th Trimester

In addition to these 5 units you will be offered a series of free bonus classes that dive deeper into these following topics: Intro to breastfeeding • Movement for Pregnancy and Birth • The Placenta • The Perineum and Pelvic Floor • Cesarean Birth • Pain Relief During Labour • Induction and Augmentation of Labour • Pregnancy without Pain: how to balance your pelvis • How to manage the "birth maze" • The day after the Birth • Intro to Babies Sleep • Intro to "parenting as a miraculous journey"