HypnoBirthing® Services

HypnoBirthing® - What to Expect

Expert education in The Mongan Method for a calm and peaceful childbirth experience.

What You Will Learn in our HypnoBirthing®- The Mongan Method Classes

Both the private and group classes are taught as a series of five, 2.5-hour classes.

At your first HypnoBirthing® class, you will receive:

· HypnoBirthing®- The Mongan Method textbook

· HypnoBirthing® workbook that is only available when taking the class

· HypnoBirthing® Rainbow Relaxation & Affirmation mp3 to enhance your practice at home

· Handouts filled with helpful information to aid your HypnoBirthing® journey

Unit 1

Setting the Stage: Dehypnotizing & Building a Positive Expectancy

• Philosophy and Beginnings of HypnoBirthing®

• History of Women and Birthing

• How the Uterus Works in Birthing

• How Fear Affects Labor

• The Origin of Fear and Pain in Labor

• The Power of the Mind

• The Laws of the Mind and The Mind/Body Connection

• Breathing and Relaxation

• Building Positive Images of Birth

Unit 2

Falling in Love with Your Baby: Pre-Birth Parenting, Preparing Your Mind and Body

• Pre-Birth, Perinatal, and Postnatal Bonding

• Background of Fetology Studies

• Selecting Care Providers

• Preparing the Mind for Birth

• Special Breathing Techniques

• Hypnosis Deepening and Visualization

• Preparing the Body for Birthing

• Building a Partnership with Care Providers

Unit 3

Advanced Visualization and Deepening

• Labor and Birthing Visualizations and Deepening

• Looking at the “Estimated Due Date”

• Avoiding Artificial Induction

• Preparing Birth Preference Sheets

• How the Body Prepares for Birth

• Initiating Labor Naturally

• Your Body’s Perfect Design

• Releasing Fears & Limiting Thoughts

Unit 4

Overview and Summary of Childbirth

• Pre-labor Tricksters & The Onset of Labor

• Birth Companion’s Support Role

• Labor Comforts

• Thinning and Opening Phase

• How Labor Naturally Slows or Rests

• Misconceptions about Labor

• Birth Companion Advocates for Mother and Baby

• Hallmarks as Labor Advances

• Surge Breathing

• Birth Rehearsal Imagery

Unit 5

Birthing: The Final Act and Bonding

• Mother Nears Completion

• Optimal Positioning for Baby in Labor & Birth

• Positions During Labor

• Descent and Birthing Phase

• Birth Breathing

• Birth’s Perfect Design

• Breathing Through Labor & Birth

• The Magical First Hour/Bonding with Baby