BirthSkills
Gain the knowledge and awareness about your body and the birthing process that is needed in order to work with your body, minimise discomfort and remain calm and in control.
email: shari@birthskills.com.au | phone: 1300 668 013
Gain the knowledge and awareness about your body and the birthing process that is needed in order to work with your body, minimise discomfort and remain calm and in control.
email: shari@birthskills.com.au | phone: 1300 668 013 |
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 | Fewer drugs or no drugs at all means less risk of side effects on mother and baby. |
| Shorter labours - resistance of the birthing muscles as a response to pain is minimized or eliminated. |
| An alert, calm mother ready to welcome and body with her baby. |
| A calm, comfortable birthing environment. |
| Breech and posterior babies can be turned using hypnosis and relaxation. |
| Fewer interventions and complications during labour. |
| Babies are calmer, sleep and feed better due to fewer/no drugs and less stress hormones in their systems. |
Hypnosis for
Childbirth: What Is It and Does It Work?
Hypnosis for childbirth is an evidence-based method of relieving pain and discomfort during the process of welcoming your child into the world. There have been numerous clinical trials showing the benefits of using hypnosis and relaxation techniques during labour and the methods of hypnosis have been developing for many many years.
Mention Labour an expectant mum in her last
trimester, and most will tense up; some will turn white with fear. For some
women, childbirth is a very fearful event, but for women using hypnosis and
relaxation techniqes, it is
merely a challenge.
These wise women use hypnosis to eliminate pain and fear from the birthing
experience. In the past, the word "hypnosis" conjured up images of
stage hypnotists and people acting like chickens. Now it is common for hypnosis
to be used therapeutically in many areas of medicine, dental anaesthesia and
personal therapy sessions. Many people wanting to improve in self-confidence,
health or work are turning to this powerful tool to help them change their
lives.
Some FACTS about hypnosis:
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All hypnosis is self-hypnosis; the practitioner is only a guide. Each individual chooses to enter into a hypnotic state, the depth of their trance and can stay in and come out at will. |
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Approximately 90-95% of the population can be hypnotized. Willingness, belief and motivation have great influence over the depth of your trance. |
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During hypnosis you are neither asleep nor unconscious, and will always "come out" when you wish. |
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Stronger-minded and stronger-willed people are easier to hypnotize; not the other way around as is usually assumed. Those with scientific or analytical minds are most likely to find hypnosis 'easy'. |
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You cannot be made to reveal information or do anything against your will while in hypnosis. And a good practitioner will not ask you to. |
Hypnosis is simply a tool that you may use to tap
into your inner mind, the sub-conscious, where your memories, experiences and
beliefs are stored.
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What about Hypnosis
for Childbirth?
Hypnosis is used in medical and dental procedures with great success by patients
needing or wishing to undergo surgeries with no drugs and no pain. We know from
many years of practice, that the mind can be trained to experience discomfort as
only pressure, this is also how hypnosis can be used for birthing..
Furthermore, in labour, the more relaxation the
mother experiences, the more comfort she will have, and the depth of relaxation
necessary can easily be achieved with hypnosis, as physical relaxation is
learned and practiced daily in preparation for birth using guided visualizations
followed by positive hypnotic suggestions. When the critical conscious mind is
by-passed with hypnosis, the inner mind can be trained to
understand and believe that you will be calm, confident and comfortable during
your birthing - which you will be.
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Fear and Expectation
In other cultures, childbirth is regarded as a natural, normal event in a
woman's life. The birthing women are given support from other women, and
children are often present to witness the event. In this way, birth is
celebrated and honoured. Young girls then grow up with the belief system that
birth is a positive event and their expectations of childbirth reflect this
attitude. As a result, their births are similar to their predecessors; without
pain and fear. They have a positive expectation of childbirth. In our culture,
it is very much the opposite. For many generations we have been told that
delivering a baby is many hours of painfully agonizing work, to be faced with
fear and trepidation. We have heard stories from well-meaning friends and family
that send shivers up our spines, and so the legacy continues. We experience pain
in childbirth, in part because we very much expect to!
When learning about how the mind controls the body, the pregnant couple is
taught how to use communication techniques to ensure only positive people and
messages are able to influence their preparations. Affirmations are used to help
create a positive image of childbirth and the expectation that your birth will
be the calm, comfortable experience that you want. Fear Release is
integral to this process, allowing each person to address any fear, stress,
concern or anxiety and then release it. Fear in labour creates tension,
tension creates pain, then more fear, and the cycle continues and escalates.
The BirthSkills program
teaches a woman how to enter into self-hypnosis very quickly and easily, and create her own
natural anaesthesia whenever and wherever she needs it. She has total control
over her body, and is an active participant in her birth process. As labour
progresses, she relaxes even more, goes deeper within, trusting in her body's
natural ability to give birth with ease and comfort. The father or birthing
partner is also taught how to use these skills and how to take the woman even
deeper in her relaxation.
Without a doubt, women using hypnosis are much calmer and more relaxed during
labour. The physiological effects of relaxation during labour automatically
creates more comfort - for you and your baby.
Look into hypnosis for childbirth as an option, both for yourself and for
your baby. The deep relaxation has even helped many a nervous dad to cope as
they prepare for their child’s birth! In addition, the skills you will
learn for relaxation and hypnosis will benefit you for the rest of your
life.
