HypnoBirthing at the Haelan Centre

• What is HypnoBirthing?
• How does hypnobirthing work?
• Benefits
• Time, Dates, Cost

Enjoy safer, easier, more comfortable birthing through guided imagery, visualisation and special breathing techniques.

What is HypnoBirthing?
Would you like a calm, gentle birth? Do you want to give birth feeling confident and positive? HypnoBirthing is a gentle childbirth method which helps prepare you mind and body for a more calm and confident childbirth. HypnoBirthing techniques are easy to learn and apply. Couples learn the techniques together over a series of sessions.

How Does HypnoBirthing Work?
Through classes reinforced by audio and video programs, pregnant women explore deep muscle relaxation, self-hypnosis, visualisation, special breathing techniques and more. These techniques are also taught to birth companions, who learn to help deepen and support the birthing mother's level of relaxation during birthing. By learning techniques to manage any tension caused by fear and anxiety, the birthing mum can feel calm, confident, aware, and in control.

Benefits of HypnoBirthing

•  Eliminates or greatly reduces the fear-tension-pain syndrome before, during and after birthing

•  Can shorten the first stage of labour by several hours

•  Eliminates or greatly reduces the need for chemical painkillers

•  More rapid postnatal recovery for the mum

•  Less incidence of postnatal depression

•  Babies tend to feed and sleep better and are generally calmer

•  Babies tend to have a higher APGAR score

•  Reduces the chances of a breech birth

•  Promotes special bonding of mother, baby, and birthing companion

•  Creates a more integral role for the birthing companion

•  Returns birthing to the beautiful, peaceful experience nature intended

•  Easier and calmer and controlled resolution in the event the labour/birth takes an unexpected turn or complication

•  HypnoBirthing as a technique can be used for any type of birth e.g. water-, home- and hospital births, birthing centres, etc and once you have learnt it can be used for any future births also!

•  Skill learnt can be used in other situations such as increases breast milk flow

Course Dates, Times, Cost
Courses consists of approximately 12 hours of class time and cost £295 per couple; 20% discount is offered to those booking and paying in full before 20 weeks of pregnancy! Please enquire for confirmation of dates, the next course runs over 2 days on Sunday 24 th February & Saturday 8 th March; private individual sessions are also available throughout London.

The price includes:

•  HypnoBirthing Handbook “The Breakthrough to Safer, Easier, More Comfortable Childbirth ”

•  Attendance for both you and your birthing companion

•  All course material & folder

•  Birth Plan

•  The Rainbow Relaxation and Birthing Affirmation CD

•  Full email and phone support

Back to top

Close this window to return to the Haelan Centre Website

Copyright © 2002 The Haelan Centre