Birth Preparation

The lowdown:

Planning and prep are the most important parts of your birth experience.

Your mindset is key to a positive experience. Having foundations gives you confidence, trust and ability to have a better experience.

The Research:

And it’s easy to see why so many pregnant mums are preparing for labour with self-hypnosis – it can help you to feel more in control of your birth, and manage your contractions more calmly.

Hypnobirthing lessons also give you a better understanding what is happening in your body during birth, and how you can work with your body, instead of against it.

The Pro’s:

• Shorten labor. Specifically, hypnosis during birth may help shorten the first stageTrusted Source
of labor. This stage involves both early and active labor, when contractions become longer, stronger, and closer together as the cervix opens.

• Lessen the need for interventions. A 2011 review of studies showed that HypnoBirthing may help encourage a vaginal birth and women using hypnosis didn’t require as much augmentation with oxytocin. A 2015 study found that just 17 percentTrusted Source
of HypnoBirthing moms had cesarean deliveries compared to the general 32 percent rate in the United States.

• Naturally manage pain. If you’re looking for a med-free labor, hypnosis may help. In one 2013study, 46 out of 81 participants (51 percent) didn’t use any pain medication and reported their max pain level as just 5.8 on a 10 scale.

• Give a feeling of control. Women in the 2013 study also reported feeling more relaxed and in control. As a result, they had less fear about labor and birth.

• Result in healthy babies. Apgar scores, the system to evaluate babies in the minutes after birth, may be higher among babies born using HypnoBirthing techniques.

• Help women who’ve experienced trauma. HypnoBirthing may particularly help birthing people who have experienced trauma surrounding birth or who have a general fear of labor and delivery. About 40 percentTrusted Source
of the course focuses specifically on these issues.

The Con’s:

Without prep you have: no control, no understanding, no known rights, a longer labour, more chances of intervention, more chances of fear and trauma.

The How:

Join a hynobirthing class, do some research, watch positive birth stories, find out all the info you can. Thinking about your birth, plan for: where, what, when, how, who and why. Think of your environment, birth plan, Here are some helpful links

https://www.formodernmothers.com/blog/preparewithhypnobirthing https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/hypnobirthing#benefits You can find resources and more on our app !