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Hypnotherapy for labour : A midwife’s view
Why is it that many women seem to fear their baby’s birthday rather than look forward to it? Midwife, Tania Pearce, has trained in Hypnobirthing a course that has been devised by a hypnotherapist, Marie Mongan, who could see the benefits of using it for birth. Her method is called Hypnobirthing the Mongan method. Tania descibes how she…
Complementary therapies for labour
Many women choose to use complementary therapies such as acupuncture, hypnosis and aromatherapy to help them in labour. For some women these therapies are very useful, and they need no other form of pain relief. For other women these therapies work best alongside mainstream medical forms of pain relief. Your own midwife, or another midwife…
Posted in Complementary therapies, Labour and Birth, Online antenatal classes
Tagged Acupuncture, Alternative medicine, antenatal class, aromatherapy, babyworld online antenatal class, class 4, complementary therapy, Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy, labour and birth, Massage, Midwife, reflexology
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Hypnotherapy for labour: Jessica’s story
If someone told you that labour and birth could be painless and even enjoyable you might think they were pulling your leg, but if you prepare well and approach the whole process with the right mindset then this is the opportunity that using hypnosis offers. Here Jessica Warren describes how after a difficult first birth she was determined to…
Posted in Hypnobirthing
Tagged Case study, Childbirth, Doula, Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy, Hypnotherapy in childbirth, labour and birth, Midwife, Water birth
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Pain relief for a home birth
Probably since you decided on a home birth, most people will have asked what you’ll do without an epidural. Well, while it’s true that you cannot have an epidural at a home birth, not every hospital birth has an epidural either! It also doesn’t mean that you have to go through your whole labour without any form of pain…
Antenatal class learning in luxury
Second-timer, Lara Green, goes to a new-style antenatal class expecting to be a top student. Here she describes why you can never know enough about pregnancy and birth.I always thought having a second child would be straightforward. You’re relatively clued up on what to expect from labour and birth, understand the purpose of perennial massage oil and are mentally…
Posted in Antenatal Care, Family friendly venues, Pregnancy
Tagged antenatal class, antenatal teacher, Breastfeeding, Childbirth, Childhood, Emma, Family, guru, Hypnotherapy, Massage, Midwife, Parenting, Sonya, Sonya Blade
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What is hypnobirthing?
Incredible but true … some women don’t want artificial pain relief to get through labour. But before you dismiss them as, at best – mad, at worst – superhuman, check out hypnobirthing – a natural form of pain management during childbirth. What is hypnobirthing? Increasingly, hypnotherapy is gaining credence in mainstream medicine for its powerful and beneficial effects at…
Hypnotherapy for labour
Hypnotherapy for labour Incredible but true … some women don’t want artificial pain relief to get through labour. But before you dismiss them as, at best – mad, at worst – superhuman, check out the benefits of hypnotherapy – a natural form of pain management during childbirth. What is hypnotherapy for birth? The benefits of…
Posted in Hypnobirthing, Labour and Birth, Pain Relief
Tagged Childbirth, contractions, Gomi, Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy, Jessica Warren, Maggie Howell, Midwife, oxytocin, pain, Relaxation, Self-hypnosis, Susan, therapist, Water birth
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Homebirths save lives and lower caesarean rates
17th June 2005 Expectant couples across the UK have been given yet more evidence in the latest of a series of studies which support the British Medical Association and Royal College of Midwives view that home births are as safe, if not more safe, than hospital births. The study published this week in the British Medical Journal, is the…
Posted in Birth choices, Caesarean section, News
Tagged anaesthetist, Caesarean section, Childbirth, Home birth, Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy, Hypnotherapy in childbirth, Maggie Howell, Midwife, Natal Hypnotherapy, Penny Griffith, Pregnancy, relaxation techniques, researched product, Royal College of Midwives, the British Medical Journal, World Health Organisation
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