Birth hypnosis is a childbirth method to help reduce pain and fear in labour. This information has been obtained from the links below.
Hypno-what?
"Birth hypnosis is a method of relaxation that women can be trained to use during labor and delivery. Hypnosis may bring to mind images of a cartoonish man dangling a stopwatch in front of someone’s eyes, intoning, “You are getting very sleepy.” But in reality, it’s not like that at all.
Hypnosis, or hypnotherapy, is described as a state of deep relaxation (both physical and mental), thereby allowing the person to focus on a feeling or a thought by blocking outside distractions. There are several different hypnotherapy methods, but most will teach the mom-to-be to induce a state of self-hypnosis that allows her to visualize her cervix opening up and her baby descending through the birth canal.
“The name is quite deceiving,” explained Bethany, who is expecting her second child. “It's more like meditation. I took classes where I basically practiced visualization and relaxation techniques. You definitely get into a zone, but are fully aware of everything going on around you.”
Breaking the cycle of fear
"Birth hypnosis works by breaking a soon-to-be mom’s connection with her fear of childbirth — and the pain involved. Fear can lead to muscle tensing and fight-or-flight symptoms that can impede the progress of labor, and you definitely don’t want anything getting in the way of progression of labor and eventual delivery of your baby. “You are taught that if you allow either pain, fear or tension in, it'll lead to the rest,” shared Heather, mom of two. “So taking their teachings and listening to positive affirmations can calm your fears, which will release tension which will help your body work more efficiently and in turn you'll be in less (or no) pain. It's about trying to get your body and mind to work positively together for the best end result.”
Tiffany used Hypnobabies for her home birth and loved the course and what it taught her. A doula from a nearby community holds courses for parents-to-be where they can learn the techniques themselves. “The most beneficial part for me was the constant reminder that I was doing what my body was meant to do,” she happily remembered. “I had a calm peaceful birth at home and there were times I fell asleep on my birth ball.”
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