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Week 1: Building a positive birth expectancy
Philosophy and beginnings of HypnoBirthing®
History of women and birthing
How the uterus works in birthing
What’s wrong with labour
How fear affects labour
The origin of fear and pain in labour
The power of the mind
The Laws of the Mind and Change
Mind/body connection
Psycho-physical association
Breathing and relaxation
Building positive images of birth
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Week 2: Parental bonding, preparing your mind & body
Pre-birth, perinatal and postnatal bonding
Background of fetology studies
Selecting care providers
Preparing the mind for birth
Special breathing techniques
Hypnosis deepening and visualisation
Releasing fear
Preparing the body for birthing
Building a partnership with care providers
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Week 3: Advanced visualisation & deepening
Labour and birthing visualisations and deepenings
Turning breech-presented babies
Looking at the “Estimated Due Date”
Avoiding artificial induction
Preparing birth preferences
How the body prepares for birth
Initiating labour naturally
Your body’s perfect design
Releasing fears & limiting thoughts
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Week 4: Overview & summary of birth
Pre-labour tricksters
The onset of labour
Birth companion’s support role
Labour comforts
Thinning and opening phase
Labour slows or rests
Misconceptions about labour
Birth companion advocates for Mother and Baby
Hallmarks as labour advances
Breathing
Birth rehearsal imagery
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Week 5: Birthing, bonding & breastfeeding
Mother nears completion
Optimal positioning for baby in labour & birth
Positions during labour, descent and birthing
Birthing phase, descent, birth breathing
Birth’s perfect design
Breathing through labour
Breathing with birth
Breastfeeding
The magical first hour
Bonding with baby
Fourth Trimester