HypnoBirthing Classes for Gentle Birthing 

For the Mother-To-Be and her Birthing Companion 

Learn Relaxation Techniques so that you can give your baby a welcome that is calm, gentle, and safe. 

Achieve birth fulfillment–awake and alert–in a totally relaxed state of mind and body.  

What You Will Learn in HypnoBirthing® Classes HypnoBirthing® 

Classes are taught in a format of five, 3 hour classes. 

If you are very near to your birthing time, occasionally your Practitioner can make special arrangements for individual classes with you. 

Unit 1:  Setting The Stage 

Introduction to the remarkable HypnoBirthing® philosophy 

The History of Women and Birthing 

Why and how you can have an easier, more comfortable, and safer birthing 

How Nature perfectly designed women’s bodies to birth 

How to assist, rather than resist, your natural birthing instincts 

The vocabulary for calm and gentle birthing. 

Visualizing gentle births by viewing beautiful birthing videos 

Unit 2:  Pre-Birth Family Bonding & Preparing Your Mind and Body 

The remarkable mind of your newborn baby—Prenatal bonding techniques 

Rapid and instant self-relaxation techniques and deepening techniques 

Breathing techniques for labor and birthing 

Hypnotic relaxation and visualization 

Selecting the right care provider 

The Birth companion’s role in birthing 

Preparing your body for birthing with massage and toning 

Unit 3:  Self-Hypnosis, Visualization & Advanced Deepening 

Preparing Birth Preference Sheets 

Preparing the Body for Birthing 

Light Touch Labour Massage 

Your body working for and with you 

Avoiding artificial induction and achieving a natural start to labour 

Releasing negative emotions, fears and limiting thoughts 

Unit 4:  Overview & Summary of Childbirth 

Onset of Labor – Thinning and Opening Phase 

Birth explained simply 

Settling in at the hospital or birthing center 

Preparing for home birth – or baby’s choice of birth 

As labor moves along – passing time through labour 

Hallmarks of labour 

If labour rests or slows – Companion’s prompts and activities 

As labour advances – birthing with your baby 

Protecting the natural birthing experience 

Birth rehearsal imagery 

Unit 5:  Birthing – The final Act & Bonding ​

Moving into birthing 

Positions for descent and birthing 

Breathing baby down to birth 

Baby moves to the breast 

Family bonding with your baby