Private Hypnobirthing Courses

Supporting expecting parents in and around Buckinghamshire

Hypnobirthing is a holistic antenatal training programme which teaches you how to reduce fear, stress and anxiety associated with childbirth and how to become calm and confident in your ability to birth your baby in the right way for you. The programme includes both antenatal education - teaching you what happens to your body and what to expect - as well as a toolkit of techniques for labour. I will teach you how to master controlled breathing, visualisation and relaxation, which will enable you to focus calmly on your body and your baby as you give birth.

The word ‘hypnobirthing’ comes from the concept of self-hypnosis - the ability to relax and control your mind and body and move with the natural flow of labour. Learning hypnobirthing will allow you to feel positive, prepared and ready to embrace the experience.

Just some of the benefits of hypnobirthing are:

- It can help to reduce adrenaline, a stress hormone which impedes labour and to increase oxytocin, the ‘happy hormone’ which progresses it, making a quicker and simpler birth more likely

- It makes a drug-free birth more likely, meaning you and your baby will both be alert and ready to start creating a magical bond from the moment he or she arrives

- It can work alongside other forms of pain management if they’re needed, and in any setting, whether at home, or in hospital

- It allows your birth partner to take an active role in your pregnancy and labour and strengthens their bond with both you and the baby

- It will help you feel confident in your ability to have a positive birth experience, even if you have had a traumatic birth before

Hypnobirthing courses
Online or in the comfort of your home

What will you teach me?

My first-hand experience as a midwife attending thousands of births, of many differing types, and being a fully trained KGHypnobirthing teacher, means I’m ideally placed to teach you how to make hypnobirthing work for you. I’m here to give you confidence that you can achieve the birth you want and believe there is no greater advocate for a mother than the mother herself.

We will run through…

The biology of childbirth - what happens to your body before, during and after your baby’s birth
Hormones - how these work in labour and how you can help them flow
Stages of labour - what to expect during birth
Breathing techniques - how to control your breathing so it doesn’t control you
Positive self-talk - how reframing your language can change your mindset
Guided visualisation - how to create positive images and associations that relax you
Putting it all together - how to ensure you can use what you’ve learnt
What happens when things don’t go to plan - how to deal with the unexpected