HypnoBirthing® Class Outline
HypnoBirthing® classes are designed to be taught as five two-and-a-half hour classes. The five units are as follows:
UNIT I - Building a Positive Expectancy
- Introduction and Philosophy of Gentle Birthing -- Marie Mongan
- Articles of Birth Affirmation
- HypnoBirthing® Beginnings
- Rationale for Gentle Birthing/Muscle comparisons
- How The Uterus Works
- The Uterus During Surge
- What's Wrong With Labour?
- How Fear Affects Labour
- Origin of the Pain Concept
- Hypnosis and Deep Relaxation
- Psycho-Physical Relationship
- Pen Dropping
- Sleep Breathing Introduction/Demonstration
- Physical and Chemical Responses to Visualization
- HypnoBirthing® Videos #1 and #2
UNIT II - Falling in Love with Your Baby / Preparing Mind and Body
- HypnoBirthing Stories #3 and #4
- Pre-Birth Parenting
- The Importance of Connecting before Birth
- Bonding Exercise
- Birth Companion's Script
- Mother's Conversation with her Unborn Child
- Parents' Prayer
- Relaxation and Breathing
- Establishing a schedule
- Positions for Relaxation
- Sleep Breathing Reviewed
- Slow Breathing
- Birth Breathing
- Progressive and Instant Relaxation/Deepening Techniques
- Disappearing letters
- Birth Companion's Deepening Script
- Hypnotic Relaxation and Visualizations
- Rainbow Relaxation Script
- Opening Blossom
- Blue Satin Ribbons
- Arm Wrist Test
- Depthometer/Glove Relaxation/ Sensory Gate Valve
- Time Distortion
- Light Touch Massage
- Releasing Limiting Thoughts
- Preparing The Body for Birthing
- Toning the Inner Though Muscles
- The Leaping Frog/Squatting/Semi-squatting
- Pelvic Floor Exercises
- Perineal Massage
- The Importance of Nutrition to Growing Healthy, Happy Babies
UNIT III - Getting ready to welcome your baby
- Birth Stories Videos #5 and #6
- Daddy's Promise
- Preparing Your Birth Preferences
- Completing Records and Pre-Admission Registration
- Assisting in Turning Breech Presentations
- Looking at An Estimated Due Date
- Special Circumstances Requiring the Attention of A Care Provider
- Achieving A Natural Onset of Labour
- Your Body, Working with You And for You
- Releasing Negative Emotions, Fears, and Limiting Thoughts
UNIT IV - Overview of Childbirth-- A Labour of Love
- Birth Stories Video #7
- Prelude to Labour
- Pre-labour Warm ups/Practice Labour
- Onset of Labour--Thinning and Opening Phase
- Leaving for The Hospital
- Arriving at The Hospital
- As Labour Moves Along
- Birth Simply Explained
- Hallmarks of Labour
- Birth Companion's Role
- Birth Companion's Birth Guide
- A Resting or Slowed Labour
- Misconceptions about A Slowed Labour
- Natural Measures to Restart Labour
- Protecting The Natural Labour Experience--Questions/techniques
- Passing Time Through A Slowed Labour
- As Labour Advances--Nearing Completion
- Birth Rehearsal Imagery
UNIT V - Birthing--Breathing love, Bringing Life
- Birth Video Birth into Being
- Mother at Completion--Thinning and Opening Phase ends
- Birthing Phase begins--Birth Breathing
- Birthing Positions
- Repositioning Baby for Optimal Birthing
- Birth--The Final Act
- Family Bonding
- Post Birth Procedures
- Clamping/Cutting Cord after Pulsation Stops
- Birth of Placenta
- Continued family Bonding
- The 4th Trimester
Miscellaneous Scripts and Illustrations
- NLP Projection Room Emotion Release
- Balloon Trip Release
- Pelvic Station Illustration
- Recommended Read List
- Visualization for Optimal Birth Positioning
- Outline for Turning Breech Presentation
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