CONNECTIONS to HEALTH

HypnoBirthing Is pain free childbirth really possible? From as soon as women are born they are told of the agony that women must suffer to give birth - the hours and hours or excruciating pain - 10lb babies - tears and episiotomy's not to mention the stitches needed afterwards - and the medical intervention required, is there any wonder that women are petrified of the day they will meet their baby. The HypnoBirthing philosophy is that childbirth is a normal, natural, healthy act for women. Thousands of women give birth daily across the world without medical assistance in normal un-complicated births - why is it only in western civilisation that women experience agonising births. HypnoBirthing is based on the work of an English obstetrician from the 1920's Dr Grantly Dick Read. In His book "Childbirth Without Fear" He found that in the absence of fear, tension was released and pain was reduced or even eliminated altogether. HypnoBirthing Classes empowers women and gives them the trust in their bodies to be able to give birth naturally and easily. During classes parents learn deep relaxation techniques, self -hypnosis, special breathing exercises, as well as visualisations, and massage. Watch videos of parents using these techniques as they bring their baby calmly and easily into the world. One HypnoBirthing mum Andrea from Birmingham said: "My relaxation practice in my spare time changed my attitude about giving birth straight away. I found myself actually looking forward to it. I became really confident in achieving a relaxed and easy birth experience. It is hard to explain because at no point did I feel 'hypnotised', but I certainly had completely changed my attitude to the whole experience. I felt empowered. I continued to hear the horror stories, but they no longer meant anything to me. People laughed when I said that I was looking forward to the birth and that I was aiming for a relaxed birth without any pain relief - but I didn't care. The HypnoBirthing made me sure." "The HypnoBirthing was great. I didn't even believe I was in labour" "I had a fantastic, easy and relaxed birth experience. I'm convinced it was down to my positive frame of mind and relaxed body due to the HypnoBirthing" For more information please visit www.hypnobirthingbabies.co.uk or pop into the Ishta Centre for some information. Clare Taggart HypnoBirthing Practitioner

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