Who it’s for: “HypnoBirthing® is a unique method of relaxed, childbirth education enhanced by self-hypnosis and guided imagery techniques that allow women to use their natural abilities to bring about safer, easier, and more comfortable birthing”.

Details: HypnoBirthing® – The Mongan Method is taught in 6 – 2.5 hr classes and includes a 302-page HypnoBirthing textbook, 2 CDs for relaxation, professionally written scripts, and a variety of handouts for preparation, practice, and birth companion. In these fun, informative, and empowering classes, you will learn:

• History of birth and women
• The body’s perfect design
• Prenatal bonding techniques
• Rapid relaxation and deepening techniques
• Breathing techniques for labor and birthing
• Preparing birth preferences
• Birth companion’s prompts, scripts, and techniques
• Preparing your body for labor and birthing through nutrition, body toning, and massage
• Methods for avoiding interventions and for natural stimulation of labor
• Release negative emotions, fear, and limiting thoughts
• Optimal fetal positioning techniques
• Hallmarks of labor and the thinning and opening phase
• Positions for baby’s decent and birthing
• Baby’s first hour – including bonding and moving to the breast

Additional topics covered will include:

• What to expect at 3rd trimester pregnancy appointments
• Common symptoms and how to handle them
• Nutrition, weight gain
• Pre-term labor, signs of labor, when to call your doctor
• Postpartum depression and Baby Blues
• Breastfeeding and Latching
• Choosing a pediatrician

This is a Hybrid class which includes in-person and virtual sessions.

Sessions 1, 3, 6 will meet in-person and 2, 4, 5 will be virtual.

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