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Can Hypnobirthing Help Ease Labor Pain?
What you need to know about this growing childbirth method
by: Sydney Loney
Hypnobirthing
- Hypnobirthing is a childbirth method based on hypnosis, deep relaxation and positive language.
- The Hypnobirthing method can help mothers experience a shorter, less painful, labor.
- Learning the method usually requires five classes, each about two-and-a-half hours long.
- You can use Hypnobirthing with a doctor or midwife and you don’t need a partner in order to do it.
ypnobirthing is a life-changing program, as well as a program for a better birth, says Jennifer Elliott, a certified hypnotist, doula and childbirth educator in Toronto. Here’s how to tell if it’s the right childbirth method for you.
What is Hypnobirthing?
Hypnobirthing is a childbirth method that helps prepare women for a gentle, more comfortable birth. “It’s based on hypnosis, deep relaxation and positive language,” says Elliott.
The Hypnobirthing method teaches parents how to let go of fear and tension during labor and shows them how to use intense relaxation to enhance natural birthing instincts, which help the mother’s body release natural endorphins for a shorter, less painful, labor.
