HypnoBirthing - The Mongan Method

HypnoBirthing® is a tried and proven method that guides and prepares a woman in giving birth in a peaceful and beautiful manner. It is a program that considers both the psychological and physical well-being of the mother, her birth partner, and the baby. The skills and techniques taught in a HypnoBirthing class carry over to any birthing environment, whether that be in the quiet of a home, a hospital, or a birth center.

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The HypnoBirthing® program is built around an educational process that includes special breathing, relaxation, visualization, meditative practice, understanding her body's physiological processes, attention to nutrition and positive body toning. Most importantly, it fosters an air of mutual respect for the birthing family, as well as the health-care provider, in a traditional health-care system or an alternative setting.

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You have many choices and many decisions to make for your birthing experience. You have choices in selecting your care provider and in selecting the environment in which you will bring your baby into the world. And you also have the important choice of the childbirth education classes you'll choose to prepare for the birth of your baby!

Women in our culture today hold an unprecedented fear of giving birth, too often associating it with excruciating pain, and thereby causing their bodies to become unable to perform what should be a normal physiological function. HypnoBirthing® is a unique method of relaxed, natural 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. When giving birth with HypnoBirthing®, a mother is not in a trance or asleep but instead in a state of deep relaxation—awake, aware, and fully in control.

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In a series of five confidence-building classes, you will learn what makes labor hurt; but more importantly, you will learn the logic behind why labor doesn’t have to hurt and what you can do about it. You and your birth companion will learn about the physical and chemical changes that occur when fear and anxiety are allowed to accumulate within the body - and what you can do to reestablish a sense of calm. You will practice relaxation techniques in class, that will not only serve you well during your birthing, but that will also become life skills. 

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The five-week series includes a HypnoBirthing® techniques textbook, spiral of parent handouts, relaxation tracks for at home practice, and everything you need to know to reconnect with your birthing instincts and create an amazing birthing experience!