"HypnoBirthing helps women to become empowered by developing an awareness of the instinctive birthing capability of their bodies. It greatly reduces the pain of labor and childbirth; frequently eliminates the need for drugs; reduces the need for caesarian surgery or other doctor-controlled birth interventions; and it also shortens birthing and recovery time, allowing for better and earlier bonding with the baby, which has been proven to be vital to the mother-child bond. What's more, parents report that their infants sleep better and feed more easily when they haven't experienced birth trauma. HypnoBirthing founder Marie Mongan knows from her own four births that it is not necessary for childbirth to be a terribly painful experience. In this book she shows women how the Mongan Method works and how parents they can take control of the greatest and most important event of their lives --Provide by publisher".
Contents
Looking back over 25 years -- The first hypnobirthing story -- Mongan method of hypnobirthing, its roots -- The hypnobirthing philosophy -- Birthing tips I learned from my cat -- Hiding in plain sight -- From celebration to trepidation: a history of women and birth -- How fear affects labor -- Releasing fear -- The power of the mind -- Falling in love with your baby -- The power and art of doing nothing -- The law of natural birthing physiology -- Relaxation routine. The six basic hypnobirthing component techniques -- Relaxation techniques. Progressive relaxation ; Disappearing letters ; Light touch massage ; Anchors -- Breathing techniques. Calm breathing ; Surge breathing ; Birth breathing -- Visualization techniques. Rainbow relaxation ; The birth companion's reading ; The opening blossom ; Blue satin ribbons ; The arm-wrist relaxation test -- Ultra-deepening techniques. Glove relaxation ; The depthometer ; The sensory gate control valve ; Time distortion -- Nutrition -- Exercising and toning. The leaping frog ; Pelvic floor exercises -- Perineal massage -- Selecting your care providers ; Preparing birth preferences -- The management styles of labor, compared -- When baby is breech -- Before labor: when baby is ready -- Letting your baby and your body set the pace -- When nature needs assistance -- The onset of labor -- As labor advances: thinning and opening -- Slow or resting labor -- Nearing completion -- Practice positions also used in birthing -- Your baby crowns and births -- Baby is born -- Post-birth activities -- Breast feeding is best feeding -- The birth afterglow.
