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"The Natal Hypnotherapy Effective Birth Preparation CD" will enhance your pregnancy and birth experience, by helping you to develop and use your natural skills and inner resources. The CD uses a combination deep relaxation and guided visualization to help you overcome fears, create a state of calm and relaxation, maintain your health, increase bonding with your baby and maximize your bodies potential to give birth naturally. Benefits of listening to the "Birth Preparation CD" (Hospital or birth centre) include: * reducing fear of giving birth; * increasing your ability to manage pain; *developing a deep trust of your body's ability to give birth naturally; *feeling calm, relaxed and prepared for the birth; increasing your sense of being in control; * increasing your chance of having a drug fee labour; and, reducing the chances of having post natal depression.

When to listen to the CD?
From 32 weeks 2-3 times per week, from 37 weeks daily

How does it work?

Remember, pain in labour is predominantly the result of tension in your body, and tension is the result of fear. By rehearsing an instinctive natural birth over and over again in your mind, any fear of the birth becomes less and less as your mind and body become familiar with the instinctive process of birthing. So once you have taken away the fear, your body will be far more relaxed, so by removing the tension, you will naturally reduce the pain.

By listening to the CD during pregnancy, you are effectively rehearsing the way you will act both physically as well as emotionally during the birthing process. The CD is divided into 3 tracks. The first gives information on how best to use the CD.

The second track is the full birth preparation hypnosis session which takes you through deep relaxation and breathing exercises followed by a detailed guided visualisation of the birth. It gives you the opportunity to "experience" a wonderful, calm birth in your mind, from the first contraction through to holding your babies in your arms.

Once you have listened to the CD many times (we recommend you listen to it at least 20 times), your mind and body become more and more comfortable with the concept of a calm birth. As the mind does not know the difference between imagination and reality, once labour actually starts your mind simply responds in the way it has rehearsed over and over again.

The suggestions on the CD put in place specific triggers so that all the way through the birthing process, you remain calm, relaxed and feeling in control. The CD contains specific suggestions based on birthing in the hospital environment. These include using the sights, smells and sounds of the hospital in a positive way to maximize your sense of calm, relaxation and being in control eg "every time a new face walks in, it is a sign for me to feel when more confident in my body", " the sounds and smells of the hospital encourage me to feel even more relaxed and centred"

The third track is a short 15 minute relaxation for when you want a quick “boost” but do not have time for the full hypnosis session. You will however stil be gaining from the relaxation and breathing techniques.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Maggie Howell Founder of Natal Hypnotherapy, is a Doula (trained birth companion) and currently works with midwives, antenatal groups and hospitals running workshops and classes. She also runs 'effective birth preparation' courses for couples teaching them how to use hypnosis for an instinctive birth as well as training workshops for birth professionals. Cont/... -2- Maggie Howell Media Experience * TV - This Morning, London Tonight and The Baby Channel * Radio - BBC Radio 2, Woman's Hour, BBC London, BBC Solent, County Sound, Radio Leeds, Radio Belfast, Radio Dublin * National newspapers - The Guardian, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Daily Mirror, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Express * Articles/comments written for magazines - Prima Baby, Mother & Baby, I'm Pregnant, NCT New Generation, Flying Start, ABC, The Mother Magazine, Doula UK Newsletter, Boots Parent * Speaking appearances - Birth Professional Training at Royal Surrey Hospital, Hull Regional Midwives Conference, National Childminding Association Conference, Parent Craft workshops at Basingstoke Hospital, attachment parenting groups and home birth groups * Resident expert - Maggie is the "natural birth " expert for the Pregnancy & Birth magazine Maggie is also currently writing a book 'Calmer Birth, Calmer Baby' which will cover key areas including: Hypnotherapy (clinical and natal); birth preparation; doula; breastfeeding; baby sign language; communication skills; attachment parenting; co sleeping and instinctive parenting.

This CD is also part of the Natal Hypnotherapy Programme which won the "Pregnancy Product of the Year"

Check Effective Birth Preparation-A practical guide to a better birth (Book)  

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