Hypnosis for natural childbirth is making a come back. Future parents are interested in this tool but may have a lot of unanswered questions. Here are a few of the most frequently asked questions on hypnosis for childbirth and their answers.

Is natural child birth using hypnosis a new trend? Will we be guinea pigs if we use this method for the birth of our baby?

Hypnosis has been used for natural child birth ever since the first baby was born (or almost). It was frequently used in the nineteenth century before Ether was introduced in obstetrics and surgery. Long before the nineteenth century, men and women instinctively went into a deep focused and relaxed state whenever they needed their bodies to perform certain tasks. They just did not call this phenomenon hypnosis.

With all the potent drugs medicine has to offer, why would anyone consider child birth without using all the technology available?

Pregnancy and birthing are very special times and we always have to keep in mind that there is a precious and vulnerable being involved: THE BABY. The placenta transmits all the nutrients and oxygen the baby requires but although it acts as a filter, most drugs can cross its barrier and are passed on to the baby. The book Medications and Mothers’ Milk rates medications with their potential risks to the unborn. In summary, we can say that the classification goes from A to X, an “A” being a drug that has no harmful effect on the baby whatsoever. Counting the over-the-counter common drugs offered like Tylenol, Advil, Gravol, Maalox, can you guess how many medications are perfectly safe to use during pregnancy and childbirth and are classified class “A”? The answer is “0″! In short, besides water, a breath of fresh air and love, a mother has to be careful what she exposes her unborn baby to. This is one of the reasons so many expectant couples consider avoiding taking drugs during pregnancy and especially the birth of their baby and opt for a natural child birth.

I am scared to be a “zombie” during the birth of my baby. If I choose a natural child birth using hypnosis, will I remember all that happened or will I miss out on such a special event?

Hypnosis is only a state of deep physical and mental relaxation. Many famous athletes such as Tiger Woods use hypnosis regularly (if you look at him when he plays, he just seems deeply focused, not in a spaced-out state). The state of mind that hypnosis brings laboring mothers into has been described as being ‘in the zone” by many athletes; that is to say that you are deeply focused and living the experience to its fullest. Isn’t this exactly what everyone wants for that special day when their baby is born?

Programs of hypnosis for child birth also allow future parents to achieve, by practicing and mastering self-hypnosis, eyes-opened hypnosis. Laboring mothers are also able to talk and move around during their labor and use all the other important tools to obtain a peaceful and natural child birth using hypnosis. These tools include: using the tub or Jacuzzi, massages, changing positions frequently and using gravity to aid the baby’s descent.

Experience has showed that hypnosis for childbirth answers a profound need of future parents to have a natural and comfortable childbirth.

Author: Nathalie Fiset

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Bradley Childbirth – What Is The Bradley Natural Childbirth Method?

Dr. Robert A. Bradley created a method of natural childbirth called Bradley Childbirth. Sometimes called husband coached childbirth, the Bradley method became popular as more and more people read his book on the subject, entitled Husband Coached Childbirth. Essentially, proponents of the Bradley method believe that most women can give birth naturally and without drugs or surgery as long as certain elements are in play. For example, as long as the mother has adequately prepared and educated herself it should be no problem.

Another main rule of Bradley Childbirth is that the husband should be there as a loving and supportive coach. The Bradley method also emphasizes that the expecting mother should take measures to make sure that the pregnancy is as low risk as possible, thus avoiding the kinds of complications that could potentially lead to medical intervention. The main goal of Bradley Childbirth is keeping the mothers and babies healthy. According to the method, a drug free childbirth is one of the ways to ensure the health of all involved. In fact, more than 86 percent of Bradley mothers who have given birth vaginally have done so without the aid of drugs.

Dr. Bradley created his Bradley Childbirth method during a time when general anesthesia and twilight sleep were common in hospital deliveries. Having been raised on a farm and witnessed many animal births, Dr. Bradley’s method teaches women how to do the things that animal mothers do instinctively during the birthing process. He used pregnant nurses during the trial period, and discovered that when the fathers of the babies were present the mothers had a greater chance of success in terms of natural childbirth. Although Dr. Bradley died in 1998, his Bradley Childbirth method lives on today. Now, Bradley method instructors have to go through a certification process by the American Academy of Husband Coached Childbirth (AACC).

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