What is hypnobirthing?

Hypnobirthing at Portiuncula University Hospital is a birth preparation course that teaches techniques which can help towards and supports a calmer labour and birth.

What will you learn during the course?

• Practical steps for self-hypnosis, breathing and relaxation.

• Tools to overcome anxiety and fear.

• Massage techniques designed to optimise the release of your body’s own relaxants (endorphins).

• To understand how your body is designed to birth your baby.

• Your birthing partner will learn and understand the importance of their role.

Hypnobirthing is a programme that helps you develop a sense of deep relaxation, reducing the effects of fear and tension that can lead to pain and inhibit your body’s ability to birth physiologically.

Research has shown that hypnobirthing may…

• Reduce the need for conventional pain relief methods.

• Increase the chance of a physiological birth.

• Raise levels of satisfaction with the birth experience.