Hypnobirthing Australia Positive Birth Program Course Outline
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Course Outline
Attending a Hypnobirthing Australia Positive Birth classes will not only revolutionise the birthing process but also fosters an array of advantages that span the entire journey of motherhood.
The full Hypnobirthing Australia course is 12 hours in total, broken into 4x 3hr sessions.
Below is the course outline of what is covered during each session
Unit 1: Creating and Maintaining a Positive Mindset
- Introduction to the positive mindset of hypnobirthing
- Causes of Fear (including history) and how it affects our labour
- The role of our caregivers
- Mind and body connection
- What is hypnosis and how will we use it for birthing?
- Fear-Tension-Pain Syndrome and how fear affects labour
- My amazing uterus – understanding the physiology behind birthing
- Our hormones are our friends
- Re-programming the subconscious mind
- Birthing Environment
- Optimal language for empowered birthing
- Creating a Calm birthing space
- The Power of Affirmations
Unit 2: Choices, knowledge and tools for empowered birthing
- Conditioning techniques leading up to birth
- Hypnosis tracks, birth music, aromatherapy
- Releasing endorphins through touch
- Choices in maternity care
- Maintaining a healthy diet
- Staying Active – exercise during pregnancy
- Tips for Optimal Foetal Positioning
- Introducing our toolkit for birth
- The importance of facial relaxation
- Relaxation Breathing – a skill for life
- Surge Breathing – the best tool ever!
- The ‘urge’ to push/bear down and breathing down
Unit 3: Preparing mind and body for birth
- Visualisations for pregnancy and birth
- Pre-birth bonding
- Bonding with baby at birth
- ‘Guess date’ – a normal range of pregnancy
- Artificial Inductions – things you’re not always told
- Achieving a natural start to labour
- Instant relaxation techniques
- Self-hypnosis techniques to practice alone
- Using triggers, anchors, suggestions, and self-hypnosis during pregnancy & birth
- Hypnosis / Relaxation Scripts and Prompts for partners
Unit 4: Birth – bringing it all together
- Birth Preferences – the importance of open communication with your caregivers
- Special circumstances
- Membranes Releasing
- Questions to help you make good decisions
- Birth companion as advocate
- Your rights as a childbearing woman
- Breech or Posterior – options and positions
- Hypnosis for releasing fears
- What to expect through labour and birth
- When to call the midwife/go to the hospital
- Birthing positions
- The birth partner’s role
- Cord clamping and placenta delivery
- Undisturbed bonding / breastfeeding time – skin to skin
- Hypnosis – rehearsal for birth
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Hypnobirthing?
Hypnobirthing is a childbirth method that focuses on preparing parents for gentle birth. In hypnobirthing classes, you will learn proven techniques in a well-thought-out program of deep relaxation, visualisation, and self-hypnosis. All of these are designed to help you achieve a more comfortable birth. Hypnobirthing encourages a calm, peaceful, and natural pregnancy, birth, and bonding experience for families.
When should I start hypnobirthing classes?
You can begin hypnobirthing any time, but we recommend that the optimal time to start your course is between 20 and 30 weeks. This will give you time to practise the self-hypnosis, relaxation and other effective techniques for gentle, easy birthing but also ensures that the course is still fresh in your mind. If you are outside of that range please don’t worry, you can definitely still attend the classes and achieve a beautiful, calm birth.
Who do I bring to hypnobirthing classes?
Bring yourself and your birth partner/companion to your hypnobirthing classes. Your birth partner can be your partner, doula, sister, friend, mother – whoever you feel will best support you throughout your pregnancy and birth. However, you are also welcome to come solo if you prefer.
Should I still attend hospital antenatal classes?
The Hypnobirthing Australia Course offers extensive natural childbirth education. While hospital antenatal classes focus on medical interventions, hypnobirthing covers the entire birth process, pregnancy expectations, labour preparation, fear release, and techniques like relaxation, breathing, visualizations, and deepening exercises. We believe in the power of knowledge, so combining both antenatal and hypnobirthing classes empowers you to make informed choices. Ultimately, the decision to attend either or both courses is yours to make.
Will I be unconscious or will I remember my birth experience?
Despite misconceptions and misinformation, you are definitely not unconscious during self-hypnosis. The Hypnobirthing mother is deeply relaxed, but she is also an active participant in the labour process. Though she is deeply relaxed, she is totally aware and may return to a conversant state or choose to become mobile whenever she desires. Hypnobirthing mothers often find that they experience time distortion and are not distracted by other people or their birthing environment, while they focus on their birthing and their baby
How much do Hypnobirthing classes cost?
The full 12 hour group course is $550
The full 12 hour private course is $750
The refresher course is $350
Each course includes a parent folio of resources valued at $200
Further Readings:
→ Delivering Knowledge: Laura's Top Midwife Reads and Essential Recommendations
→ Embracing Hypnobirthing: A Gentle Approach to Childbirth
→ "Gentle Birth Gentle Mothering" by Sarah Buckley
→ "Mindful Hypnobirthing" by Sophie Fletcher
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The Author: Laura Ward
Laura is a dedicated midwife with one decade of experience guiding women on their journey to motherhood. Throughout her career, she has had the privilege of supporting numerous women through various birthing experiences. These experiences have deepened her appreciation for the importance of women feeling heard, in control, respected and informed throughout the childbirth process
