The full birth-hood hypnobirthing course has a 4 session structure, whether you complete these 1 per week a weekend course or over a bespoke time frame (121) you will follow the same syllabus (but slightly personalised (obvs)!
Session Outline
Session 1
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· Current mindset and why?
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· Uterus
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· Science
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· Fear Tension Pain
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· Mind Body Connection
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· Positive mindset
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· Breathing techniques
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· Hypnosis
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· Anchoring
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· Visualisation
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· Affirmations
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· Mp3s
Session 2
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· Birth Plans
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· Hormones
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· The Performance
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· Positioning in Pregnancy and Birth
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· Birth Partners
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· Birth Bag
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· Where to have your baby
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· Birthing environment*
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· Pelvic Floor
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· Perineal Massage
Session 3
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· Your Rights
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· Language and Birth Rights
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· Is Intervention Making Us Safer?
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· Risk
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· Our Own Stories
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· Chilled Out Breathing
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· Brain Tool
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· Decisions and Advocacy Tips
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· Distraction Techniques
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· Induction
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· Estimated Due Dates
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· ‘Natural’ Induction Methods
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· Braxton Hicks
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· Signs Your Body is Getting Ready
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· Early Labour
Session 4
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· Making Contact with a Midwife
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· The Journey
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· Arriving There/Them Getting to You
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· Active Labour
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· Slow Or Stopped Labour
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· Working With Your Care Provider
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· If Decisions Need to Be Made
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· Transition
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· Second Stage
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· Birth Breathing
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· Crowning/Tearing
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· Birthing The Placenta
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· What To Do With It
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· Golden Hour & Skin-Skin
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· Vitamin K
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· Postnatal Expectations
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· The 4th Trimester
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· Womb-World
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· How Can We Help Our Babies?
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· How Can We Help Ourselves?