What is hypnobirthing?

Hypnobirthing Australia’s Positive Birth Program is an evidence-based approach to birth that seeks to empower women and their support people with knowledge, practical tools and support. This course enables families to come away from their birthing experience, no matter what that looked like, feeling positive and empowered.

The ‘hypno’ part of ‘hypnobirthing’ refers to using hypnotherapy, or simply put, deep relaxation, to help us release fears and condition ourselves to release endorphins during birth. It is important to note that all hypnosis is self hypnosis.

The term ‘hypnobirthing’ can often be quite misleading and ‘self hypnosis’ is just one of the many tools that we can use in preparation for birth.

The Positive Birth Program uses a combination of tools including:

  • Self hypnosis

  • Acupressure

  • Light touch massage

  • Vocalisation

  • Movement

  • Deep relaxation techniques

  • Visualisation

  • Breathing techniques

Using ancient wisdom, modern theory and evidence based techniques this course gives you a toolkit to go into birth feeling confident and prepared.