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10 ways hypnobirthing can help conquer a fear of childbirth

10 ways hypnobirthing can help conquer a fear of childbirth

 10th Feb 2023

Childbirth is a fundamentally human and meaningful time. All women hope for a joyful, positive birth experience. However, the birth process is uncertain, so it is normal to experience anxiety, worries or fear of labour or childbirth itself. Hypnobirthing can help you develop tools to respond to uncertainties and equip you to adapt when it is not going according to plan without spiralling into anxiety.

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Human evolution and the history of intervention in birth & hypnosis for pain management Video #10

Human evolution and the history of intervention in birth & hypnosis for pain management Video #10

 14th Sep 2022

In a series of 14 interview clips, David Watson, business coach, talks to our founder and director Sharon Mustard about psychology, philosophy and the driving forces behind the easibirthing® and parenting ethos. In today's podcast (10 of 14) Sharon talks to David about human evolution, the history of intervention in birth & hypnosis for pain management.

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Hypnobirthing is suitable for ALL childbirth, whether labour and vaginal delivery OR C-section!

Hypnobirthing is suitable for ALL childbirth, whether labour and vaginal delivery OR C-section!

 29th Apr 2022

At easibirthing® and parenting we believe that the best birth is the one that is right for THIS mum and THIS baby. Every woman deserves to be supported regardless of the mode of delivery.

Labour can be unpredictable, and an emergency caesarean can be the right decision for some women and babies so an important role of a hypnobirthing course should be to build a repertoire of techniques to deal with when it doesn't go according to plan.

But did you know that hypnobirthing is suitable for an elective or planned C-section birth too?

In light of the recent Ockenden report, a controversial and fiery debate has followed about what is the 'safe' mode for delivering your baby. Unfortunately this has forgotten the real point. It was not that the validity of either mode of delivery is in question, but instead that an under funded and resourced maternity service was at the root of what happened in Shrewsbury where professional decisions and choices were then flawed.

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Tokophobia and Birth Trauma LIVE CPD 11th Feb in Southampton

Tokophobia and Birth Trauma LIVE CPD 11th Feb in Southampton

 2nd Feb 2022

Tokophobia is a pathological dread & avoidance of childbirth.

Join our next 'Tokophobia & Birth Trauma' event for practitioners on Friday 11 Feb from 5.30pm to 8.30pm at Chilworth Manor (nr Southampton), Hampshire, UK. Follow link to register: https://bit.ly/3GKzEv8

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Interview 16 of 16 The philosophy of therapy and our personal commitment for change

Interview 16 of 16 The philosophy of therapy and our personal commitment for change

 27th Jan 2022

In a series of 16 interview clips, Karol Kosinski, Hypnotherapist & learning designer at FutureLearn talks to our founder and director Sharon Mustard about psychology, philosophy and the driving forces behind the easibirthing® and parenting ethos. In today's podcast (16 of 16) Sharon talks to Karol Kosinski about the philosophy of therapy and our personal commitment for change.

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Interview 14 of 16 Prevalence of tokophobia and social conditioning

Interview 14 of 16 Prevalence of tokophobia and social conditioning

 12th Jan 2022

In a series of 16 interview clips, Karol Kosinski, Hypnotherapist & learning designer at FutureLearn talks to our founder and director Sharon Mustard about psychology, philosophy and the driving forces behind the easibirthing® and parenting ethos. In today's podcast (14 of 16) Sharon talks to Karol Kosinski (https://www.karolkosinski.org/) about the prevalence of tokophobia and social conditioning.

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