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Good Parents vs Good Patients

November 8, 2018 By helen

Reading time: 1 min 30 secs Within our local trust, there has been a significant rise in women being induced for labour and this is cited as one of the reasons for the ‘temporary’ closure of Cossham birth centre, with midwives being pulled across to consultant-led birthing facilities. During HypnoBirthing classes we always explore what… [Read More]

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Included With The Course

  • 12.5 hours expert tuition
  • Accredited HypnoBirthing® course book
  • Comprehensive weekly course handouts
  • Relaxation & Birth affirmations CD
  • Detailed Birth Preferences Guide
  • Phone / email support up to the birth

4 Simple Steps to a Calmer Birth

May 24, 2018 By helen

Reading time: 2 mins 30 secs There are many myths surrounding birth, not least, that it is inherently painful and must be endured, rather than enjoyed. During the first session of a HypnoBirthing course, my main objective is to de-hypnotise couples from this negative expectation by exploring the true science and physiology behind birth. We… [Read More]

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Included With The Course

  • 12.5 hours expert tuition
  • Accredited HypnoBirthing® course book
  • Comprehensive weekly course handouts
  • Relaxation & Birth affirmations CD
  • Detailed Birth Preferences Guide
  • Phone / email support up to the birth

Delayed Cord Clamping – Why it Matters

April 15, 2018 By helen

Did you know that at the time of birth, your baby only has about 66% of their total blood supply? 1-5 minutes later, when the umbilical cord finally stops pulsating, they have nearly 100% of their blood supply. Your baby’s blood is full of oxygen, iron, red blood cells, white blood cells and stem cells…. [Read More]

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Included With The Course

  • 12.5 hours expert tuition
  • Accredited HypnoBirthing® course book
  • Comprehensive weekly course handouts
  • Relaxation & Birth affirmations CD
  • Detailed Birth Preferences Guide
  • Phone / email support up to the birth

7 Top Tips to Avoid Being Induced

February 23, 2018 By helen

If you are expecting a baby soon, then like most pregnant women I see in clinic, you would probably like to know how to avoid being induced so that you can enjoy a natural start to labour. This is such a common concern and is something I take time to cover in my HypnoBirthing classes…. [Read More]

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Included With The Course

  • 12.5 hours expert tuition
  • Accredited HypnoBirthing® course book
  • Comprehensive weekly course handouts
  • Relaxation & Birth affirmations CD
  • Detailed Birth Preferences Guide
  • Phone / email support up to the birth

Inspirational Birth Stories – Rachel & Sam

January 26, 2017 By helen

My husband Sam and I did our Hypnobirthing course with you in May and June of last year, and I suddenly realised that I hadn’t updated you! We had baby Margot Elizabeth in October and she is perfect, after the most wonderful birth. If you remember we were trying for a home birth after a… [Read More]

Filed Under: Birth Stories, Blog

Included With The Course

  • 12.5 hours expert tuition
  • Accredited HypnoBirthing® course book
  • Comprehensive weekly course handouts
  • Relaxation & Birth affirmations CD
  • Detailed Birth Preferences Guide
  • Phone / email support up to the birth

What is Pre-Birth Parenting?

January 16, 2017 By helen

Pre-birth parenting is all about what we do as parents PRIOR to birth to positively impact the emotional and physical development of our child – lifelong. Science now tells us that as baby develops and grows in the uterus, they receive much more than just nutrients from the mother’s blood. The mother’s emotional state during… [Read More]

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Included With The Course

  • 12.5 hours expert tuition
  • Accredited HypnoBirthing® course book
  • Comprehensive weekly course handouts
  • Relaxation & Birth affirmations CD
  • Detailed Birth Preferences Guide
  • Phone / email support up to the birth

Birthing at Home Explained

January 22, 2016 By helen

I am constantly surprised by the reaction couples get when they decide to birth their baby at home. The mother’s I teach who choose to go down that route often tell me they experience a lot of negative, anxiety-inducing comments as a result of their decision, not just from friends or family who feel they… [Read More]

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Included With The Course

  • 12.5 hours expert tuition
  • Accredited HypnoBirthing® course book
  • Comprehensive weekly course handouts
  • Relaxation & Birth affirmations CD
  • Detailed Birth Preferences Guide
  • Phone / email support up to the birth

Impacts of Stress on Fertility

October 14, 2015 By helen

There are many simple things that we can do to improve chances of conception, and the way we live and our levels of stress can have a big effect on the reproductive system of both women and men. Stress hormones affect the hypothalamus, pituitary glands and reproductive organs. In women under stress, the reproductive hormone prolactin is… [Read More]

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Included With The Course

  • 12.5 hours expert tuition
  • Accredited HypnoBirthing® course book
  • Comprehensive weekly course handouts
  • Relaxation & Birth affirmations CD
  • Detailed Birth Preferences Guide
  • Phone / email support up to the birth

Optimal Positioning of Baby

September 8, 2015 By helen

Prior to 32 weeks of pregnancy baby is floating inside the uterus and able to move and change position easily. Over the coming weeks, fetal growth is significant and from 36 weeks there is less water than baby. You therefore want baby to be in a good position for birth by this stage as there… [Read More]

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Included With The Course

  • 12.5 hours expert tuition
  • Accredited HypnoBirthing® course book
  • Comprehensive weekly course handouts
  • Relaxation & Birth affirmations CD
  • Detailed Birth Preferences Guide
  • Phone / email support up to the birth

Reflexology during Pregnancy – The Benefits

November 26, 2014 By helen

During pregnancy your body goes through significant change, and this change can create emotional, hormonal and physical imbalance. We all experience pregnancy in a different way and reflexology can be a wonderful therapeutic tool for alleviating and preventing discomforts that arise from imbalance. Simply put, it helps restore homeostasis within the body and mind. BENEFITS… [Read More]

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Included With The Course

  • 12.5 hours expert tuition
  • Accredited HypnoBirthing® course book
  • Comprehensive weekly course handouts
  • Relaxation & Birth affirmations CD
  • Detailed Birth Preferences Guide
  • Phone / email support up to the birth
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