UNIT 1- Setting the Stage
Dehypnotizing & Building a Positive Expectancy
Philosophy and Beginnings of HypnoBirthing
How the Uterus Works in Birthing
Whats's wrong with labor
The Power of the Mind
The Laws of the Mind and Change
Mind/Body Connection
Breathing and Relaxation
Building Positive Images of Birth
View hypnobirthing birth videos (visualization process)
UNIT 2-Falling in Love with Your Baby
Pre-Birth Parenting, Preparing your Mind and Body
Pre-Birth, perinatal, and Postnatal Bonding
Preparing the Mind for Birth
Hypnosis Deepening and Visualization
Releasing Fear
Preparing the Body for Birthing
Building a Partnership with Care Providers
Bonding video
UNIT 3-Advanced Visualization and Deepening
Labor and Birthing Visualizations and Deepening's
Turning Breech-Presented Babies
Looking at the "Estimated Due Date"
Avoiding Artificial Induction
Preparing Birth Preference Sheets
How the body prepares for birth
Initiating Labor Naturally
Your Body's Perfect Design
Releasing Fears & Limiting Thoughts
(2) Hypnobirthing Videos (Visualization Process)
"HypnoBirthing is based on the Belief that severe discomfort does not need to be a natural accompaniment of birthing"
UNIT 4- Overview and Summary of Childbirth
Prelabor Tricksters
The Onset of Labor
Birth Companions Support Role
Thinning and Opening Phase
Labor Slows or Rests
Misconceptions about Labor
Hallmarks as Labor Advances
Breathing
Birth Rehearsal Imagery
(2) Hypnobirthing videos (visualization process)
UNIT 5-Birthing-The Final Act and Bonding
Mother Nears Completion
Optimal Positioning for Baby in Labor & Birth
Positions During Labor, Descent and Birthing
Birthing Phase, Descent, Birth Breathing
Births Perfect Design
Breathing Through Labor
Breathing with Birth
Breastfeeding
The Magical First Hour
Bonding with Baby
Fourth Trimester
Hypnobirthing video of a Water Birth
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