by Anne Ferguson, Hypnobabies Childbirth Hypnosis Instructor (HCHI)
*updated 1/29/18*

The Hypnobabies Childbirth Hypnosis program is a childbirth education course that can be completed as a six-week classroom-based course or a six-week home study. We teach expectant parents and their birth partners how to use self-hypnosis techniques to have an easier and more comfortable birth without pain medication. Some students even have what they experience as a pain-free birth. This is fabulous, considering in our culture we hear over and over that birth is the "worst pain ever" and that "you should just get the epidural because you won't be able to give birth without one." Or even "just plan a c-section, it's easier."

​And yet, sometimes Hypnobabies births go differently than planned, and to those families I want to say we still see you, we hear your struggles and we know, even if you don't yet, that your birth was still a success and you did the absolute best you could with the situation you faced.

by: Anne Ferguson

So, you're newly pregnant and exploring childbirth education options... Congrats, and welcome to the wonderful world of Hypnobabies childbirth hypnosis. Here's a short article designed to help you decide if Hypnobabies classes are the right choice for you.

1. Are you planning a normal birth with few, if any, interventions?
2. Have you heard about hypnosis for birth and think that sounds interesting or like something you might like to try?
3. Are you willing and able to put in the time and effort needed to truly prepare for what will be one of the more memorable and important days of your life? 

If you answered yes to these three questions, Hypnobabies might be right for you. Here are some more things you might like to know.