Positive Birth Program

❊ Creating & Maintaining a Positive Mindset

Hypnotherapy, The Mustard Seed Midwife, Pregnancy care, Positive Birth, Gold Coast

Introduction to the positive mindset of hypnobirthing
How our brain is wired to birth
The role of our caregivers
Mind/body connection
What is self-hypnosis and how will we use it for birthing?
Our hormones are our friends
My amazing uterus – understanding the physiology behind birthing
Fear-Tension-Pain Syndrome
Causes of Fear (including history) and how it affects our labour
Re-programming the Subconscious
The language for empowered birthing
The power of affirmations
Birthing environment

❊ Our Toolkit for Birth

❊ Creating & Maintaining a Positive Mindset

Self-hypnosis tracks
Birth music
Conditioning with scent
Hypnotic anchors and triggers
Releasing endorphins through massage and touch
Acupressure techniques for pregnancy, birth & breastfeeding
Visualisations for pregnancy, labour & birthing
The importance of facial relaxation
Relaxation Breathing – a skill for life
Surge Breathing – the best tool ever!
Techniques to help make your surges more comfortable
The ‘urge’ to push/bear down – Breathing/Bearing down

❊ Preparation & Choices for Empowered Birthing

Bonding with baby
Choices in maternity care
Birth Preferences – having open communication with your caregivers
Knowledge is power – researching common interventions and procedures
Questions to ask, to assist in making informed decisions
Birth partner as advocate
‘Guess date’ – a normal range of pregnancy
Inductions – things you’re not always told
Achieving a natural start to labour
Maintaining a healthy diet
Preparing the body – staying active
Optimising baby’s position
Breech or Posterior – options & positions
Instant relaxation techniques
Self-hypnosis, meditation and deep relaxation techniques & scripts

❊ Birth – Bringing it all Together

❊ Preparation & Choices for Empowered Birthing

Hypnotherapy, The Mustard Seed Midwife, Pregnancy care, Positive Birth, Gold Coast, Birthing

What to expect in the weeks and days leading up to birth
Signs that labour is starting
What to expect through labour (membranes releasing etc)
When to call the midwife/go to the hospital
Accidental home/car birth – what to do!
Birth partner’s role
Common procedures
Using water during labour and birth
Upright positioning, movement and birth positions
Special circumstances (including caesarean birth)
Fear release
Vocalisation
Cord clamping & placenta delivery
Undisturbed bonding & breastfeeding time – skin to skin
What to expect afterwards
Self-hypnosis – Rehearsal for Birth
A practice routine – preparation for birth!

Invest in Yourself and your Family's Future!

❊ The course investment is $550.00 (inc GST) for you and your birth partner.

❊ A deposit of $150.00 is required to secure your place.

❊ Final payment is due two weeks prior to classes commencing.

❊ Your investment includes all class materials, light refreshments and support from myself leading up to your birth to ensure you have an excellent understanding of the tools and techniques.

Your course fee also includes:

❊ 12 hours of face-to-face tuition.

❊ $200 worth of Certified Hypnobirthing Australia™ materials including:

● A comprehensive folio of resources

● Two practice self-hypnosis MP3's

● Beautiful affirmations MP3s'

● ‘Little Book of Hypnobirthing’ ebook

● Home study videos

❊ Ongoing email/phone support from me until your birth.

The Hypnobirthing Australia™ course is comprehensive, up to date and relevant to birthing models of care in Queensland. The self hypnosis and relaxation tools that we use are straightforward and easily learned, and our classes are very interactive, personal and tailored to your individual needs.
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Terms & Conditions

• A non-refundable deposit of $150 is required to hold your position in the class.

• The entire course fee is due 7 days prior to the course start date.

• In cases where the participant withdraws, they are entitled to a refund (less the non-refundable deposit) up to 7 days prior to the course commencing, or they may change to a later course date, if class numbers allow.

• All changes must be made in writing via email to frankie@theMustardSeedMidwife.com.au

• In the event that the participant falls ill or has an inability to attend - online course options or a make up session can be arranged.

• Any additional costs incurred for alternative courses are at the participants expense.

• In the unlikely event that the class is cancelled by The Mustard Seed Midwife, a full refund is applicable or course rescheduling will be offered.

• Although Frankie van der Sluis (The Mustard Seed Midwife) has identified herself as a midwife and has prior knowledge surround pregnancy care, during Hypnobirthing Australia™ classes she is acting in the role of a Hypnobirthing Australia™ Practitioner and is not providing medical care or advice.

• Any medical concerns need to be directed to your care provider (Obstetrician/Midwife).

Welcome to the Course Outline

❊ Creating & Maintaining a Positive Mindset

❊ Creating & Maintaining a Positive Mindset

❊ Creating & Maintaining a Positive Mindset

❊ Our Toolkit for Birth

❊ Creating & Maintaining a Positive Mindset

❊ Creating & Maintaining a Positive Mindset

❊ Preparation & Choices for Empowered Birthing

❊ Preparation & Choices for Empowered Birthing

❊ Preparation & Choices for Empowered Birthing

❊ Birth – Bringing it all Together

❊ Preparation & Choices for Empowered Birthing

❊ Preparation & Choices for Empowered Birthing

Invest in Yourself and your Family's Future!

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