At HypnoBirthing of Connecticut You Will Learn:

About Your Medical Rights

• Your constitutional right to be in charge of every decision and procedure during your childbirth in CT or NY.
• How to legally decline any procedure or intervention.
• When Pitocin is safely administered vs. when it is unnecessarily and unlawfully applied to healthy women (97% of the time).
• The conflict of interest faced by medical providers in our country’s complex obstetrics industry and how to maintain rapport and control throughout your birth.
• Typical hospital, home birth, and birth center protocols throughout Fairfield and Westchester Counties.

About Your Mind

• How your thoughts release chemical reactions in your body that can slow birth and  cause discomfort.
• The importance of your words and thoughts, and how this can serve rather than hinder you.
• The myths around childbirth.
• How to prepare everyone in your birthing room to support you for a calm and peaceful birth.
• The tools, knowledge and skills to help you to relax and remain calm whenever you experience fear, stress or anxiety.

About Your Body

• How your intake of water affects amniotic fluid, and when sonograms can result in misinformation.
• The common foods to avoid during pregnancy and which healthy foods will reduce your odds of conditions like gestational diabetes, premature rupture of membranes, heartburn and preeclampsia.
• Safe, fun ways to induce labor naturally.
• The birthing position that expands your pelvis by 30%.
• An overview of all the major special circumstances surrounding birthing, such as breech presentation, preeclampsia, Group B Strep, early rupture of membranes, prolonged labor, etc.
• Why some midwives insist on keeping the cord attached for at least one full hour post-partum.
• The dairy controversy:  Why many birthing experts encourage women to reduct dairy consumption to increase their odds for a safer and easier vaginal birth.

About Your Baby

• What your baby will experience emotionally and physically during birth, and how you can make that experience a positive and gentle welcome.
• The science behind how your baby’s emotions are inextricably linked to your own.
• What happens in the first hour after birth to allow easy bonding and breastfeeding.
• How IVs can impair breastfeeding success.
• How to reduce your likelihood of having a breech baby and/or your options for safely turning a baby that’s already breech.
• The controversy surrounding perineal massage.
• How standard cord blood banking procedures can introduce risks to your newborn, and how to decide whether it’s right for you.

About Your Caregiver

• How to quickly and easily change caregivers, even well into your third trimester.
• Creating a thorough birth plan and understanding how to get reliable data on the controversy about routine procedures like Vitamin K shots, PKU testing, erythromycin, circumcision, vaccinations, etc.).
• How to tell when your caregiver is genuinely aligned with your birthing goals – and what red flags to look for.
• Which local OBs and midwives from Northern Westchester through New Haven and Hartford have earned our thanks for treating our couples with respect and helping them to achieve joyful, satisfying births.

HypnoBirthing Tools

• The relaxation and self-hypnosis techniques to eliminate fear and tension.
• What your birth companion can do in the birthing environment to increase your odds of an extremely successful, satisfying birth.
• The three deep-breathing techniques that keep your mind calm and body relaxed, and when to use each one during birth.

We are well-aquainted with the policies and procedures among various birthing facilities in Connecticut and New York.  Do you know the birthing position that widens your pelvis by 30%?  The contoversy around perineal massage? Which natural food can dramaticaly reduce your risk of premature rupture of membranes?  Or how overconsumption of dairy can  affect fetal positioning?  You will complete this course feeling well-prepared to make informed decisions throughout your pregnancy and birth.