The benefits of using hypnosis during pregnancy

Using hypnosis to relax and be in control during labor and delivery isn’t simply a matter of babying yourself; it’s actually good for you and your baby. In fact, hypnosis can help you experience a healthier and more comfortable pregnancy. Larry Goldman, MD states in Medical Hypnosis: An Introduction and Clinical Guide that it may help control nausea and vomiting, help adjust blood pressure, may reduce the risk of premature delivery, and help reduce or eliminate pain and the need for drugs during labor and delivery, may reduce the need for episiotomies, as well as prevent postpartum depression. Best of all, hypnosis puts you in charge or your childbirth. It prepares you to enjoy the greatest event of your life; the birth of your baby. Dr. Eleanor Laser says that hypnosis is a phenomenon that can assist in adjusting areas that are inhibiting you from a productive life.

The childbirth technique is based on the pioneering work on The Hypnoreflexogenous Technique by Drs. Roig and Garcia, and Dr. Grantly Dick-Reed author of Childbirth Without Fear. According to these studies, in hypnosis, each contraction can serve as a cue to go into a deep state of relaxation, even during the height of labor. It empowers you to eliminate fear, tension, and anxiety, which in turn relaxes the muscles of the uterus, thereby reduces pain. Therefore, a part of your mind can be enjoying the beach in Hawaii floating in the water, while the other part of your mind can hear every word and direction during the process while participating in harmony and comfort. Hypnosis training begins in your sixth month of pregnancy for you and your birth companion, who actually becomes your coach. You will learn for example to imagine that you are on a vacation, daydreaming, relaxed and oh so comfortable. Hours seem like minutes and minutes seem like seconds and time passes quickly. With each contraction you will read more