Group Courses

Hypnobirthing and Antenatal education

4 x 2.5 hours  |  £199

**Online group courses have been discounted by 20% from £250 to £199**

 

What is included?

 

• 10-hour group course (usually delivered as 4 sessions of 2.5 hours). A complete birth preparation course combining hypnobirthing and antenatal education, so you don't need to attend any other antenatal course if you don't want to. Delivered in a small group setting at my home in Winchester

• Ongoing support via email and phone right up to the birth of your baby

• The bestselling The Hypnobirthing Book by Katherine Graves

• Hypnobirthing MP3 pack (2 Relaxation scripts and Statements for a positive birth)

• A folder of course handouts 

• Tea and a great choice of biscuits during the classes! 

 

Group courses will run on the following dates (Zoom or in-person TBC):​​

• Wednesdays 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th February 2021, 7.00 - 9.30pm 

• Wednesdays 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th March 2021, 7.00 - 9.30pm 

 

These will be held on Zoom or at a covid-safe venue in Winchester town centre once the measures have been lifted.

 

Know another couple who'd like to do the course? I also offer a ‘Bump Buddies’ Group Course just for you, in your own home/virtually (at a discounted rate of £199 per couple). 

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What is covered? 

 

SESSION 1

What is happening to our bodies during birth and what can help:

• Hypnobirthing

• Hypnotherapy

• The importance of language  

• The Power of the Mind 

• Physiology of Birth

• The Birthing Hormones

• Relaxation

 

SESSION 2

Your Hypnobirthing Toolkit:​

• Breathing Techniques: Up Breathing 

• Visualisations

• Relaxation Scripts

• Short relaxations for labour 

 

Physical preparation:

• Breech/Back to Back/Optimal Positioning

• Pelvic Floor Exercises

• Perineal Massage

• Preventing Tearing 

• Positions for Birth

 

SESSION 3

Choices and options for birth - how to navigate any surprises and make informed decisions: 

• Due dates

• Induction 

• ‘Natural’ Induction

• Gentle Caesarean Birth 

• Navigating the maternity system

• Informed decision-making

• Fear Release Relaxation

 

SESSION 4

Feeling calm and supported in the birth room:

• Birth Place Options

• Pain Relief in Labour 

• Birth Partner’s role(S) 

• Creating a relaxing birth environment wherever you are 

• Stages of Labour (1st/2nd/3rd) and staying relaxed 

• Down Breathing & Visualisations 

• Golden Hour  

• Your Birth Preferences

 

Please get in touch via email or phone with any questions about the course. I’m always very happy to have a chat (with absolutely no obligation to sign up afterwards)! You can also check out the KGH website which has lots of useful information.