
Essential Hypnobirthing & Confident Birth Course
A private, 6 hour course, for subsequent pregnancies and those attending pre-recorded or broader coverage courses elsewhere.
​The Essentials Course is a condensed version of the complete course which requires the participants to have experience or be undertaking some additional birth education and encourages further practise in the form of reading/watching/listening outside the course.
Before the course I will send you a short introduction video and a few exercises to complete to lay some foundations for you ahead of our time together.
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I typically run for couples who have either had a baby before, booked onto an NCT course OR done an online course.
Within the Essentials course, I cover:
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What makes a positive birth experience
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How the Mind Works
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Positive Input
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Physiology of the Birthing Body
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Hormones of Labour
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Birthing like other Mammals
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Breathing for Birth
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Visualisations
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Relaxations
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Positive Affirmations
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Birth Boards
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Anchors
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The Power of Language
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Positive Affirmations
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Light touch massage
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Navigating your care within the NHS
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Looking out for unnecessary hypnobirthing derailers
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Decision Making
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Birth Partners Role
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Your Labour timeline (where Hypnobirthing fits in)
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Discussion on Birth Plans
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You will also be provided with resources and links to help you get up to speed on:
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Preparing Your Body for Birth,
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Further Massage Techniques,
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Inductions,
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C-Sections,
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Instrumental Birth,
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Choosing your Place of Birth,
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Medical Pain Relief and Further Comfort Measures,
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When
Private Essentials courses are conducted over one full day or two half-day sessions, Mon - Fri between 9.30 am and 4.30 pm,
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Where
Private Essentials courses take place either online or in the comfort of *your own home or mine in my office/snug (complete with wood-burning stove for the winter).
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*I am delighted to travel to you and distances of up to 5 miles from my home in Bentworth (as calculated on google maps) are included in the fee. Thereafter, I charge 45p per mile each way.

The Essentials Course Session Content
Logic of Hypnobirthing​
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What makes a positive birth experience
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How the Mind Works
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Positive Input
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Physiology of the Birthing Body
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Hormones of Labour
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Birthing like other Mammals
Tools & Techniques
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Breathing for Birth
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Visualisations
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Relaxations
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Positive Affirmations
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Birth Boards
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Anchors
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The Power of Language
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Positive Affirmations
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Light Touch Massage
Navigating your Care
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Navigating your care within the maternity system
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Decision Making
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B.R.A.I.N.S.
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Re-routing your Birth Journey
The Birth
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Birth Partners Role
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Labour Timeline
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Your Birth Proposal/Plan
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The Importance of Practice
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How much does the Essentials Course cost?
Private Course: £260* per mother and birthing partner**
**please contact me to discuss the attendance of additional birthing partners
What you get:
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The Full Hypnobirthing & Confident Birth Course
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The Hampshire Birthing Course Companion
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Four Hypnobirthing MP3's which you can enjoy as soon as you have booked your place.
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Ongoing support throughout your pregnancy and following your birth via phone, email and in person if possible.
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To find out more about future group course dates or booking a private course, please contact me.