Steady increase in antenatal classes teaching alternative relaxation techniques, with more NHS trusts either subsidising the courses or offering them for free It is the alternative birth method that ...

A hit with celebrity mums Gisele Bündchen and Jessica Alba, hypnobirthing has now gone mainstream, with classes available on the NHS and many midwives learning the technique. But does it actually work ...

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Evidence suggests that women who want to get motherhood off to the best start possible should learn deep relaxation and breathing techniques. Hypnobirthing has produced such astonishing results that ...

The mixture of deep breathing and visualisation exercises also helped her deal with hyperemesis gravidarum – a severe form of morning sickness. “I saw the power of it, the meditation, the deep ...

The latest celebrity-endorsed health trend is the bizarre-sounding practice of "hypnobirthing". Backed by the likes of Gisele Bundchen, Jessica Alba and, reportedly, Kate Middleton, women are using ...

There are many ways to control pain associated with labor and birth, and Hypnobirthing is one of them. We spoke to Carol Yeh-Garner, a nationally Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist in San Diego, to get ...

I wasn’t surprised to read last week that hypnobirthing is becoming a standard part of birth preparation, with more and more British hospitals running their own courses. To the uninitiated, the ...

Australian hospitals each deliver different antenatal education programs and now one birthing expert is calling for a more standardised approach. Hypnobirthing Australia director Melissa Spilsted ...