Bringing a new life into the world is a profound and transformative experience, and the journey of childbirth is as diverse as the individuals involved. In recent years, a method known as "gentle birth" has gained popularity among expectant parents seeking a more holistic and serene approach to labour and delivery. The gentle birth method is a childbirth approach that.
We're programmed to believe that childbirth is stressful and painful. Is there any alternative? We talked to Di Bustamante, a doula and childbirth educator and she told us about Hypnobirthing and how women can have natural and joyful birthing experiences. Read on to find out if this is really possible. It sounds like crazy talk right? Pain-free birth. That can't.
"Hypnobirthing teaches women to induce a "self-hypnotic" state of mind where a woman focuses her attention inwards. this helps her to decrease peripheral awareness".
Marie Mongan, 86, Who Developed Hypnotherapy for Childbirth, Dies
Her natural childbirth techniques have been used by Kate Middleton, Jessica Alba and many other women around the world in search of a more gentle, unmedicated experience.
Marie Mongan in 2015. Medical professionals in 46 countries have been certified in her hypnobirthing techniques.Credit.Grigoriy Yaroshenko
March 16, 2021
When Marie Mongan was pregnant with her third child in the 1950s, she made an unusual demand. She told her doctor that when it was time for her to give birth, she didn’t want anesthesia and if he didn’t agree to her terms, she would find someone who did.