BirthSense® Antenatal Course
The BirthSense® Antenatal course was developed by BirthSense®for those who want to explore the real possiblilty of safe, comfortable, normal birth, outside a programme with structured techniques.
The course was developed by a doula and birth hypnotherapist, and based on the philosophy and teachings of world-famous obstetrician, Dr Michel Odent. Unlike many antenatal classes, the course does not focus on prescribed techniques or stages of labour; instead, the focus is on the interplay between birth psychology and the birthing process, and how simply understanding this relationship often leads to the safest, least interventionist way of giving birth.
The course discusses the importance of attitude, environment and psychological state in detail, and you will learn exactly what will help you have a smoother, easier, safer labour and why.
Course Content:
The course is run over three 2.5 hour sessions (face-to-face courses) or over five 1 hour sessions (webinar).
Unit 1: The de-medicalisation of birth; birth environments; birth and the neocortex; the structure of the uterus; oxytocin/adrenaline antagonism how mammals birth; the fight or flight response; birth and the subconscious mind.
Unit 2: NLP technique - anchoring; birth place choices; emergency procedures and birth place choices;
Unit 3: Active Birth and your birthing instincts; breathing; pre-labour; induction
Unit 4: Early labour; role of the birth partner; birth plans; intervention; medical choices
Unit 5: Advanced labour; birthing phase; post-birth bonding & breastfeeding
