HypnoBirthing(R)hasgainedmomentumaroundtheglobeasapositiveandempoweringmethodofchildbirth.Here’swhy:HypnoBirthinghelpswomentobecomeempoweredbydevelopinganawarenessoftheinstinctivebirthingcapabilityoftheirbodies.Itgreatlyreducesthepainoflaborandchildbirth;frequentlyeliminatestheneedfordrugs;reducestheneedforcaesariansurgeryorotherdoctor-controlledbirthinterventions;anditalsoshortensbirthingandrecoverytime,allowingforbetterandearlierbondingwiththebaby,whichhasbeenproventobevitaltothemother-childbond.What’smore,parentsreportthattheirinfantssleepbetterandfeedmoreeasilywhentheyhaven’texperiencedbirthtrauma.HypnoBirthingfounderMarieMonganknowsfromherownfourbirthsthatitisnotnecessaryforchildbirthtobeaterriblypainfulexperience.InthisbooksheshowswomenhowtheMonganMethodworksandhowparentstheycantakecontrolofthegreatestandmostimportanteventoftheirlives.So,whyisbirthsuchatraumaticeventforsomanywomen?Andwhydomorethan40%ofbirthsnowendincaesariansection,thehighestpercentageinhistory?Theanswerissimple:becauseourcultureteacheswomentofearbirthasapainfulandunsettlingexperience.Fearcausesthreephysicalreactionsinthebody--tighteningofthemuscles,reducedbloodflowtothebirthingmuscles,andthereleaseofcertainhormones--whichincreasethepainanddiscomfortofchildbirth.Thisisnothocus-pocusthisisscience.
