Hypnobirthing and mindfulness are about removing the fear of the unknown as well as being present in the moment so you can navigate any situation. Birth is birth, and every birth deserves to be positive, personalised, and special.
Understanding birth is important for caesarean section births too because it’s hugely beneficial to support the natural hormones your body needs when giving birth. The key hormone here being oxytocin, which is important in bonding, breastfeeding and recovery. This teamed with making sure your birth feels personalised can make for an incredibly beautiful and positive birth experience.
That’s why as a member of The Mindful Birth Group I’m proud to offer a specially dedicated abdominal birth course.
What you will learn:
- What happens during a planned abdominal birth
- Specific breathing technique to help you to relax during pregnancy and the birth (and beyond!)
- Visualisation techniques to help you to relax throughout the process
- Controlling the controllables- what is in your control and when you need to trust the process
- A very gentle and highly effective massage technique which will stimulate the production of the body’s natural pain relieving hormones- still very important for planned abdominal births
- What happens in spontaneous labour – just in case!
- How to write your birth preferences & share them with your medical care providers
- Your birth partners important role and how they can support you throughout the birth and beyond
- Recovering from an abdominal birth – practical and emotional things to prepare and think about
After booking your Mindful Birth course, you automatically gain access to the one-of-a-kind support package worth at least £850* which includes:
During pregnancy:
- Weekly pregnancy yoga (live on Zoom & recorded for your convenience)
- Monthly relaxation sessions (live on Zoom)
- Online community to meet others on a similar path (moderated & closed) hosted on Circle
- WhatsApp support with your teacher right up until your baby is born
- Ask the Midwife online group
The Course:
- 6 hours (private) or 8 hours (group) live birth preparation teaching
- 1.5 hours live via Zoom postnatal preparation
During postnatal recovery:
- 1 hour postnatal doula session (on Zoom)
- Educational videos on baby care including breast and bottle feeding
- Weekly parent & baby yoga (live on Zoom & recorded for your convenience)
- Online community to meet others on a similar path (moderated & closed) hosted on Circle
We recommend signing up to the package from 12 weeks of pregnancy, so you can gain the full benefit of mind and body support from early on.
You can read more about the course and support package here
The package costs are:
Group course option (9.5 hours total live learning time)
- £330 for the Zoom course option (currently all abdominal group courses are online via Zoom)
Private course options (7.5 hours of total live learning time)
- £430 over Zoom
- £484 in-person
- A private course can be completed in 1 x 6 hours, 2 x 3 hours, or 3 x 2 hours.
- In-person would be at your home, and no more than a 30 minute travel distance from postcode SM4 6RB, UK. Please contact Rachel should you live further away, as this may still be possible.
- Online via Zoom video call – accessible from anywhere in the world
Ready to book a private course or have some questions? Please contact me by email rachel@barefootbirthing.com or using the contact form.