The Nurtured Birth Doula Services, LLC
Dana Kunze, CD(DONA), CLE, HCHI
Serving Fort Collins and Northern Colorado

 

 

dana@nurturedbirth.com
970.691.2017
Hypnobabies® Course Outline
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Class 1: Introduction to Hypnobabies®

How Hypnosis for Childbirth Works . How Your Mind Works - The Conscious and Subconscious . Pregnancy Anatomy and Physiology . The Mind/Body Connection . What Hypnosis is and is NOT . How Fear Affects Comfort and Length of Birthing . Communication Exercises

Hypnosis Script: "Learning Self-Hypnosis"
CDs: "Deepening Your Hypnosis", "Pregnancy Affirmations"

Class 2: Staying Healthy and Low Risk

The Importance of Diet in Pregnancy . Nutritional Guidelines . The High Protein Advantage . Avoiding of Harmful Substances . Natural Comfort Measures for Pregnancy . BabyAwareness/Prenatal Bonding . Prenatal Exercise . Introduction of the Stages of Labor

Hypnosis Script: "Creating Anesthesia"

Class 3: Your Options in Birthing

Childbirth Choices - Risks, Benefits and Alternatives for Common Procedures . Consumer Awareness Issues . Creating a Birth Plan . Touring Your Place of Birth . "Hypno-Doulas"

Hypnosis Script: "Hypnotic Childbirth #1 - Birth Hypnosis Tools"
CD: Birth Partner's "Relax and Feel Confident" CD

Class 4: Your Birthing Time Begins

Signs of Birthing Beginning . Timing Your Birthing Waves (Contractions) . When to Leave for Your Baby's Birth Place . What is Measured During an Internal Exam . Slow or Stalled Births . Creating a Calm Birthing Environment . Optimum Fetal Positioning

Hypnosis Script: "Hypnotic Childbirth # 2 - Deepening Your Hypno-Anesthesia"

Class 5: Transition and Birth, Role of the Birth Partners

Birth Partners Training . Late First Stage . Positions for Birth . Birth of the Baby . Birth of the Placenta . Immediate Postpartum Changes and Choices . Avoiding a Cesarean Section

Hypnosis Practice: Full review and practice of our Hypnobabies® techniques

Class # 6: Beyond the Birth

New Baby Care . Normal Newborn Appearance . Newborn Procedures . A Good Start With Breastfeeding . Attachment Parenting . Slings and Carriers

Hypnosis Script: "Visualize (Create!) Your Birth", followed by our birthing rehearsal using all Hypnobabies® techniques
CD: "Fear Release"