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UNIT #1: Building A Positive Expectancy

• Introduction
  
• HypnoBirthing®
  
• Rationale for comfortable birth
  
• How the Uterus Works
  
• What's Wrong with Labor?
  
• How Fear Affects Labor
  
• Origin of Pain Concept
  
• Hypnosis and Deep Relaxation/Creating Positive Birth Outcomes
  
• HypnoBirthing® videos of labor & birth
  

UNIT #2: Falling in Love with Your Baby/Preparing Mind & Body

• HypnoBirthing® Stories - 3 and 4
  
• Prenatal Bonding Techniques
  
• Relaxation and Visualization for birthing
  
• Rapid and instant relaxation techniques
  
• Breathing techniques for birthing
  
• Progressive, Instant, and Deepening Techniques
  
• Hypnotic Relaxation and Visualizations
  

UNIT #3: Getting Ready to Welcome your Baby

• Looking at your estimated due date
  
• Making hospital, home or birthing center plans
  
• Preparing the Body for Birthing
  
• Light touch birthing massage
  
• Birth Stories Videos 5 and 6
  
• Preparing your birth preferences sheets
  
• When Baby is Ready
  
• Avoiding Artificial Induction of Labor
  
• Your Body Working for You And with You
  
• Releasing Negative Emotions, Fears and Limiting Thoughts
  

UNIT #4: Overview of Childbirth--A Labor of Love

• Birth Stories Video 7 and 8
  
• Onset of Labor--Thinning and Opening Phase
  
• Arriving at the Hospital
  
• As Labor Moves along|
  
• Birth Companion's Role
  
• If Labor rests or slows
  
• Protecting the Natural Birthing Experience
  
• As Birthing advances--Nearing Completion
  
• Birth Rehearsal Imagery
  

UNIT# 5: Birthing--Breathing Love, Bringing Life

• Birthing Video
  
• Mother Nears Completion--thinning and opening phase ends
  
• Birth Explained Simply
  
• Breathing Baby Down
  
• Birth of the placenta
  
• Bonding with your baby
  
• Forest Fantasy Metaphor