Hypnosis is a relaxing experience which allows you to begin bonding with your baby before birth. You can also use it to create a practice run for your ideal birth. Hypnosis is also a pleasant way of learning to distance yourself from any discomfort during labour, allowing you to more fully enjoy the experience of birth.
Much of the fear associated with birth causes tension, and tension heightens pain. Women who use hypnosis are far more relaxed and calm during labour, making for a much more relaxed birth experience. After a hypnotic birth women often feel less physically and mentally exhausted, their babies also benefit from the experience and tend to sleep and feed better, cry less and be calmer and more relaxed too. In fact, studies have shown babies born to mothers who practiced hypnosis have higher APGAR scores!