Know hypnobirthing - Pregnant women should know

Hypnobirthing has grown in the world today. Let's know more about hypnobirthing chose by Kate Middleton to give birth to the Royal Baby, which can help women give birth with a more comfortable, natural and relaxed.

Childbirth is an exciting process, waiting or worrying that experienced by the mother. Childbirth is generally considered to be a painful process. But now developed hypnobirthing practices that can be applied during pregnancy and very useful during pregnancy, childbirth also during childbirth. Let's look more on hypnobirthing including history and the benefits to the mother and baby.

What is hypnobirthing?

Hypnobirthing is a method of self-hypnosis is done during pregnancy and childbirth. But keep in mind that hypnobirthing, not hypnotic that will make the mother was asleep and unconscious during childbirth, but a programming subconscious mind with affirmations or positive words that bring peace. This method is centered on relaxation, breathing deeply and calmly, visualization and positive affirmation.

The idea of hypnosis in childbirth has been around since the 1920s appointed by Dr. Grantly Dick-Read, an obstetrician from the UK. And since it was developed further by Marie F. Mongan in 1959 introduced hypnobirthing until now better known as "The Mongan Method". In 2002, an experienced midwife, Lanny Kuswandi bring hypnobirthing to Indonesia and continued to develop until today, where she wants to share her experiences in order to create a better generation.

Could childbirth without pain?

Although people who have given birth said must hurt either naturally or surgery. But birth without pain that may occur if the mother is really in a state of very relaxed and calm. Labor pain when it appears as a signal or code that tells that the baby will soon be out of the womb and every mother will feel pain differently. So it is a natural process of contraction and relaxation will be very useful at this point. When the spawned there are various factors that affect the mother as the physical, mental, environmental. The fear experienced by the mother can raise levels of 'stress hormone' in the body of the catecholamines and adrenaline that can lead to increased pain during labor. While conversely if the mother was in a state of relaxed, calm, and should be accompanied by a father who helps provide relaxing massage or positive affirmations can help to increase endorphins that are useful as morphine or the body's natural painkiller.

Benefits hypnobirthing

According to the results of research and sharing of the mothers who had undergone hypnobirthing, there are several important benefits for both mother and baby.

For the mother:

• Promote patience that helps the body's cells grow healthier
• Reducing nausea, vomiting and dizziness
• Reduce the likelihood of the baby blues after giving birth (post-partum depression)
• Reducing stress, fear, anxiety before and during childbirth
• Reduce the risk of complications in pregnancy
• Reduce the risk of surgery
• Improve recovery postpartum (after childbirth)
• Increasing levels of endorphins the body
• Helping mothers who have hypertension
• Fixing location of the fetus with the communication with the baby

For the baby:

• Increasing the oxygen supply needed for growth
• Improving the bond between the baby, mother, and father
• Baby calmer after giving birth (not fussy)
• Increase milk production
• Reducing the physical and mental trauma
• Prepare the next generation of healthy, intelligent and peaceful

Now with the development of hypnobirthing in Indonesia, many mothers who want to give birth at home with the reasons more comfortable and can perform early initiation of breastfeeding (IMD) assisted by skilled birth attendants. Waterbirthing (bore water) can also be done with hypnobirthing. Hopefully, this explanation may help women to make choices in preparing for the birth of the baby smooth and pleasant.