Hypnotic Painless Childbirth
Why do we need pain control?
It is interesting to look at why pain control is required in childbirth at all. In a normal childbirth the baby travels down the birth canal. If the birth canal is loose and relaxed then each contraction pushes the baby gently down and if the mother is fully dilated the baby comes out with a minimum of effort. The whole birth process happens very fast and the feelings of the mother range from mild discomfort to a very enjoyable experience. Because the mother is so relaxed breastfeeding if the mother chooses to breast feed will also be easier.
Why does giving birth cause pain?
However if the birth canal
is tight and constricted, each contraction stretches or tears it and the
baby is forced through this tight muscle which can cause enormous pain.
Forceps may be required to deliver the baby. If the mother is not fully
dilated then an episiotomy may be needed, requiring painful stitches.
The labor and recovery time can be significant.
So what caused the birth canal to be tight and constricted? The number
one reason is fear. Throughout a girls life virtually everything she has
heard or seen about childbirth has been negative. The thought of childbirth
fills most mothers to be with dread. When the contractions start and her
whole body is tense and tight and the baby pushes against the birth canal
the mother feels some pain. This pain increases her fear and she tenses
up even more. When the next contraction comes she is even tighter and
more pain is caused. It becomes a vicious circle leading to a most uncomfortable
and long childbirth. Generally the more scared the mother is the worse
the pain is.
How does hypnosis help?
Hypnotic childbirth operates
in three ways. Firstly, using hypnosis the fear is removed and the mother
looks forward to the birth of her child. Secondly, the mother is taught
deep relaxation techniques which allow the baby to move gently down the
birth canal with each contraction. Thirdly, hypnotic anesthesia it taught
which allows the mother to numb any part of here body which she feels
discomfort. Open heart surgery and amputations have been carried out with
hypnotic anesthesia with no discomfort to the patients. Once the mother
is trained in these methods which take about four, 1 hour sessions she
can do this easily.
The real benefits of hypnotic childbirth is the mother is wide awake enjoying
the whole process with a minimum recovery time. The child enters this
world in a very gentle, natural and loving way.
What if hypnotic pain-control did not work?
Hypnotic childbirth is very successful but is should be noted that it does not exclude other methods of pain relief such as the gas or medical anesthesia. In the un-lightly event that the hypnotic conditioning does not work or there are complications in the birth all of the standard medical interventions are still available to the mother and child.
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