hypnosisforbirth

Hypnosis was used quite successfully in the United States since the 1950's and is experiencing a resurgence as complementary therapies gain recognition. Hypnosis was used instead of anesthesia to help women give birth.

Pat teaches HypnoBirthing® and provides Birth Counseling in Olympia, WA, and via the Internet. She offers this site to you to learn more about the use of Imagery and Hypnosis for Pregnancy, Birth and Woman's Health, and to see the benefits of becoming peaceful during pregnancy.

Classes can be private or group classes. Please contact Pat for details of her next course series.

Pat also offers HypnoBirthing® HypnoFertility Therapy for families seeking pregnancy, of those working with medical technologies. Please review her website, and call for a free 1/2 hour consultation.

Pat combines over 35 years of experience with

pregnancy and childbirth with her training in hypnosis to help you develop the tools you need to cope with your labor. She encourages balance in lifestyle choices, and the use of techniques to decrease the stress and anxiety of pregnancy and labor.

Hypnosis has proven to be useful, especially for pregnancy and childbirth, and healing. This article provides some insights into how Hypnosis can be used in pregnancy:

Hypnosis, the answer to natural childbirth?

By Dr. Martyn P. Williams.

NBC Dateline, September, 1999 aired an excellent introduction to the use of hypnosis for labor.

Animated Birth Videos

Vaginal Birth

Cervix opening and stations to birth

A baby crying in the womb

Articles to Support HypnoBirthing®

Childbirth Connections: Resources for families and professionals

Decision Making

FAQ about using Hypnosis for birthing

HypnoBirthing® Articles

How Hypnosis Eases Birthing

Hypnosis for pain relief in labour and childbirth: a systematic review

Hypnosis Research for Childbirth

Studies of Hypnosis and Childbirth

Your Right to Refuse: ICAN Statement

Don't Push Your Baby Out !

http://www.mercola.com/2005/nov/3/dont_push_your_baby_out.htm

8 Ways to Increase the Safety and Comfort of Childbirth

http://mercola.com/2004/jun/16/child_birth.htm

Epidural Risks

Cesarean Birth Risks: Prevent Cesarean Birth

The Assault on Normal Birth:

The OB Disinformation Campaign

by Henci Goer

Giving Birth: The Endocrinology of Ecstasy

Ecstatic birth - nature’s hormonal blueprint for labor

http://sarahjbuckley.com/articles/ecstatic-birth.htm

Ecstatic Birth and Orgasmic Birth

Talk about an Orgasmic Birth (YouTube)

http://www.ecstaticbirth.com/

http://www.orgasmicbirth.com/

http://www.unassistedchildbirth.com/sensual/orgasmic.html

WombEcology

http://www.wombecology.com/

Maternal Emotional States in Pregnancy

Natural Birthing Sensations

Prenatal Environments

The Seduction of Induction by Penny Simpkin

Guilt, Healthcare and Profit

Anita Butler, CD(DONA), HBCE, CLC

anita@kbutler.com

Hypnosis May Reduce Pain, Complications of Labor

J Family Practice 2001. 50:441-443

Lamaze: About Normal Birth

Official Guide: Lamaze International

Practices that support Normal Birth

Natural Birthing Options:

Technology in Birth- First Do No Harm

http://mercola.com/2000/apr/9/natural%20birthing%20options.htm

Newsweek Magazine: May 10, 2004

Have It Your Way: Redesigning Birth

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4880283/

Time Magazine: March 1, 2004

Birth Bliss

What’s Pain Got To Do With It?

http://www.fearlessbirthing.com

Scientific Research about Hypnosis

Breast Crawl Video

U Tube Videos
HypnoBirthing Water Birth
Belly Dancing for Birth

1950's Police Birth on U Tube (staged)

HypnoBirthing Water Birth

Prenatal Education and World Peace

Part 1

Part 2

Talk about an Orgasmic Birth (YouTube)

Virtual Labor

Pat is available to use hypnosis for various Pregnancy complications such as:

Birth Counseling

Childbirth Hypnosis

Preterm Labor

Prenatal Anxiety

Reducing Labor Pain

Postpartum Depression

HypnoFertility Therapy

Preconception and Fertility Counseling

Hyperemesis and nausea of pregnancy

Slender for Life™ Weight Loss

Pat is a HypnoBirthing® Practitioner, Certified in the Mongan Method by the HypnoBirthing® Institute, and a registered and Certified HypnoTherapist. She works with clients on an individual basis, or in a small and intimate group setting. She also provides HypnoFertility Therapy for women seeking a pregnancy. Affiliated with the HypnoBirthing Institute

Pat's Brochure On Line
HypnoFertility Therapy Brochure
Member National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH) :http://www.ngh.net/ and the South Sound Chapter : http://ngh-sswa.org/
Member International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association (IMDHA):
http://www.infinityinst.com

Pat Sonnenstuhl, CNM, MS, C.Ht, HBCE

Certified Nurse Midwife

Certified Hypnotherapist

HypnoBirthing® Certified Educator

HypnoBirthing Fertility Therapist

Browse The Keyword Map of the Internet:

http://www.kwmap.net

Creations Unlimited

Contact: hypnosisforbirth@comcast.net

Puget Sound Wellness Association

http://www.pugetsoundwellness.org/

Alternative Resources - directory of Alternative related websites.

Free-Hypnosis-Guide.com

	Luna Bars http://www.lunabar.com
	Maternity Section:
	http://www.lunabar.com/maternity/
	Luna Mom's Club
	http://www.lunabar.com/maternity/index2.cgi
	Member Luna Ambassador Program

Web Site Developed by Pat Sonnenstuhl, CNM, MS, CHt. hypnosisforbirth@comcast.net

Many thanks to Roy Hunter, RH, for his instruction in the Art of Hypnosis, and support of my work as HypnoTherapist.

Examples of Pat's Web Work can be found at: Creations Unlimited

http://home.comcast.net/~creationsunltd/

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Hypnosis for Birthing and Woman's Health

Hypnotherapist Discussion Group

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/hypnosisforbirthing/

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Group email address: hypnosisforbirthing@yahoogroups.com

This is a discussion group open to professional hypnotherapists who work with clients who want to use hypnosis for birthing and woman's health issues. Various programs teach hypnosis to pregnant women with wonderful success. Please join us and share your questions, ideas, suggestions.

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Prenatal Parenting

Prenatal Parenting Discussion Group

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This group is open to anyone interested in teaching the concepts of Prenatal Parenting, as presented in the book Prenatal Parenting by Dr. Fred Wirth.

Fertilityhealing · Mind-body Healing for Fertility
Discussion group for therapists and HypnoBirthing Educators
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This Yahoo group is for hypnotherapists and others who use hypnosis, visualization and imagery to help families achieve fertility. Areas for discussion includes techniques used with families seeking fertility, and experiences with families that have achieved fertility.