HypnoBirthing International courses

HypnoBirthing, The Mongan Method, is as much a philosophy as it is a technique for achieving a satisfying, relaxing, and stress-free birth.

This program teaches you, along with your birth partner, the art and joy of experiencing birth in a more comfortable manner.

You will learn how to call upon your body's own natural relaxant, and therefore lessen, or even eliminate, discomfort and the need for medication.

When you are properly prepared for childbirth and when the mind and body are in harmony, nature is free to function in the same well-designed manner that it does with all mothers in nature.

Through self-hypnosis, special breathing and visualisation techniques, hypnobirthing teaches you to release fear and to trust your body's ability to birth instinctively.

Studies show that when a woman feels relaxed, safe and supported through childbirth, there is:

50% reduction in the caesarean rate
25% shorter labour
60% reduction in epidural requests
40% reduction in Syntocinon use
30% reduction in analgesia use
40% reduction in forceps delivery

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HypnoBirthing International full course

Logistics

Cost for one-on-one couples' training: $1050 for 5 x 2.5 hour sessions with the mother to be and their partner.

Preferred start date: Between 20-25 weeks into the pregnancy.

Locations (Melbourne): Preston / Brunswick / St Andrews. Home visits by arrangement. Note that Zoom classes or mixed face-to-face and Zoom classes are also an option.

Group classes: Please send an inquiry if interested in group sessions.

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Testimonials

Not too long after learning that we would give birth to twins later on in the year, my partner and I got in touch with Jody Ann about the Hypnobirthing International course that she would be facilitating. We were curious about how the Hypnobirthing model could help us deliver our twins safely and joyfully given the various protocols surrounding a twin pregnancy and birth. Jody Ann took our situation into consideration and adapted the course for us, responding to our evolving questions and concerns regarding those protocols with time and care. Completing the Hypnobirthing course with Jody Ann equipped us to go in whole heartedly to a caesarean birth at 34 weeks to address my sudden but escalating pre-eclampsia condition. We felt confident and educated to work alongside health professionals of all levels as we safely and joyfully gave birth to a theatre of smiles and music. We also felt prepared to work with the hospital’s special care nursery where the twins were looked after until their discharge almost three weeks following. The course gave us and a small group of couples the time and space to prepare our birth preferences and have conversations and simulations on how we would work as a team through this memorable and life-changing event.
Thank you Jody Ann!

-Emily

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2hr HypnoBirthing Refresher

You can also book a 2hr HypnoBirthing Refresher course if you have done the HypnoBirthing International course in previous births (either with JodyAnn or a different accredited provider).

The 2-hour refresher course is a private and individualised 1-on-1 session, leaning into whatever you and your partner feel you need.

The cost is $190 and the session can be done via Zoom or in person.

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HypnoBirthing Refresher Course