We are pleased to announce that our self hypnosis mp3 for natural birth now uses binaural beats to make them even more effective.

Binaural beats are created when sounds of slightly sifferent frequencies are heard separately by each ear, and combined by the brain to create a third perceived 'sound' which is the difference between the two.

Research at educational institutions worldwide, including the Monroe Institute, has found that binaural beats cause our brainwave patterns to synchronise with the beat, allowing people to reach the deeply relaxed states of mind much more quickly and with less practice.

This technology not only helps make our self hypnosis mp3 so much more effective, but also means our programmes can be much shorter than traditional hypnosis cds, making them much more convenient to listen to each day.

We are pleased to announce that you can now learn self hypnosis and relaxation techniques for pregnancy and labour pain management in the comfort of your own home thanks to our new learn at home birth preparation programme and Self Hypnosis MP3 for Labour downloads.

Learning relaxation techniques and self hypnosis for preganancy can give you a sense of control over your mind and body, both during your pregnancy as well as helping you to manage labour pain when you are giving birth.

Whats more, research at the Women's and Children's Hospital in Adelaide, Australia, where hypnosis is used for women in labour, shows it is highly effective. They found that women taught self-hypnosis reduced their need for analgesia by half, epidurals by 70 per cent, and were more than twice as likely to be satisfied with their pain management in labour compared with other women.

You can view all our birth hypnosis products here. (you will be taken to our Blissful Birth website).

A review of non-drug pain relief therapies suggests that hypnosis and acupuncture may ease labour pain.

"There is too little research to assess how effective many complementary therapies will be with pain management in labour," said lead study author Caroline Smith. Further research is needed, she said, but "the results concerning acupuncture and hypnosis are encouraging."

In addition to hypnosis and acupuncture, the review examined the effects of massage, relaxation, aromatherapy, acupressure and white noise on pain relief. But the review did not turn up enough evidence to determine if any of the other therapies bring women significant comfort.

The meta-analysis compiles data from 14 studies that included more than 1,400 women. Five studies examined hypnosis, while three studies gauged acupuncture?s effect on pain relief.

"More robust research and more research trials have been undertaken for these two therapies versus the other treatments," said Smith, a research fellow at the University of Adelaide in Australia.

The review appears in the current issue of The Cochrane Library, a publication of The Cochrane Collaboration, an international organization that evaluates research in all aspects of health care. Systematic reviews draw evidence-based conclusions about medical practice after considering both the content and quality of existing trials on a topic.

Hypnosis reduces the need for drug pain relief in labour, lessens the need for medications that augment labour and increases the number of spontaneous vaginal births, according to the available data. The women treated with acupuncture reported more satisfaction with their labor pain management versus the mothers who did not receive that treatment, the review found.

(Newswise - 16th October 2006)

If you would like to learn self-hypnosis for childbirth, why not join one of our antenatal classes

Hypnosis gains support as medical tool for dealing with pain, recovery, stress. Teaching hospitals such as Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York and Harvard Medical School are studying and using hypnosis to speed surgical recoveries and manage pain. Stanford University School of Medicine and the Mayo Clinic are studying its effectiveness for treating anxiety, stress and overeating.
(Arizona Republic - 11th October 2005)

Hypnotherapy is increasingly recognised as a safe and effective way of blocking out pain during operations and helping women in childbirth. Lucie Hoe reports
(Daily Telegraph - 30th August 2005)