Hypnobabies Student Resources

Welcome to our Hypnobabies Class Student Resources Page.

The following links correspond to the ones in your Hypnobabies Class Student Workbook:

Class 1 Links

Language –

Holistic Language for Nurses: The Power of Suggestion

Stay Inside Your Bubble of Peace –

Birth is no Time for War Stories

TV’s subliminal influence on women’s perception of pregnancy and birth

Embracing One System –

Choosing ONE Childbirth Program

How the Mind Works; How Hypnosis Works –

Do we smell with our EYES? People perceive odours differently if they are labelled with positive or negative words

Software For Your Mind

What is the Science Behind Hypnosis

Hypnobabies Childbirth Hypnosis – Is it Realistic?

Just How Easy and Comfortable Can Birthing Be?

How Does it Work?

Help! I Can’t be Hypnotized

Use of Hypnosis in Pregnancy and Birth –

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

Or the PDF version

STUDY – efficacy of self-hypnosis learning sessions for elimination of chronic pain

STUDY – Hypnosis for childbirth: a retrospective comparative analysis of outcomes in one obstetrician’s practice

STUDY – Hypnosis for pain management during labor and childbirth

STUDY/ PDF – Hypnosis Can Change the Processing of Pain  (hypnosis can alter how the brain processes pain, thereby reducing patients’ perception of pain, judging from findings from brain-imaging studies reported recently.)

VIDEO – Medical Hypnosis in the News

STUDY – Hypnosis for Turning Breech Babies

STUDY – Alternative therapies (hypnosis) for pain management in labor

VIDEO – Scott Sandland, “What IS Hypnosis?”

Pain Really Is All In Your Head And Emotion Controls Intensity

What’s In There? –
VIDEO – Animated footage of conception to birth ~ TED Talk

Baby Wise Program/Book Concerns –
AAP ABSTRACT – “Babywise” advice linked to de-hydration and failure to thrive
Collection of Articles on Babywise
Babywise Advice Linked to Dehydration and Failure to Thrive

STUDY – Styles of Parenting (Attachment and Babywise principles compared)
Home-Play –
Home Play Encouragement
Class 2 Links

Prenatal Testing –
First Trimester Prenatal Tests
Second Trimester Prenatal Tests
Third Trimester Prenatal Tests 
Prenatal Testing
More Women Skip Prenatal Test After Learning About Risks
Prenatal Diagnosis: Amniocentesis and CVS
Gestational Diabetes –

Gestational Diabetes and the Glucola Test
Gestational Diabetes: Please Don’t Drink the “Glucola Without Reading the Label
A physician’s experience with a false positive test result
Epigenetics –

Development in the womb: New insight on epigenetic influence on baby
Perineal Massage –
Antenatal Perineal Massage – Information for Women
Protein Information –

Pregnancy, Protein, and Promoting Growth

 

How Much Protein in Pregnancy

 

Plant Proteins

 

Maternal protein deficiency during pregnancy ‘memorized’ by fetal muscle cells

Eggs –


Pregnancy

Pregnancy, Protein, and Promoting Growth

 

6 Reasons Why Eggs are the Healthiest Food on the Planet

 

How Many Eggs Should You Eat

 

Supplements –

 

Calcium

Risks of Taking too Much Calcium When Pregnant
Vitamin D

Moms-to-be with low vitamin D levels could have more painful labors
Folate
Iron
Iodine Deficiency Common in Pregnancy, Docs Warn
Artificial Sweeteners –
Aspartame is renamed AminoSweet
How Safe is Splenda?
Food Safety in Pregnancy –
Food Safety During Pregnancy

Soda – 
Facts About Soda
Diets of Pregnant Women Contain Harmful, Hidden Toxins
Seafood –
Fatty acids in fish may shield brain from mercury damage
Toxins –

Diets of Pregnant Women Contain Harmful, Hidden Toxins

Cat parasite linked to mental illness, schizophrenia
Puberty Before Age 10: A New ‘Normal’?

Alcohol –
Fetal brain function in response to maternal alcohol consumption: Early evidence of damage
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Caffeine –
Moderate Caffeine Consumption During Pregnancy
Caffeine Linked to Low Birth Weight Babies
Caffeine in Pregnancy
Medications –
Prescription painkillers, widely used by childbearing age women, double birth defects risk
Ultrasound –
Avoid Fetal “Keepsake” Images, Heartbeat Monitors
Ultrasound Imaging
Human Studies Condemn Ultrasound
Ultrasound Scans – Cause For Concern
Natural Childbirth IIA: Is Ultrasound Necessary & Effective in Pregnancy?Natural Childbirth IIB: Ultrasound Not as Safe as Commonly Thought
Human Studies Condemn Ultrasound
17 Scans In One Pregnancy? Why These Scientists Warn Ultrasound Could Harm Developing Brain
Exercise –
Posture
Squatting
You Still Don’t Know Squat
Preparation – The Miles Circuit
“Expecting Fitness”, book by Birgitta Lauren
The Miles Circuit
5 Best Exercises in Pregnancy
Personal Grooming –
Shaving Or Waxing Pubic Hair Increases Risk Of Viral Infection
Optimal Cord Clamping –
Video – Cord Clamping and Your Birth Plan
Common Objections to Delayed Cord Clamping – What’s The Evidence Say?
Video – Delayed Cord Clamping – Grand Rounds
Delayed Cord Clamping Should be Standard Practice in Obstetrics
An Update on Delayed Cord Clamping, and Thoughts on Internet Expertise
Effect of Delayed Versus Early Umbilical Cord Clamping Status at 4 Months
Late vs Early Clamping of the Umbilical Cord in Full-term Neonates
History and Impact of Premature Cord Clamping
Magic Umbilical Cords
BBC article: “Early cord clamping may harm baby”
The Placenta –
The Amazing Placenta
Class 3 Links
Homebirth/Birth Center Safety –
Ninety-seven percent of homebirth babies were carried full term with only 1 percent of babies transferred to hospital after birth
Home Birth: Why This Doctor Would Still Choose One
Why are Medical Professionals who Deliver Babies in Hospitals Choosing to have their Own Babies at Home?
10 reasons to have your baby at a birth center
Hospitals Carry Their Own Risks
Low-risk pregnant women urged to avoid hospital births
Outcomes of planned home births with certified professional midwives: large prospective study in North America
New Evidence Confirms Birth Centers Provide Top-Notch Care
Midwives Say Birthing Centers Could Cut C-Section Rates and Save Billions
Outcomes of Care in Birth Centers: Demonstration of a Durable Model
5 Reasons Birth Centers Have Met Their Moment
Natural childbirth I: is home birth more dangerous than hospital birth?
Midwifery Model of Care –
Midwifery Model
What is a Midwife?
Benefits of Midwifery Care Video
Expecting? The Process of Creating a Physiological Birth
New Research on the Safety of Using Midwives for Low-Risk Deliveries
Midwifery Benefits? Improved Outcomes For Moms Who See Midwives, Review Finds
A Midwifery Model of Care for Childbearing Women at High Risk: Genuine Caring in Caring for the Genuine
Perinatal and Maternal Outcomes by Planned Place of Birth for Healthy Women with Low Risk Pregnancies: The Birthplace in England National Prospective Cohort Study
Home Birth After Hospital Birth: Women’s Choices and Reflections
Call the Midwife
The Way We Talk About Midwifery Care Matters
Why Are We Asking Doctors if Women Should Have Midwives? 
Physiologic/Normal Birth –
Research Summaries for Normal Birth
Undisturbed birth
The Most Scientific Birth Is Often the Least Technological Birth
Natural childbirth III: why undisturbed birth?
Evidence Based Practice –
Scientific Evidence Underlying the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ Practice Bulletins
I didn’t realize the pressure to have a C-section until I was about to deliver
Twelve Signs You Can Trust Your Care
The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services: Evidence Basis for the Ten Steps of Mother-Friendly Care
What is Evidence-based Maternity Care?
When doing nothing makes the most sense and is the least risky option
9 Changes We Must Make To Increase Vaginal Birth Rates
Elective Induction at 40 Weeks? “Decision-Based Evidence Making” Strikes Again
Top Ten Signs Your Doctor Is Planning To Perform An Unnecessary Cesarean Section On You
Informed Consent –
Right to Informed Consent
Right to Refuse Medical TreatmentYou’re Not Allowed to Not Allow Me
Let’s Talk Consent Written by Anna Berger
Leaving AMA –
Does leaving against medical advice stick patients with a bill?
Financial Responsibility of Hospitalized Patients Who Left Against Medical Advice: Medical Urban Legend?
Group B Strep –
Group B Strep and Pregnancy
Group B Strep: what you need to know
Group B Strep in Pregnancy: Evidence for Antibiotics and Alternatives
Vaginal chlorhexidine during labour to prevent early-onset neonatal group B streptococcal infection
Safety and Impact of Chlorhexidine Antisepsis Interventions for Improving Neonatal Health in Developing Countries
Vaginal/Cervical Exams –
Internal Exam In Pregnancy and Labour – Are They Necessary?
The purple line as a measure of labour progress: a longitudinal study
Dilation – How to Check Without Checking
Vaginal examinations: a symptom of a cervical-centric birth culture
Pelvic Exams Near Term: Benefit or Risk? Talking to Mothers About Informed Consent and Refusal
Alternative Methods of Checking Dilation {The Purple Line and More}
Why the Cervix Is More Amazing Than You Realised
Induction –
What is the Evidence for Induction for Low Amniotic Fluid in a Healthy Pregnancy?
Carrying Pregnancy to 39 Weeks: Is It Worth It? Yes!
“Choosing Wisely” in maternity care: ACOG and AAFP urge women to question elective deliveries
Uterotonic Agents Facts Sheet
What is the Evidence for Induction for Low Fluid at Term in a Healthy Pregnancy?
Mechanical methods for induction of labour
5 Q&A About Inducing Labor From Our CEO
Elective Induction at 40 Weeks? “Decision-Based Evidence Making” Strikes Again
Natural Inductions & Possible Complications
Non-Medically Indicated Induction and Augmentation of Labor
Evidence on Inducing Labor for going past your Due Date
Artificial Rupture of Membranes (AROM) –
In Defence of the Amniotic Sac
Big Babies/Macrosomia –
What is the Evidence for Induction or C-section for a Big Baby?
Accuracy of Prediction of Macrosomia: A Critical Appraisal
Ultrasound at Term Overestimates Macrosomia
Big Babies – The Curse of (mis) Diagnosing a Macrosomic Infant Part.1 & 2
Big Babies – Birthing a Macrosomic Infant – Part 2
Induction for Macrosomia? What is the data?
Cytotec –
Prescribing off-label: It’s gotten out of control
The Freedom to Birth—the Use of Cytotec to Induce Labor: A Non-Evidence-Based Intervention
FDA Warning on Cytotec
Searle’s Letter to Obstetricians
Cytotec Induction and Off-Label Use
Pitocin –
What is the Evidence for Pitocin Augmentation?
Pitocin is not Oxytocin
Intramuscular Versus Intravenous Oxytocin for Reducing Blood Loss after Vaginal Birth
Study Finds Adverse Effects of Pitocin in Newborns
Natural childbirth VI: Pitocin side effects and risks
Synthetic Oxytocin: Looking Beyond the Benefits
Nitrous Oxide –
Laughing gas making a comeback for women giving birth
Epidural –
Weighing the Pros and Cons of the Epidural
Epidurals: Real Risks for Mother and Baby
Does Epidural Analgesia Increase Rate of Cesarean Section?
Epidural: Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Epidural Anesthesia: Important Facts that will Help You Take Charge of Your Birth
New Research: Direct Correlation Between Labor Pain Medications and Breastfeeding
Natural childbirth V: epidural side effects and risks
Electronic Fetal Monitoring –
ACOG Practice Bulletin – Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
Evidence-Based Fetal Monitoring
Test Leads to Needless C-Sections
External and Internal Heart Rate Monitoring of the Fetus
IUPC (Intrauterine Pressure Catheter) –
Internal vs. External Registration of Contractions During Induced or Augmented Labor
Intrauterine Pressure Catheter Placement
Fluid and food intake during labor –
Restricting oral fluid and food intake during labour
Oral Intake During Labor: A Review of the Evidence
Episiotomy –
Episiotomy
Episiotomy – Is it Really Necessary?
What You Don’t Know About Episiotomies Can Hurt You
Doulas –
Community doulas can be big help for mother-baby relationships
Why Dads Dig Doulas
What is a Doula and Why are they so Beneficial?
Continuous support for women during childbirth
The Evidence for Doulas
Class 4 Links
Guess Dates –
Estimating the Estimated Due Date
Establishing Estimated Date of Birth (EDB)
Let the Baby Decide – The Case Against Inducing Labor
A Timely Birth
The Length of Uncomplicated Human Gestation
What to Expect After Your Due Date
ACOG/SMFM: Replace Phrase ‘Term Pregnancy’ With 4 Categories
The Effect of Late Pregnancy Consumption of Date Fruit on Labour and Delivery
Come OUT Baby
Mucus Plug –
Lost mucus (mucous) plug: the great myth
Engagement –
Dropping: why it means nothing
What does it mean when your baby’s head is engaged?
How Birthing Time Begins –
Fetal Lungs Protein Release Triggers Labor
Nature’s Hormonal Blueprint for Birthing
Rupture of Membranes –
Management of Ruptured Membranes at Term
Antibiotics for PROM Near Term Have No Benefit
Arriving At Your Birth Place –
Does this Hospital Gown Help Me Feel Empowered?
Environment –
Do Not Disturb: The Importance of Privacy in Labor
Saying No to Unwanted Birth Support People
Why Peace and Quiet is so Important in Early Birthing
How Many People Should Watch you Give Birth? The Crowdbirthing Conundrum
Dilation –
Dilation – How to Check Without Checking
The purple line as a measure of labour progress: a longitudinal study
Vaginal examinations: a symptom of a cervical-centric birth culture
Internal Exam In Pregnancy and Labour – Are They Necessary?
Pelvic Exams Near Term: Benefit or Risk? Talking to Mothers About Informed Consent and Refusal
Alternative Methods of Checking Dilation {The Purple Line and More}
Positions –
Maternal positions and mobility during first stage labour
The 3 Principles in Labor
Laboring on the Loo … it Works
Better Birthing Through Alignment: Optimal Labor Positioning
Waterbirth –
Evidence on Water Birth Safety
Experience With Waterbirths: A Prospective Longitudinal Study of 9 Years With Almost 4,000 Waterbirths
Waterbirths: a comparative study. A prospective study on more than 2,000 waterbirths
Evidence on the Safety of Water Birth
Microbirth/Microbiome –
Could the way we give birth be changing us as a species?
Microbirth: Why ‘Seeding Baby’s Microbiome’ Needs to Be on Every Birth Plan
Optimal Positioning –
Activities for Fetal Positioning – Abdominal Release
Activities for Fetal Positioning – Side Lying Release
Breech –
C-section not best option for breech birth
Turn Your Breech Baby
Class 5 Links
1 CM an Hour –
Friedman’s Curve and Failure to Progress
Preparation – The Miles Circuit
The Miles Circuit
Laboring on the Loo … it Works
Birth by The Numbers
The purple line as a measure of labour progress: a longitudinal study
Positions –
Maternal positions and mobility during first stage labour
The 3 Principles in Labor
Laboring on the Loo … it Works
Better Birthing Through Alignment: Optimal Labor Positioning
Stand and deliver – upright births best for mum and bub
Mother Directed Pushing –
What is the Evidence for Pushing Positions?
Spontaneous Pushing in Upright or Gravity-Neutral Positions
The Anterior Cervical Lip: how to ruin a perfectly good birth
Welcoming Baby/Bonding –
New Dads: How to Bond With Your Baby
The Birth Pause
A Comparison of Skin-to-Skin Contact and Radiant Heaters in Promoting Neonatal Thermoregulation
The First Hour After Birth: A Baby’s 9 Instinctive Stages
The Importance of Skin to Skin Contact
Premature infants benefit from adult talk, study shows
How a newborn baby sees you
Optimal Cord Clamping –
Video – Cord Clamping and Your Birth Plan
Common Objections to Delayed Cord Clamping – What’s The Evidence Say?
Video – Delayed Cord Clamping – Grand Rounds
Delayed Cord Clamping Should be Standard Practice in Obstetrics
An Update on Delayed Cord Clamping, and Thoughts on Internet Expertise
Effect of Delayed Versus Early Umbilical Cord Clamping Status at 4 Months
Late vs Early Clamping of the Umbilical Cord in Full-term Neonates
History and Impact of Premature Cord Clamping
Magic Umbilical Cords
BBC article: “Early cord clamping may harm baby”
The 3rd Stage –
Leaving Well Alone Third Stage of Labor
The Amazing Placenta
Care Providers –
Doctors are Helpers not Healers
Dad’s Perspective –
Hypno-Dad Kevin’s Version of Violet’s Birth
Cesarean Section –
Video: The Truth about C-Sections
The Physical Impact of Cesareans
Emotional Impact of Cesareans
The risks of C-sections: What hospitals don’t want you to know
Birth by the Numbers: Myth and Reality Concerning US Cesareans
Caesarean Deliveries Vary Widely, Study Finds
Doctors Urge Patience, And Longer Labor, To Reduce C-Sections
Safe Prevention of the Primary Cesarean Delivery
Cesarean Booklet
A Hypnobabies C-Section
Cesarean Birth Preparation
Family-centered cesarean: The future of C-sectionsThe natural caesarean: a woman-centred technique
Writing a Family-Centered Cesarean Birth Plan
The Evidence for Skin-to-Skin Care after a Cesarean
Gentle’ C-section turns birth surgery into labor of love
Vaginal Births Safer Than Cesarean, CDC Report Reaffirms
Natural childbirth VII: c-section risks and complications
Top Ten Signs Your Doctor Is Planning To Perform An Unnecessary Cesarean Section On You
VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) –
Video: An Unnecessary Cut?
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: New Insights
ACOG issues less restrictive VBAC guidelines
Interview with Dr. Fischbein: An Inside Look at Hospitals and VBAC Bans
Nurses Help Mom to Achieve Her Hypnobabies VBA2C!
Want a VBAC? Ask your care provider these questions
13 Myths About VBAC
VBAC Primer
VBAC Success Track 1
VBAC Success Track 2
The VBAC Education Project
Class 6 Links
Postpartum Care –
Postpartum: 4th Trimester
5 Reasons Why Your Birth Can Affect Your Baby and Your Parenting
Comfort and Calm for the New Mother
My paternity leave experience and 5 reasons why I believe every dad should take one
The Postpartum Couple
After Your Baby Comes
Bathing –
6 Reasons to Delay Baby’s First Bath
Delayed Newborn First Bath and Breastfeeding
Rub It In: Making the Case for the Benefits of Vernix Caseosa
Breastfeeding –
Colostrum: A Natural Gut Healer!
The Newborn’s Stomach
Biological Nurturing: The Laid-back Breastfeeding Revolution
How do I position my baby to breastfeed?
Could a laid-back approach to breastfeeding help your baby latch on?
Some Ins and Outs of Laid-Back Breastfeeding
Biological Nurturing
Facilitating Autonomous Infant Hand Use During Breastfeeding
Baby 28 hrs old, Baby-Led Mother-Guided Latching
Baby 28 Hours Old Assisted Latching
Really good drinking
Breastfeeding Positions for Newborns
Breastfeeding and Caffeine
Look at the Baby, Not the Scale
Your Guide to Breastfeeding
11 Foods That Improve Breastmilk Supply
Find Breastfeeding Help
Blokes, Boobs & Breastfeeding – Dads, Your Support Is Crucial
Too-early Solid Food Could Lead to Problems for Babies
New Research: Direct Correlation Between Labor Pain Medications and Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding Resources Le Leche League International
Alcohol and Breastfeeding
5 Health Benefits Of Probiotics During Breastfeeding
The Dangerous Game of the Feeding Interval Obsession
Some Ins and Outs of Laid-Back Breastfeeding
A Positive Guide to Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding Success
The More I Learn About Breast Milk, the More Amazed I Am
Many Moms May Have Been Taught to Breastfeed Incorrectly: Surprising New Research
Formula Feeding –
Formula Feeding FAQ’s
Formula Feeding – Getting Started
Colic/Gas/Reflux –
Acupressure for Colic
The Cause and Treatment of Newborn, Infant and Baby Colic
The Cause and Treatment of Infant, Newborn and Baby Gas Problems
The Great Baby Reflux Epidemic (or not….)
Acid-reducing medications sharply raise risk of C. difficile bacteria infection in kids
How Often Should a Baby Poop? And Other Important Questions…
Vitamin K –
Vitamin K in neonates: facts and myths
Evidence for the Vitamin K Shot in Newborns
Eye Ointment –
Is Erythromycin Eye Ointment Always Necessary for Newborns?
Newborn Screening –
About Newborn Screening
Vaccines –
Vaccine Excipient & Media Summary Excipients Included in U.S. Vaccines, by Vaccine
Vaccination
Vaccination Information by Jay Gordon, MD
The Vaccine Safety Myth
Circumcision –
Time for U.S. Parents to Reconsider the Acceptability of Infant Male Circumcision
Extreme trauma from male circumcision causes damage to areas of brain
Circumcision: Whose Decision?
Parenting –
Studies on Parenting Styles
How Attachment Parenting Produces Independent Kids
Everyday Attachment
My paternity leave experience and 5 reasons why I believe every dad should take one
Attachment Parenting
The eight stages of early parenthood
Why a mother doesn’t want to be touched
Puberty Before Age 10: A New ‘Normal’?
Our Position on Position
Give Dad His Due
The Great Baby Reflux Epidemic Acid-reducing medications sharply raise risk of C. difficile bacteria infection in kids
Fever in Children – 5 Facts You must know
Sleep –
Toddler Sleepy Time
Peaceful Sleep Now For All
Co-Sleeping: Making it Safe
Safe Cosleeping Guidelines
Cosleeping and Biological Imperatives: Why Human Babies Do Not and Should Not Sleep Alone
13 Ways to Cope with Newborn Sleep Deprivation
Co-Sleeping
Preparing Dogs –
5 Tips to Prepare a Dog for a Baby
Preparing Dogs for Baby

 

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