Many people may wonder; how is HypnoBirthing different from other methods of natural childbirth? To put it simply, HypnoBirthing allows the human body to remain completely calm and relaxed during the childbirth process. This results in a more comfortable experience for both you and your baby. Of course, that answer may not be satisfactory for many skeptics out there, so let’s take a more specific look at how HypnoBirthing is different from other holistic childbirth practices.

How is HypnoBirthing Different from Lamaze?

While Lamaze teaches women breathing and posture techniques to remain calm and focused during childbirth, HypnoBirthing focuses on teaching the mother-to-be how to reach a state of deep relaxation through self-hypnosis or assisted-hypnosis. Even when Lamaze is practiced perfectly, fear still exists. And where there is fear, there is tension and pain. HypnoBirthing teaches you how eliminate the fear entirely.

How is HypnoBirthing Different from the Bradley Method?

The Bradley method of childbirth is often considered more of a lifestyle change than a childbirth practice. In the Bradley method, a tremendous amount of importance and responsibility is placed on the birth coach, which is normally the husband. It also places a large portion of its focus on nutrition and communication. Like Lamaze and HypnoBirthing, the Bradley method teaches the woman that birth is a natural process and that painkillers are unnecessary. In Bradley method classes, breathing and relaxation techniques are learned, but there is no attention given to dealing with the natural fear involved with childbirth. Only HypnoBirthing teaches you how to eliminate the fear through deep relaxation and self-hypnosis.

The HypnoBirthing Difference

While all three of these natural birthing methods follow the tenet that childbirth is a natural human process, the beauty, and the most important difference of HypnoBirthing is that it enables you to free yourself from pain-causing emotions while at the same time enjoying a spiritual pre-birth bonding experience with your baby.