#1 - Setting the Stage - Building a Positive Expectancy
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HypnoBirthing® Beginnings
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Rationale/Muscle Comparison
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How the Uterus Works
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What’s Wrong With Labor?
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How Fear Affects Labor & the Uterine muscles
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History of Women and Birthing
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Hypnosis and Deep Relaxation/Creating Positive Birth Outcomes
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Psycho-Physical Exercise
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HypnoBirthing® Births
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#2 - Falling in Love With Your Baby/Preparing Mind & Body
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HypnoBirthing® Births
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Prenatal Bonding Techniques
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Selecting Caregivers and Birthing Environment
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Breathing Techniques
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Progressive and Instant Relaxation Techniques
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Visualization Techniques
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Ultra-Deepening Techniques
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Releasing Limiting Thoughts Assignment
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#3 - Getting Ready to Welcome your Baby
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HypnoBirthing® Births
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Nutrition
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Exercise
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Birth Preferences
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Special Circumstances that Require The Attention of a Caregiver
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Achieving A Natural Start of Labor
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Prelude to Labor
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Your Body Working for You And with You
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Releasing Negative Emotions, Fears and Limiting Thoughts
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#4 - Overview of Childbirth—A Labor of Love
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HypnoBirthing® Births
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Onset of labor—Thinning and Opening Phase
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Settling in at the Birth Center/ Hospital/ Home
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Birth Companion’s Role
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Birth Companion’s Birth Guide
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If Labor Stalls or Slows
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Birth Companion's Questions for Confident Birthing
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As Birthing Advances—Nearing Completion
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Birth Rehearsal Imagery
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