Hi everyone and welcome back to this episode of Evidence-based Birth

Podcast. Today we're going to be talking about hypnosis for pain relief during

labor and this is a much awaited topic I've had people for years.

Ask me if I could post something about the evidence

on using hypnosis.

Welcome to the Evidence-based Birth Podcast. My name is Rebecca Decker and I'm a nurse with

my PhD and the founder of Evidence Based Birth. Join me each week as we work together

to get evidence-based information into the hands of families

and professionals across the world.

As a reminder, this information is not medical advice.

See E.B.B.b.com.

Disclaimer for more details.

Hypnot therapy or clinical hypnosis is using hypnosis for a specific

therapeutic purpose.

Hypnosis is simply a way of altering your conscious awareness.

It involves focusing your attention inward and becoming increasingly responsive to something called suggestions.

Suggestions are basically communications that can be verbal or nonverbal.

These communications have the power to affect your perceptions, your mood, or your thoughts or feelings.

For example, suggestions may influence how you perceive your contraction.

Suggestions may focus on feeling safe, comfortable, or relaxed,

and to help you view your labor sensations as positive and productive.

In hypnotherapy, there's also an emphasis on de-hypnotizing individuals from negative words, thoughts, and feelings about childbirth.

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