{"id":13063,"date":"2014-10-30T20:41:05","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T22:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/?p=13063"},"modified":"2022-10-18T15:29:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T05:29:59","slug":"hypnobirthing-pumpkin-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/hypnobirthing-pumpkin-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Hypnobirthing – Pumpkin Style!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is\u00a0Halloween! So – just for a little laugh.. let’s have a look at the likely differences between a more ‘medicalised’ style birth… and a hypnobirth! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

Here we have your stereotypical ‘medical style’ birth… complete with bright lights, hospital environment,\u00a0noise, lack of intimacy or privacy, fear, tension and\u00a0(as would be expected to follow) – lots of pain.<\/p>\n

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Image courtesy of\u00a0Birth Takes a Village<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Let’s now\u00a0juxtapose\u00a0that\u00a0with the typical\u00a0‘hypnobirthing’ birth scene… complete with soft lighting, music, candlelight, an optimal position for birthing, calm and relaxed atmosphere and of course – tears of joy.<\/p>\n

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Image courtesy of Endless Simmer<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pumpkin or human<\/em> style…\u00a0\u00a0I know which type\u00a0of birth I prefer!<\/p>\n

Melissa Spilsted<\/p>\n

Hypnobirthing Australia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is\u00a0Halloween! 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