{"id":2553,"date":"2011-10-26T05:13:53","date_gmt":"2011-10-26T05:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/demothemes\/lebleucite\/2013\/09\/23\/preparation-for-caesarean-birth-cesarean-c-section\/"},"modified":"2024-09-18T13:17:36","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T03:17:36","slug":"preparation-for-caesarean-birth-cesarean-c-section","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/preparation-for-caesarean-birth-cesarean-c-section\/","title":{"rendered":"The Positive Caesarean Birth"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Do you wish for your caesarean birth to be a calm, beautiful and joyous experience?<\/h2>\n<p>Contrary to what some people\u00a0believe; <strong>you <em>do<\/em> have options<\/strong>, and your choices can have a huge effect on your state of mind as you birth, the atmosphere of the room, mother&#8217;s comfort and your baby&#8217;s introduction to the world.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ntHrXBurPuM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As recently seen on Channel 7 Sunrise, we have released this world-first program because we passionately believe in POSITIVE birth &#8211; however our baby comes into the world.<\/p>\n<p>You can find your closest Caesarean Trained Practitioner by <a href=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/find-a-class\/\">clicking here (choose caesarean trained category before clicking search) <\/a>and if you don&#8217;t have one close-by then <a title=\"Contact Hypnobirthing Australia\" href=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/contact\/\">ask us<\/a> about our private Skype sessions.<\/p>\n<p>Can\u2019t make it to a private Positive Caesarean Birth course with a Hypnobirthing Australia<span class=\"special-symbol\">\u2122<\/span> Practitioner? No worries; we have a FANTASTIC <a href=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/positive-cesarean-birth-online-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online option<\/a> now available for you (and you can even upgrade with a 90-minute private session too, if you wish).<\/p>\n<p>Hypnobirthing Australia has pioneered <strong>&#8216;The Positive Caesarean Birth&#8217;<\/strong> course, whereby we teach the birthing mother and her birthing companion techniques for relaxation and self-hypnosis to assist in achieving a <strong>calm<\/strong> and <strong>family-friendly caesarean<\/strong> (c-section, cesarean, caesarian, cesarian)\u00a0birth. This course is a world first; and has received <strong>national and international<\/strong> acclaim. (Featured on Channel 7 Sunrise, Quest Newspapers, Birth Matters and Nurture Magazine.) At a c-section birth conducted at a hospital in Brisbane, the birthing mother was so calm (with the use of these techniques) that the obstetrician and anaesthetist were amazed!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3165\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3165\" style=\"width: 232px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3165 \" src=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/294417_10150359619322149_360037147148_8477252_548303925_n1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"174\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elizabeth meets baby Adia for the first time. What joy!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In this photo you see birthing mother, Elizabeth from Ashgrove, at the moment she received her baby!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/adia-born-16-september-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for their\u00a0birth story.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>&#8220;The hypnosis was WILD and real and absolutely indescribable&#8230; I have been using breathing, music and affirmations during post op pain and am pretty much down to just taking pain killers twice a day and Panadol. Another VERY thrilled customer to add to your list of successes!&#8221; Elizabeth<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Brisbane parents Jessica and Sam, used these techniques for a calm, gentle and joyous caesarean birth.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/fox-maximilian-samuel-born-4-july-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for their birth story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jessica says&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>&#8220;Slowly walking my son\u2019s body out, my son was born, the cord cut and cut by my husband and my son was quickly placed on my chest for skin to skin as they stitched me up. He remained there until we were moved to recovery, where he was again left on my chest and began to breastfeed. All of our wishes had been carried out and I was absolutely euphoric, having been given the birth of our dreams. My son was beautiful, calm and perfectly healthy, with an APGAR score of 9, and 9 five minutes later. Melissa, thank you for your non-judgmental and special caesarean preparation. You allowed us the most amazing birth experience.&#8221; Jessica<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Caesarean-Resource-Bundle.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-102141 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Caesarean-Resource-Bundle-300x300.png\" alt=\"Hypnobirthing Australia Caesarean Resource Bundle\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Hypnobirthing-Australia-MP3-Covers-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-102883 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Hypnobirthing-Australia-MP3-Covers-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Hypnobirthing Australia MP3 - Caesarean birth\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Hypnobirthing-Australia-MP3-Covers-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Hypnobirthing-Australia-MP3-Covers-2-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Hypnobirthing-Australia-MP3-Covers-2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Hypnobirthing-Australia-MP3-Covers-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Hypnobirthing-Australia-MP3-Covers-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Hypnobirthing-Australia-MP3-Covers-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Hypnobirthing-Australia-MP3-Covers-2-610x610.jpg 610w, https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Hypnobirthing-Australia-MP3-Covers-2-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Hypnobirthing-Australia-MP3-Covers-2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>We also have special albums available that can help you prepare for your caesarean birth. These are included in\u00a0the course, or you can buy them separately in our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/shop\/caesarean\/\">caesarean birth resource bundle.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/find-a-class\/\">CLICK HERE to &#8216;FIND YOUR NEAREST CLASS&#8217; <\/a><\/strong>and be sure to choose\u00a0the <em><strong>CAESAREAN TRAINED CATEGORY<\/strong><\/em> to find a specialist Hypnobirthing Australia Caesarean Trained Practitioner near you!<\/p>\n<p>The course is conducted over a 4-hour private session (in person or via live video conference). It includes a folio of resources and five relaxation &amp; self-hypnosis tracks.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have a practitioner close by &#8211; then <a href=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/contact\/\">contact us to enquire about our private online video conference sessions<\/a>, or look into purchasing our <a href=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/positive-cesarean-birth-online-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hypnobubs\u00ae Positive Cesarean Birth Online Course<\/a> (and you can even upgrade with a 90-minute private session too, if you wish).<\/p>\n<p>We also have a special bundle of recordings for Caesarean Birth. This is already included in your course, or <a href=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/shop\/caesarean\/\">you can purchase them separately here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And please also watch this very inspiring video by Hypnobirthing Australia parents\u00a0Jessica and Sam; to witness just how beautiful\u00a0&#8216;The Positive Caesarean Birth&#8217;\u00a0can be!<\/p>\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-95d3ebd11c6a2472073efbc953aeb984 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; height:550px; max-height:550px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe allowFullScreen=\"true\" title=\"The Birth of Fox\" width=\"600\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SWjYF39AiqY?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>The Positive Caesarean Birth Course Outline<\/h3>\n<p>Here is an outline of what we cover in our world-first program designed to prepare parents for a very calm, mindful and positive caesarean birth.<\/p>\n<h5>Introduction to the positive mindset of hypnobirthing<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Mind\/body connection<\/li>\n<li>How fear affects our body and baby<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>What is hypnosis and how will we use it for birthing?<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Re-programming the subconscious<\/li>\n<li>The Power of Affirmations<\/li>\n<li>Conditioning techniques for a positive birth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Healthy mum \u2013 healthy bub; the importance of good nutrition &amp; exercise<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Bonding with baby<\/li>\n<li>Pre-birth bonding<\/li>\n<li>Our birthing environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Our toolkit for birthing<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Instant relaxation techniques<\/li>\n<li>Self-hypnosis techniques (using triggers, anchors, touch, suggestion, music, visualisation, prompts, self-hypnosis scripts and tracks)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Birth preferences \u2013 knowledge &amp; open communication with caregivers<\/h5>\n<h5>Extra resources (including information on &#8216;The Natural Caesarean&#8217;)<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Benefits of immediate skin-to-skin,<\/li>\n<li>Keeping mums and babies together<\/li>\n<li>Our baby\u2019s microbiome<\/li>\n<li>Breastfeeding<\/li>\n<li>Tips for recovery<\/li>\n<li>The birth partner\u2019s role<\/li>\n<li>Hypnobirthing Australia\u2122 \u2018The Positive Caesarean Birth\u2019 exclusive video<\/li>\n<li>Hypnosis for releasing fears and visualising your positive caesarean birth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The course is conducted over a 4-hour private session (in person or via live video conference). 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