HypnoBirthing® Childbirth Education

NatalieAnu offers a full 5 week course, which includes tuition, the HB Parent Handbook, Parent manual, audio downloads, all teaching and learning materials & continuous virtual support throughout pregnancy and birth.

“When we change the way we think about birth, we change the way we birth”

Marie “Mickey” Mongan – founder of the HypnoBirthing Institute.

Next VIRTUAL course begins

Sundays, May 19th – June 16th

10am-1pm MDT

Registration form below

via ZOOOM – Local and Global families welcome – if the time zone works – hop on in!

Next IN PERSON course begins

Wednesdays, May 1st – 29th

5:30-8:30pm MDT

Register HERE

@ Dragonfly Maternity, Calgary, AB

Already taken the full course and just want a REFRESHER?

Contact us to book your 2 session Refresher Course to reignite and remember the power of HypnoBirthing for your next birth.

"The reassurance that the body is supremely intelligent. It knows how to give birth and watching all the stories of women having beautiful calm births has planted all the right seeds to eliminate fear. It helps to deprogram hollywood's interpretation of child birth that we have had rammed down our throats." -
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Karen & Philip

What is HypnoBirthing®: The Mongan Method?

“HypnoBirthing® is a tried and proven method that guides and prepares a woman in giving birth in a peaceful and extraordinarily beautiful manner. It is a program that considers the psychological, as well as the physical, well-being of the mother, her birth partner, and the newborn, independent of context, whether that be in the quiet of a home, a hospital, or a birth center. The HypnoBirthing® program is built around an educational process that includes special breathing, relaxation, visualization, meditative practice, attention to nutrition and positive body toning. Most importantly it fosters an air of mutual respect for the birthing family, as well as the health-care provider in a traditional health-care system or an alternative setting. We know you have many choices and many decisions to make for your birthing experience. You have choices in selecting your care provider; you have choices in selecting the environment in which you will bring your baby into the world. Another important choice is that of the childbirth education classes you will choose to prepare for the birth of your baby. We know you will be happy with your choice of HypnoBirthing®.”  – The HypnoBirthing® Institue

Benefits of HypnoBirthing

Fewer cases of pre-eclampsia/ dehydration
• Fewer interventions and surgical births
• Decreased use of oxytocics or AROM
• Shorter first and second-phase labor
• Fewer pre-term and low-weight babies
• Lessened or eliminated need for analgesia
• Happier and content mothers and babies
• Babies alert; able to nurse almost immediately
• No cases of post-partum depression reported
• Infants with higher than average APGAR scores

• Protecting, promoting and supporting natural birth, but most importantly ‘positive birth’ in any method of birth
• A comprehensive program with key strategies to reduce the use of unnecessary medical interventions.
• A program consisting of 5 x 2.5hour classes. A format that has proven to condition the mothers mind and body in preparation for birth.
• A program with research, results and success behind it.
• Working closely with hospitals and birth professionals in how to better support a HypnoBirthing couple.
• A program for pregnant families, teaching and empowering birth partners to properly support during labor and advocate for mum and baby.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q Do I have to be having an unmedicated birth to do HB?

A: No.  The programme empowers you to trust in your body & your baby, but the techniques are applicable o any birth situation (including planned Caesarean)

Q: Hypnosis sounds a bit scary – will i lose control?

A: No, not at all.  Hypnosis can be replaced with any word: relaxation, calm, meditative, positive…The principles of HypnoBirthing are to allow YOU to control the level of deep relaxation you go into.  You remain conscious, competent & confident.

Q: I’m curious but feel that hypnosis is at odds with my Faith

A: HypnoBirthing teaches self-hypnosis – a method of deep relaxation where you enter the place between waking and sleeping.  There is no spiritual elements to it so can be beneficial to all Faith groups.

Give yourself the gift of positive, powerful, peaceful birth