Episode 54: Hypnobirthing Childbirth Preparation: Interview with Sara Rossi
Finding Your Village
English - May 09, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBParenting Kids & Family Education How To parenting advice your village its takes a village parenting tips new parents pregnancy mompodcast parenting podcast parent mental health postpartum Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In today’s episode, I continue this month’s podcast series on childbirth preparation programs. I had the opportunity to interview Sara Rossi, who is a Hynobirthing Instructor. Sara started as a prenatal yoga instructor and In 2007 she got certified in Hypnobirthing, the Marie Mongan Method and as an Infant Massage Instructor by the International Association of Infant massage.
Drawing on her experience as a mother, a prenatal yoga teacher, childbirth and infant massage educator, Sara looks to establish a safe and effective journey for pregnancy and beyond.
In this episode we discuss:
Sara’s background as a prenatal yoga instructor and how that led her to become a Hypnobirthing educator after the birth of her daughter
What Hypnobirthing is
A philosophy and method created by Marie MonganDedicated to providing birthing women and their partners a proven method of birth education that not only guides and prepares women for birth, but also is a program that considers the psychological, spiritual and physiological well being of mother, partner and baby Built on a framework of breathing, relaxation, visualization, meditation techniques and positive body toningTools
Allow you to enter an altered state of consciousnessEnables you to access the beta, alpha, delta and theta waves that allows you be in a deep relaxation between surgesClass Structure: 5 units that are 2.5 hours each
Unit 1: history of birth, physiology, the language of birth and how to use breathing techniques, visualizations and affirmations Unit 2: bonding with baby, hypnosis techniques, how to communicate with care providers, and how to harness the power of the mind to reframe fear in birthUnit 3: Deepening visualization and hypnosis techniques, how to prevent inductions, birth preferences, how to prepare body for birth through nutrition and movement and emphasize your body’s design for birthUnit 4: How birth companion can support the birthing person, and how they can assist and advocate for the birthing personUnit 5: optimal positions for baby during labor and birthing positions, bonding after birth and they touch on breastfeeding and the 4th trimesterThe difference between a birth plan and birth preferences
You cannot plan birthYou can learn what your options are, what procedures are and then you can decide what your priorities are and write them down for you, your partner and birth team to be able to readWho would be a good fit for Hypnobirthing:
It is for anybodyThose who want to eradicate their fears and doubts about birthAnyone who wants to have a conscious, empowered and educated birthThose who really want to include and bond with their partner through birthAnyone who think of birth as a celebration and a huge transformationHow to get in touch with Sara:
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