New life-changing guide book revolutionises birth preparation

• Monday, 14 December 2009

A groundbreaking guide to birth preparation is set to revolutionise the way mothers approach childbirth by teaching them how to break the cycle of fear which many women are conditioned to experience.

“Effective Birth preparation – a practical guide to a better birth is ‘therapy in a box’ for mums-to-be, according to author Maggie Howell and founder of the award winning Natal Hypnotherapy™ Cds and courses who based the book on her pioneering work with thousands of women and birth professionals

She says, “Unlike many of the pregnancy books currently available, the guide focuses on emotional, mental as well as physical preparation, explaining why birth has become such a traumatic affair in our culture and providing tools and techniques on what a woman and her partner can do to help reduce anxiety such as relaxation, visualisation, self hypnosis and breathing.”

It is full of inspiring and heart warming birth stories by mums who have used the tools and techniques, plus interesting facts about childbirth through the ages, which help reinforce the key messages in this book - trust, confidence and belief that your body already knows how to birth your baby.

Midwife, Caroline Baddiley, comments “How wonderfully refreshing to have a Birth Preparation book that focuses on feelings and emotions rather than on the technicalities of birth. A complete how-to-deal-with-fear-toolkit for all pregnant women.”

Mum-to-be, Shona Kitchener, enthused, “This book is a pocket sized course & therapy session in one! I felt as if someone was sat with me talking through each chapter. This was a life changing read and should be on every pregnant mum’s essential purchases list!”

As world renowned obstetrician, Michel Odent states, “This book is more than a guide book. It is a book about human nature with the Natal Hypnotherapy techniques helping to undo thousands of years of cultural conditioning.”

In addition, the book gives women and their partner’s step by step practical guidance, tips and tools on how to practice and perfect these techniques for themselves. The reader is encouraged to practise each exercise, to complete the work book section of the book and to take ownership of, and personalise her own birth preparation.

The clear, easy to follow style of the book takes the reader by the hand and supports her in her journey to follow and complete the five steps to a better birth. 1. Overcome fear 2. Learn how to manage pain 3. Know you can do it 4. Prepare your birth partner 5. Acquire practical skills.

Author and anthropologist Sheila Kitzinger feels “The material is well researched and vividly presented, and any woman who studies and rehearses the author's practical suggestions helps herself towards a positive - even exultant - birth experience.”

Editor of Pregnancy & birth magazine, Ellie Hughes knows how valuable that can be – “you will find plenty here to help you work with your body, and feel confident and in control during this life-changing, life-giving event. A huge help in combating the fears many women will feel as they approach labour.”

“Effective Birth preparation – a practical guide to a better birth” RRP of £8.99 available from http://www.natalhypnotherapy.co.uk/acatalog/shop.html, the National Childbirth Trust plus all good bookshops.

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For further information or to reviece a review copy of the book please contact:

Maggie Howell on 01428 712615 or email Maggie@natalhypnotherapy.co.uk, www.natalhypnotherapy.co.uk

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