For most of their lives, women have been inundated with the negative stories of other women's birth experiences. People who are drawn to HypnoBirthing® have long been searching for a way that helps women give birth as calmly, safely, and gently as possible. Until HypnoBirthing® was founded, it seemed almost unattainable. Now it is.... Through a very simple program of self-hypnosis and education, women learn to release emotions tied to fear-based stories and misinformation, and they are helped to see birth as normal. They learn to trust that their bodies know how to bring their babies into the world in the calm, gentle and comfortable way that Nature intended. Severe pain does not have to be an accompaniment of labour! HypnoBirthing® greatly reduces and often eliminates the need for chemical painkillers and drugs. HypnoBirthing® shortens the first phase of labour by 2-3 hours! There are MANY more advantages - please see my website or the main institute web site at www.hypnobirthing.co.uk