Hypnobirthing: A Powerful Tool in a Midwife’s Toolbox

Hypnobirthing is focused on empowering patients with the knowledge needed to improve their birth.1 Katharine Graves says it enables pregnant people to work with their body to do what it is designed to do – give birth.2 Hypnobirthing uses techniques which release the fear and negativity we are surrounded by and instead uses positivity to create and encourage confidence.2 It is often referred to as a type of pain relief as it uses deep relaxation, visualisation and breathing techniques to encourage a calmer, more effective labour.3