The way we want to bring a child into the world is a very personal choice. There are women (for the moment, the least) who opt for more natural births, to live that moment in a participatory manner and with the least possible medical intervention.
Within that current we can find the hypnoparty (or hipnobirthing), a childbirth preparation system based on conscious hypnosis It helps eliminate fear and fully enjoy the process of giving birth.
It has emerged in the United States in the late 1980s as an alternative to the culture of traumatic and painful births, with the intention of giving women the right to enjoy their deliveries.
The hypnopartum sessions are performed during pregnancy to better prepare for the great moment. They begin by replacing some terms such as "childbirth" with "delivery", "fetus" with "baby", "pain" with "sensations" and "contractions" with "uterine waves".
Do not imagine a session of esotericism, hypnosis has passed that barrier to become an aid applied to various branches of medicine. In this case it is a technique that helps the mother connect with her body and her baby to bring it into the world.
Meditation and breath control are key in the pain control process. It is well known that pain equals tension, so through the breath more oxygen reaches the muscles causing them to relax and feel less pain when uterine contractions occur.
It is a technique to take into account for those who opt for a natural birth. I think that the mother's mental predisposition at the time of giving birth is essential for the delivery to be successful.
