Griffith University Student Midwives Supportive Caregiver Course

Shari Lyon from Belly2Birth is a 7 x award-winning Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner and one of Australia's Leading Childbirth Educators. Shari has been teaching the Hypnobirthing Australia Program for 8 years and taught over 1000 couples and has personally used the techniques for her own 2 births. You can watch Shari using the techniques in her birth video on the Home page.

In this one-day intensive face to face workshop on Thursday the 27th of May 2021 we will start at 9 am and finish around 4 pm. The training will be held in one of the training rooms at Griffith University. Once the room is confirmed I will confirm with you

Price for qualified midwives is $195 inc GST

Price for student midwives is $150 inc GST

In our ‘Supportive Caregivers Training’ we will cover:

• Introduction to the positive mindset of hypnobirthing
• Causes of fear and how it affects labour (psychological, emotional, physical)
• How caregivers can best help and support hypnobirthing parents
• What is hypnosis and how it is used through pregnancy and birth
• Re-programming the subconscious – conditioning techniques used
• The importance of a calm birthing environment
• The language for empowered birthing
• Releasing endorphins through touch
• Introducing our toolkit for birth – breathing, visualisation, relaxation
• Self-hypnosis techniques – how parents use them through pregnancy and birth
• The power of triggers, anchors, suggestions and self-hypnosis during birth
• Prompts that can be used during birth
• Birth Preferences – the importance of open communication, negotiation and respecting women’s choices
• Special circumstances
• Releasing our own fears and reservations
• Techniques and tools to manage stress. Deep relaxation techniques for caregivers (caregivers need nurturing too!)