The Role of the Birth Partner: How to Support During Hypnobirthing
Here’s how birth partners can transform from passive bystanders into empowered, amazing supports:
When it comes to birth, many partners are unsure about their role. They might feel they’ll be on the sidelines, offering occasional encouragement, but hypnobirthing changes the game. In hypnobirthing, partners are central to the process, equipped with skills to provide meaningful, active support and to advocate for the birthing person’s needs.
Izabela’s Positive Hypnobirth with Epidural
“I kept moving on the bed, switching positions and had my legs and bum jiggled by Sam. The pushing phase I was able to feel the contractions with my own hands on my belly and breathe and push accordingly. I was so calm and relaxed, and he came out without any issues.”
Emma’s Water Birth Without Intervention
“We’re pleased to announce that our precious little boy was welcomed into the world yesterday. He was 41+2days, 53cm long + 3.8kg of perfection! We had a beautiful water birth without any interventions at GCUH & applied plenty of the strategies we learned through the hypnobirthing course! “
Laura’s Natural Water Birth at the Birth Centre
“I pulled our beautiful baby out and onto my chest from the water at 5.27am. It was truly an incredible experience… People told me there was no way to prepare for what child birth would offer, and that anything I had practiced and learned would quickly go out the window. This could not be further from the truth!”
Leo’s Gentle Birth | 20 minutes of pushing, 10lbs, no tearing, at home surrounded by fur babies
“There he was, our son Leo Mattheus, suddenly, on my belly. My belly that held him, my belly that connected us for all of these months. He was finally here, on the other side – earth side. His beautiful open eyes that had just met mine, his incredible vernix spread all over his beautiful, healthy, long, 10 pound body.”
Chanae’s Empowered Natural Hypnobirth
“13 hours of completely natural and unmedicated labour our beautiful girl was born just before 6am… I was absolutely euphoric holding our beautiful baby we had been eagerly awaiting. It was truly the birth of my dreams.”
Natalie’s Natural Water Hypnobirth
“I instinctively felt the need to turn my body around with my back to the bath’s edge and my hands gripping the edge. I seemed to be in some kind of spider man pose and I remember hearing Ellen say, that’s it, that’s your position.”
Megan’s Positive Induction Hypnobirth with Beautiful 9.2lb Bub
“… pushed a big 9.2 lbs bub, the doctors were so doubtful of me being able to push him out myself, but I proved them wrong.”
Mel’s Empowering & Healing VBAC
“At 6.40am, Makybe was born, 9.6pounds/4.35 kilograms! I got my delayed cord clamping & golden hour as requested too. It was the most empowering & healing birth, the complete opposite to my first birth & I am so happy I was well informed & trusted my gut instinct & body.”
Kirstin’s Calm and Healing Hypnobirth with Induction
“I found it really manageable with all these techniques… 5 hours in and I instinctively wanted to change positions. I laid on my side on the bed with a peanut ball between my legs and on each contraction I internally rotated my top leg to open the lower half of my pelvis, allowing baby to move down.”