The benefits of meditation are many. Quieting the mind allows you to slow down, look inward and listen to your body. It also has measurable impacts on your everyday health. Meditators see reductions in insomnia, anxiety, and fear, and have lower rates of increased blood pressure and inflammation than non-meditators. Naturally, many women have chosen to bring this kind of healing into their birth experience. HypnoBirthing is a form of deep meditation and can be a way to prepare for birth or can be used during labor. Its techniques have been linked to a reduction in intervention during birth, including lower amounts of needed episiotomies and lower rates of Caesarean sections. Mothers who practice HypnoBirthing have also reported it to be a natural form of pain relief. According to research done by the European Neurological Society,
Women suffered about a 1/3 less pain while under hypnosis than when they were given the same stimulation without hypnosis.
Learn more about HypnoBirthing and how it can be beneficial to you and your baby.
