KGHypnobirthing™ is the No.1 Best Selling Hypnobirthing course in the UK. Recognised as the Gold standard of Hypnobirthing teacher training, it's taught in the NHS, to midwives and birth professionals.Created by the highly-respected Katherine Graves, it is the original UK Hypnobirthing course which is designed especially for mothers in the UK. The course is constantly evolving to keep up-to-date with the latest evidence and research, and is now taught internationally.KGHypnobirthing™ (KGH) works by giving you the tools to calm the body and mind, harnessing that relationship and allowing mind and body to work together in the way nature intended in order to let your body do what it is built to do. Whilst breathing techniques and positive statements are fundamental, KGH builds on this by helping the mother get to the root of any fear around birth that she has been conditioned to believe in, in order to release it - in turn, allowing the mind and body to be calm. By addressing this fear, and providing mothers with information around birth choices, we give them a sense of control which increases their confidence and, as a result, calms the mind and body providing the best environment for a comfortable birth.Hypnobirthing - For a More Relaxed & Comfortable Birth | KG Hypnobirthing

By acknowledging the fear/tension/pain cycle, and using steps to address and release this, KGH provides the mother with the best possible tools for a positive birth experience. Whilst the mother may be planning for a home birth, and KGH can increase the likelihood of this, if the reality does stray from her birth plan the choices that are made are informed and are hers. She feels empowered, in control and able to be at peace with the experience

KGH provides the partner with clarity around birth options, a closeness to his partners birth choices so that he can advocate for her, and fundamental relaxation techniques. Combined, these provide him with a clear role in pregnancy and birth so that he can be an asset in the birthing room.

Mothers come to KGH for a more comfortable and natural birth. If the birth is more comfortable, natural and drug free for the mother, then it's more comfortable, natural and drug free for the baby. Birth is the most formative experience of our lives, and if we can make that experience as calm, gentle and easy for the baby as possible, greeting a drug-free and alert mother, then that experience and first relationship can have a positive effect on the baby for the rest of its life.

Fear, stress and worry, and being observed or watched all trigger the sympathetic nervous system. It's why labour frequently slows down when a mother arrives at hospital. Instinctively she doesn't feel safe, so she freezes. So, to help reduce this, hypnobirthing is used get your mind in the right place to return to a parasympathetic state. Hypnobirthing will help the mother let go of any fear, worry or negative thoughts that we have all acquired about birth and let the system of birth work.

Given the choice, I would advise doing the course in the second trimester of your pregnancy so you can enjoy the benefits during your pregnancy as well as at the birth of your baby. It is not so much a matter of learning facts so they are fresh in your mind, but more a matter of absorbing the information so that it becomes second nature, but KGHypnobirthing™ works whenever you do it. I have taught a woman who gave birth two days later, and it worked perfectly well.If you do the course earlier, you get the benefits of KGHypnobirthing™ during your pregnancy as well as at the birth of your baby.

Breathing exercisesDeep relaxationsVisualisationsVery effective work to release fear and build confidenceComforting massageHow the father can be your powerful protector and supportHow your body is designed to give birth with efficiency and comfortKnowledge and information about pregnancy and birth that you are unlikely to be told anywhere elseHow ‘the system’ that you find yourself in works, and how to work with it to achieve the best result for youA simple practice regime to support you at homeUnderstanding how the mind and body work together

At the course you will be given The Hypnobirthing Book and a folder of handouts to support you during the rest of your pregnancy and the birth of your baby. You will also receive access to the Pregnancy & Birth Relaxation Audio.

They don’t have to, but they will be very glad if they did. Most birth partners arrive at the course utterly sceptical and leave extremely enthusiastic. We don’t expect you to believe in it. Why should you? We do ask you to listen to the facts and the logic so you understand how important it is and the difference you as a birth companion can make. Have a look at the birth reports from fathers, and you can benefit from their experience.A hypnobirthing birth partner will be knowledgeable and able to support her as she gives birth. They are a huge asset in the birthing room, and many mothers say, ‘I couldn’t have done it without them.’ They have practised together before the birth which brings them closer together, and they know they have played an important part in how the baby enters the world. For couples in a relationship, this deepens their connection as a couple, as well as their bond with their child.