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Welcome & congratulations on your pregnancy!
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Do you want to experience a positive birth? One where you feel prepared, confident & even excited? Would you like to learn techniques to let go of any fears & bring your mind + body into a state of deep relaxation?
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How about educating your birthing partner on the importance of their role, how they can best support you & advocate for your birth preferences?
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If it’s a yes, yes, yes & a hell yes, then you're in the right place.
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At Mind Body Fertility and Birth, we believe that every woman deserves
to have a positive and empowered childbirth experience. That's why we
offer a range of childbirth classes that are designed to meet the unique
needs of each individual.
Our birthing classes are designed to provide you with the knowledge and
skills you need to feel confident and prepared for labour and delivery.
We cover a range of topics, including breathing techniques, relaxation
exercises, pain management strategies, and more. Our classes are
suitable for both first-time parents and those who have given birth before.
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As a Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth Mind+Body Coach, Hypnotherapist &
a Hypnobirthing Australia™ Educator. It’s my greatest honour to teach
you the incredible wisdom of your body and support you to harness
your birthing potential.
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So here is to your positive birth!
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With love,
Kate
Laura & Jarred
Just wanted to say the birth went perfectly. Laura did amazing and all drug free.
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I wanted to especially say thanks to you Kate as you had a lot to do with why it all went so great and gave Laura so much confidence heading into the day.
Amandine & Andrew
I had the birth I dreamed of!
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The hypnobirthing techniques were so useful for the last and intense surges when I thought I wouldn't make it, Andrew jumped in with our anchor touch & talked me through the surges to keep me limp & floppy.
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Thank you Kate, what an incredible experience!
Ruby & John
I had an incredible birth and experience in the hospital. Bub was born after 6hrs of labour in the water. I got to have the exact birth I had planned & used all the techniques we learnt from you.
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The midwives commented on how good our birth was, one of the first things I said was "that was amazing, I want to do it again!"
Indi & Red
My birth was the most challenging & rewarding thing I've ever accomplished!
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Thanks to your class I was equipped with all the tools to help me breathe my way through days of heavy surges & remain positive despite my preclampsia diagnosis, lots of cords, extra monitoring & drama, all without pain relief!
Course Options
Regardless of the type of birth you are planning, we have a range of childbirth classes that cater to different needs, budgets and locations. Our birthing course options are all designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to feel confident and prepared for labour and delivery.
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If you're unsure of the course which is best suited to your needs, get in contact and Kate to arrange a complimentary discovery call by clicking this link.
Benefits of Hypnobirthing
Reduced rates of artificial induction
Reduced rates of artificial pain relief
Reduced rates of birth intervention
Shortened labour length
Calmer birth experience
Birthing mother & partner feel more confident, prepared and excited leading into birth
Reduced rates of birth trauma
Reduced rates of post partum depression
Higher newborn apgar scores
Faster recovery post birth for both mother and baby
Tools taught are not just for birth but will serve you for life!
Birth Videos
Shari Lyons from Belly2Birth shares her home birth video using hypnobirthing techniques taught in the Positive Birth Program. Shari is also a Hypnobirthing Australia Educator based in Robina, Queensland.
These incredible parents attended our Positive Birth Program with practitioner Sue Hunt in Gosford. This birth video is a great example of how being empowered with quality birth education can have a huge impact on all types of birth including induction with syntocinon and how hypnobirthing techniques kept this mum calm and focused whilst bringing her beautiful son into the world. Thank you for sharing Jess and Michael!
What is Hypnobirthing?
The Hypnobirthing Australia™ philosophy is centred around the knowledge that birth is a normal, natural physiological function of the body. Just as the body knows how to conceive, grow & nurture a baby during pregnancy, it instinctively knows how to birth. We understand natural birth has short & long term advantages for mother and child, however we also respect that sometimes special circumstances do arise. Our focus is on creating a POSITIVE experience where you can look back on the day with joy in your heart, regardless of how your baby comes into the world.
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Contrary to the name, it's not all about hypnosis! Hypnosis is just one technique used to create deep relaxation, to let go of fears & condition the body to release pain relieving endorphins during childbirth. The Hypnobirthing Australia™ programs are as much about mindset as they are about birthing wisdom & techniques.
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You'll learn everything you'd expect from other birth education programs plus so much more.
Topics covered:​​
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How to create & maintain a positive mindset
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The mind + body connection
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Hormones for birth
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The role of our caregivers
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Birth physiology
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How fear effects birth
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The importance of the birthing environment
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Common terms & the power of language
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Releasing endorphins
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Self-hypnosis, acupressure, movement, touch, visualisation, affirmations, scent, instant relaxation, music, tracks, anchor touch, trigger words, non verbal communication etc.
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Breathing techniques for each stage
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Bonding with baby
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Pregnancy health & wellbeing
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Birth partner education & preparation
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Preparing birth preferences
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How to communicate with caregivers
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Advocacy during childbirth
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Understanding & navigating the hospital system
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Birth statistics in Australia
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Pregnancy due date
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Induction of labour
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Optimising baby’s position for birth
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What to expect in the lead up to birth, early labour, active labour, birth & post-partum
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Signs that labour is starting
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When to call the midwife / head to hospital
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Accidental home / car birth
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Common procedures & pain relief options
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Movement & positions
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Special circumstances including caesarean
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Releasing fears before birth
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Umbilical cord clamping & placenta delivery
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Newborn bonding & breastfeeding / skin to skin
About Kate
Kate is a proud Mumma bear of 3 little miracles, is seldom found without a cup of tea in hand. Growing up, she became fascinated with her fathers books on mindset & personal development. This keen interest eventually led her to her lifes work of helping others through lifes ups & downs. As a Hypnobirthing Australia™ Childbirth Educator, Hypnotherapist & Transformational Life Coach, Kate passionately specialises in mind+body techniques for fertility, pregnancy, birth & beyond.
Pregnancy & birth didn’t come easy for Kate, she experienced years of recurrent miscarriages, high risk pregnancies as well as 2 premature emergency births. Throughout the journey however, she utilised her deep wisdom & mindset techniques to remain calm & connected to her body & babies & had incredibly beautiful birthing experiences with each child despite the challenges.
She believes starting or growing a family should be a time of joy and excitement & it’s her mission to empower her clients with knowledge and techniques to create a positive pregnancy & birth, no matter the twists and turns of the journey & how each child enters this world.
Kate holds group classes both online & from the beautiful Carma Meditation House in Mona Vale & does home visits for her private clients.
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Kate is board certified & trained in the following modalities & regularly updates her learning.
Level 1 & 2, Advanced Coach Mastery
Level 1 & 2, Conscious Hypnosis Mastery
Paediatric Hypnosis
Level 1 & 2, Advanced Neuro-Linguistic Programming
Time Line Therapy
Matrix Therapies
HypnoFertility®
Hypnobirthing Australia™ Childbirth Educator
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