Alternate/Hypno Words
In a Nutshell
How we perceive "pain" can be influenced by the words people use to describe it. Sometimes pain can be minimized and sensed only as "sensations," "pressure," etc. if we adjust our language.
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People in labor are very easily influenced during birth. Childbirth preparation methods using hypnosis such as HypnoBabies™ and HypnoBirthing® encourage care providers and clients to use alternative words with more positive connotations. - Labor = use “birthing time” - Contraction = use “wave,” "surge," or “pressure wave” - Transition = use “transformation” - Pushing = use “breathing baby down”
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