Hypnobirthing

Practical Ways to Make Your Birth Better

By: Siobhan Miller

Narrated by: Siobhan Miller

This book will make your birth better. It is for every woman and every type of birth.

As featured on Dragons’ Den.

Expert hypnobirthing teacher and founder of The Positive Birth Company, Siobhan Miller has made it her mission to change the way women around the world approach and experience birth. Through her teaching she seeks to educate and empower women—and their birth partners—so that they can enjoy amazing and positive birth experiences, however they choose to bring their babies into the world.

In this book, Siobhan debunks common myths about hypnobirthing and explains why she believes it can make every type of birth a better experience—from a water birth at home to an unplanned caesarean in theatre.

So, what is hypnobirthing? Essentially, it's a form of antenatal education, an approach to birth that is both evidence-based and logical. Hypnobirthing certainly doesn't involve being hypnotised; instead, it teaches you how your body works on a muscular and hormonal level when in labour and how you can use various relaxation techniques to ensure you are working with your body (rather than against it), making birth more efficient and comfortable.

Siobhan's advice and guidance will change your mindset and enable you to navigate your birth with practical tools that ensure you feel calm and in control throughout.

By the time you finish this book you'll feel relaxed, capable and genuinely excited about giving birth.

©2021 Siobhan Miller (P)2021 Hachette Audio UK

Critic reviews

"Siobhan manages to completely demystify hypnobirthing, making it accessible and relevant to all women and all births. This book will be a complete game changer and I will be recommending it to mums-to-be from now on." (Sarah Turner, author of The Unmumsy Mum)

Top book on labor I've read so far

Very positive, non-judgemental for whatever route you choose or happen to have during labor. Very tangible and easy action steps to make birth your own. I tried to read a hypno-birthing book by Mongan and was so disappointed, it was negative, judgey and preached about why you should use hypno-birthing for 13 chapters before getting into anything tangible or helpful. After that, this book was a breath of fresh air and exactly what I was looking for. Really helpful, positive ideas that give you suggestions that can be applied in a variety of birth locations and situations! Absolutely loved it.

Perfect intro to hypnobirthing

It gives you techniques to implement hypnobirthing no matter what birth journey you have, things to consider to optimize your experience, and how your partner can support you! Enjoyed this listen!

A great read for those who want to balance science and a natural birth

This was exactly what I wanted. I wanted to have a natural birth but without the anti-science/anti hospital/anti medicine, garbage that a lot of these holistic books spout. This was great. It provided research that backs the claims, it was easy and informative. Quick read. And it worked! I used all the tools in this book as I started labor and I was so relaxed (up until transition) that my labor was only 4 hours. No medication, no epidural. Just breath work, music, and my husband guiding me through it. Baby was born in the hospital, perfect as could be, breastfed immediately, and we went home 6 hours later. All in all, I credit this book with making my birth super manageable.

Must read if expecting

I only wish I discovered this my first pregnancy!

This book really outlines what to expect during each phase of labor for you and your birth partner so you feel ready and knowledgeable. I love all the tools given for relaxation and I’m genuinely looking forward to birth now.

Amazing! Everyone Should Listen

This Hypnobirthing book is the best book for first or second, third etc. Her voice is soothing and reassuring. Me and my husband are FTP and really enjoyed this book, a lot of it was like oh yeah that makes since or that’s common sense but so worth hearing and actually getting facts and ways to handle situations. I highly highly recommend this book as one of the top books to read to prepare for birth for any soon to be mom!

Best book for expecting parents!

Amazing, positive and gentle advice that give so much confidence, a small book packed with incredibly valuable content. Couldn't recommend it more.

Saved my preterm birth experience

I gave birth prematurely and of course, any birth plans I had went out the window to keep baby safe. Thank goodness I had read this in time. I walked in to that labor room with grace and flexibility and felt more empowered, powerful, and present than I have ever felt in my life through my entire birth. I truly don’t think I could have gone medication free without this book-Don’t wait to read this!

Loved it!

I personally loved it! Feel more positive about natural birth. Some of the stories made me tear up… I visualized them and imagined it was me.

So ready to meet my baby.

Thank you so much!

I am currently pregnant with my 10th child. I’ve always been fascinated with hypnosis but until now had refrained from trying it out during birth for religious reasons. I was so pleasantly surprised to find out how simple and straightforward this book and the subject was. Most of this book is just about the science of what really happens to a woman’s body during birth and about many of the situations you may come in contact with. Which really helped me deal with past trauma and fear associated with it. I’m going to make a list of the most helpful books for birth and this is definitely one of them.

Must read for all soon to be mamas

This book better prepared me for birth than all the other books I read combined. I have so much more confidence and feel empowered and equipped to advocate for myself and baby after reading this book. I highly recommend it.