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Hypnobirthing Home Study Course Manual
- Step-by-Step Guide to an Easy, Natural and Pain Free Birth
- Narrated by: Kathryn Clark
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
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Publisher's Summary
This course reveals the tools and knowledge you need to have a fulfilling birth, with little to no pain. All of this you can do in the comfort of your own home and at your own pace. The Hypnobirthing Home Study Course is a complete birth education course. You can be fully prepared for your best possible birth experience. There is no need to attend any other hypnobirthing or birth preparation class, as this is a course that covers natural birthing, alternative options, and the best interventions. So no matter what path your birth ends up taking, you will be fully prepared, confident, calm, and in control.
Over a period of six years, we have collected statistics on birthing outcomes. Over 85 percent of Hypnobirthing Home Study Course mothers birthed naturally and easily, with most saying they were entirely comfortable throughout the birth and didn't even think of asking for pain medication.
This hypnobirthing course will help you prepare positively for your amazing birth. It will help you embrace and understand the impact that your thoughts and fears can have on your experiences, specifically with your birth experience. This course will help you learn how to clear the path of obstacles and hurdles, and you will free yourself (predominantly your thoughts). Yes, you will achieve such freedom that when the time comes, your mind will no longer interfere with the already setup bodily functions of giving birth.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-18-16
Good Book - DO NOT BUY FROM AUDIBLE
What did you like best about Hypnobirthing Home Study Course Manual? What did you like least?
I have enjoyed listening to the information in this audio book. However, due to the fact that it is a learning course Audible is a terrible platform to get this information. If you are interested in this book and technique of birthing - go to the website hypnobirthinghub.com and buy the program there. You will get the correct information laid out the way it needs to be, the audio meditations and a manual to clarify. If you download this on Audible, the chapters are not clearly stated making it very hard to navigate and find information. Also, the corresponding website makes it very difficult to compare the information back and forth - I literally had to make a list of chapters and compare to the website's CD format. Do yourself a favor and buy the book the way it should be - NOT THROUGH AUDIBLE.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Not relevant.
What does Kathryn Clark bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Kathryn has a soothing voice with an Australian accent. It sometimes would make me go to sleep and I would have to re-listen to parts of the book. I liked all the provided information but sometimes wanted the theory to quit and just tell me what to do step by step. There was some repetitive information.
Was Hypnobirthing Home Study Course Manual worth the listening time?
Yes, I learned a lot about this birth method and hope to use it.
Any additional comments?
DON'T BUY FROM AUDIBLE - BUY FROM HYPNOBIRTHINGHUB.COM - Don't do what I have done and get frustrated and confused by the layout provided by audible! I have been back and forth emailing the company, trying to reference the website and eventually spending more money to download the manual and audio guides there - waste of money here!
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- JR LaPere
- 02-16-19
Gave me the confidence I needed during birthing.
I bought this book because no one around me, to include doctors, could answer any of my birthing questions. I felt lost and scared. I was dead set on a natural birth.
I randomly found this book and it was a miracle worker. Clark prepared me for the best and the worst. I walked into the hospital in full control of my birth with no fear. Even after 55 hours of labor with no medication and identifying that I had to have an emergency Csection I still kept control. I was able to make the best choices for me and my baby and it was an amazing experience.
6 people found this helpful
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- Krista
- 07-30-16
Great study course!
I feel more positive, empowered, and capable of having the natural birth i deserve after finishing this book!
5 people found this helpful
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- Kat
- 06-16-16
Effective and informative
We listened to the book together with my husband and both think it made a big difference in building our understanding and confidence in natural birthing. We are planning on re-listening a few chapters again before the birth and practicing the recommended exercises and relaxation techniques.
The book is organized very effectively with the author presenting a thorough research context for a variety decisions leading to the birth as well as action plans for the expectant mother and her birthing partner. The language balance is great - it is neither overly scientific nor it is trivialized.
The book includes several relaxation tracks and references additional materials on the author's website that extend the usability of the book.
The narration is excellent. I have not heard a lot of professionally narrated books that are as good as this one.
Bottom line, this book is certainly a "keeper" in our audible library and worth paying for it.
5 people found this helpful
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- Erica
- 08-12-18
It works!
For someone who doesn’t meditate and has anxiety, this book helped me center myself and have the natural birth that I wanted. Baby was 9 lb and 12 oz and even though she was so big, using these breathing techniques helped me tremendously. I would recommend very highly!
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- com5tech
- 07-19-16
Good, but a little annoying
I got this audiobook because the Mongan Method wasn't available on Audible, but I also read the Mongan Method and a lot of it is plagiarized and used in this book, even the anecdotes are stolen with details changed. But if you can get past that and accept this book, it has a lot of good information and the latter 70% or so is original material. Better than not having a hypnobirthing book in audio form. Also, the reading is a little obnoxious in the way she puts emphasis on the wrong words and her sentences don't flow cause she's trying to sound relaxing. If you always. notice that kind of thing, it may keep her reading from helping you relax fully. You get used to it though.
12 people found this helpful
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- Regina
- 05-24-17
Annoying Narration!!
I'm sorry this book is well written, has great information and im.all for hypnobirthing, but I CANNOT STAND this narrator's voice and cadence. It's just awful, she is far too cherry, and way too excited about every sentence. To be honest I didnt even finish this book and just downloaded another hypnobirthing book because I couldn't take it anymore. There is nothing calming or soothing about her at all. It's really too bad because it's a great book she just should have had someone else narrate it for her.
10 people found this helpful
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- Team Queso
- 02-28-19
Great Hypnobirthing Course
This book has made me feel so much better prepared for birth. The strategies and tools for releasing fear and creating relaxation have been valuable in my everyday life and I am excited to use them in birthing my baby!
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- Lisa H
- 02-05-19
highly recommend
This book had a lot of useful information. I like that it included the actual hypno tracks. Her voice is very soothing. I have listened to several books on this topic and would include this as a must listen.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-19-18
35 weeks pregnant
I have loved listening to the book and the tracks! I am a first time mom but I can't wait to use this knowledge and these techniques going into my birthing day and I feel so much more confident and very excited!! Thank you!!
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-25-16
Content is fine. Voice is annoying.
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Read it with your own internal voice, don't bother trying to listen to the narration. Her voice is comparable only to what i'd imagine an Australian person would sound like pinching their nose, whilst talking between bouts of chewing on a cactus.
What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
The actual content was thought-provoking.
Did Kathryn Clark do a good job differentiating each of the characters? How?
Non-fiction.
Could you see Hypnobirthing Home Study Course Manual being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?
It would be pretty unique if it was.
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- Esther Beckington
- 06-23-16
very useful but annoying narration!
in depth hypnobirthing course but the narrator's voice is so annoying, really nasal and an annoying accent, would've been so much better if they'd hired a proper voice artist to narrate!
Also it would be useful if the chapters were titled.
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- Shellbyj
- 12-15-16
Amazing informative book
We did a hypnobirthing course with our local midwives which was great, but only 5 sessions long. I used this book alongside the classes because it was more thorough and in depth. Kathryn has a lovely way about her and she helped me relax so much, to the point where I completely changed my mind about where to give birth and we are now planning a home birth for our baby due any day now! I will certainly review again after having the baby but regardless, this book has been so informative for me and my partner and has helped prepare us for whatever comes along. I feel confident and happy and relaxed to face whatever birth I have but with the help of this book we are visualising a calm and peaceful time. This book really helped me face my fears and look deeply into what was holding me back from having the birth I really wanted. It's empowering and every woman should have access to this incredible, natural and healthy approach to childbirth. I couldn't recommend it enough.
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- Nicola
- 03-04-17
Amazing content. sorry, but v nasal strong accent.
HypnoBirthing part should DEF be done by another voice. V good advice tho and empowering.
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- Liz
- 11-03-16
Helped me stop fearing labour!
I'm still waiting for the birth but feel so much more prepared.
I was really anxious about labour and the birth but since listening to this book I feel a lot more confident that I will cope and I just generally feel a lot more calm about the whole process.
The author makes a LOT of sense and there's some excellent strategies for calling yourself down and even if I don't have the perfect birth described in the book, I know I will be a lot more relaxed and that this will make it so much easier and probably quicker too!
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- Fadeelah Kenny
- 03-20-22
great resource
I was hesitant to buy this audiobook after reading the few bad reviews criticising the author's nasal drawl but I'm glad I overlooked that and took the plunge. I found the audio hypnobirthing guided medications at the end of the book, another negative review point from a few people. The accompanying pdf guide gives a chapter outline which would have been useful to have inside Audible itself but it's there for you to use with a little extra effort. I will be listening to the guided meditations for a few times leading up to my birth and am confident that this book gave me and my partner the tools we need to have our desired safe and natural birth using hypnotherapy.
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- Massage therapist
- 10-29-21
help me birth without pain
I was sceptical about hypnobirth metod but IT ACTUALLY WORKS!!! midwifes never Belive i would give birth that day but I did it 2 hrs later without any problem!!!!! i was actually listening this audiobook during my Labour to help me with contractions so def recommend it.
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- julia
- 01-14-20
I found her narration contrived and flat
I really struggled to hear the meaning and messages within this book, because the author's narration felt so contrived and forcedly yogic. this is a great example of where a narrator who reads books for a living might bring a layer of meaning and clarity to what I'm sure is a valuable book.
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- Nat
- 04-16-19
A must have tool for the pregnancy tool kit
This was an excellent book. This technique enabled us to take some control at a stressful and challenging time. It brought my husband and I closer and helped me through a very long labour. Was it pain free... No... But it was manageable and the choice of adrenaline or endorphins as the natural drug of choice its endorphins every time.
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- ozzy79
- 01-03-17
Fantastic guide to hypnobirthing.
The narrator and author has such a calming and assured voice. The information in this hone study is all you need to achieve the best possible birthing outcome you could wish for.
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- Kai1
- 10-14-17
Not too bad , worth a go!
I used this book to get ready for the birth of my son, first baby. Although I wasn't 100% sure I was a hypnobirth mum I did want tips to relax and think about things differently and reduce my anxiety.
Initially I put this on a faster speed cos the voice annoyed me and it took a while to get into the "meaty bits"
Ultimately I went overdue and was due to be induced, then, in the end I had to be cut open very quickly to have my bub - the chapter about fear and release really helped as, things escalated quickly and I was able to keep thinking about the tips and keep my mind calm and be ok with the quick plan change.
I'd probably use this audio in conjunction with the/ a book as it was useful to listen to before bed but it's annoying you can't see the title of the chapters to flick Back to. I used the notes functionality liberally tho to playback bits to my husband.
Just to let you know, I work for Audible, but the views expressed in this review are 100% my own.
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- Celeste
- 09-22-17
Could have been better
Unfortunately the reader has quite a nasal voice and consistently mispronounces words, for example every time she says "ekspecially".
There is also quite a long section which just assumes that the reader will be religious. This book can be useful to non-religious people as well. It's a shame because a lot of the information is good.
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- Georgia
- 01-30-17
such a great resource
I've really benefited so far from all the content - information and skills - included in this home study manual. listening instead of reading means I can make the most of my commute. the course is broken into sensible and effective sections to gradually build your confidence. I'm very excited about my upcoming birth experience, now, regardless of exactly how it plays out - ie I have developed a much greater sense of being able to accept and roll with something that may not be my ideal scenario, and previously it was those thoughts that generated the most fear for me.
the audio book includes one of the hypnosis CDs abs the rest can be purchased at reasonable prices on their website.
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- Belinda M.
- 07-13-19
pronunciation made it hard for me to enjoy
Loved the content however the narrator/writer of the book cannot pronounce her words correctly, for example especially is not pronounced expecially, and there were a bunch of other similar mistakes. I couldn't stand it and I'd be stewing over it for a number of minutes before I'd get over it just for her to do it again and the cycle went on. Then there's the slurring the end of sentences together when she's misread what's in front of her, constantly through the whole book and my final annoyance was the saliva smacking I could hear, have a drink for pittys sake. As I said the content was great and I certainly found it helpful, it was just dreadfully hard to listen to.
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