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Hypnobirthing is a technique developed by Mary F. Mongan, which empowers parents to birth in a natural way. Hypnobirthing is founded on the principle that a woman's body is designed to give birth naturally without medical intervention. Mary Mongan teaches parents to use positive affirmations, deep relaxation and breathing techniques to  manage the contractions (surges) associated with labour, but also to move the process of labour along and help the baby move down the birth canal.

Many women find the technique enables them to stay calm and confident and have a natural, joyful birthing experience. One of the wonderful aspects of hypnobirthing is that it intimately involves fathers in the process of birth preparation and labour. Advocates of hypnobirthing also contend that babies born using the method tend to be calmer as there is no trauma involved in the birthing process.