I did a calmbirth course over the weekend and I really do think I can make this work for me. Im not sure the exact difference between calmbirth and hypno birthing, just that calm birth is based on hypno birthing but some things have been changed as it was thought they were more suited to Australia.
deetor - we also saw parts of a DVD on ecstatic/orgasmic birth, very inspiring to see women birth and look like they're having a good time.
Studies have been done that have showed as many as 21% of women O during the birthing process
I dont think thats my end objective(but hey i wouldnt knock it back) but the main thing I got out of it was that I can be in control of my birth, how I interpret my waves/contractions and that by practicing the relaxation and brething techniques they will become second nature and my subconsious can kick in and help me through anything.
they do show situations where unexpected things have happened (placental abruption, c/s etc) and how people have still used calmbirth and believe it has enhance their experience.
If your in melbourne can you tell me where you did the classes?