Childbirth & Fertility

Hypnosis has been used for many decades as an effective adjunct to conventional childbirth processes and in more recent years has been subject to research designed to establish how effective it can be in complementing more traditional approaches.

The results have been encouraging and there is growing evidence that hypnosis can help to:

Subjectively, many mothers who have used hypnosis to assist with their pregnancies and deliveries have reported much more satisfying experiences and a greater sense of bonding with their child. Hypnotherapy can also assist in naturally turning a breech presenting child and managing many of the minor but irksome symptoms of pregnancy.

Research is also starting to show that hypnosis can have a significant role within fertility treatment. A case-control clinical study reported in Fertility & Sterility, the Official Journal of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, concluded that:

Damian Hamill has a deep interest in the use of hypnotherapy in childbirth and fertility and teaches a two-day CPD workshop in this subject for practicing hypnotherapists. He also sees clients one-to-one in private practice to work with birth and fertility issues.

"This study suggests that the use of hypnosis during ET [Embryo Transfer] may significantly improve the IVF/ET cycle outcome in terms of increased implantation and clinical pregnancy rates. Furthermore, it seems that the patients' attitude to the treatment was more favorable."