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So, you have had your positive birth experience and enjoyed using hypnobirthing throughout your pregnancy and birth. And now you’ve had your baby. Yayyyyy! A

See the power of the ‘love hormone’ oxytocin at work in this video, which shows a mother cat bonding with newborn ducklings. This video is

Recent research from the University of Alberta, found that women who exercise during their pregnancy are 20% less likely to need a caesarean section and 31%

Just for a bit of fun! Here is our official ‘trailer’ for the Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioners Conference in Brisbane, 2015. Dr Sarah Buckley was our

I was chatting to a friend today about how we and previous generations have been conditioned to associate ‘sickness’ with calling the doctor and receiving

In this short video, I explain how to get started with your hypnobirthing practice and enjoy the benefits of your Free Pregnancy Relaxation MP3! Please leave

Over the years, many mums have asked us for a general relaxation album that is unrelated to birth. A track focused on relaxation, confidence and empowerment with the same

Are you super passionate about spreading the word of positive birthing? Would you like to make this the year that you share this passion with others

Not all babies march to the same beat! There is much talk about positioning of babies these days – and it can put mothers under

It is Halloween! So – just for a little laugh.. let’s have a look at the likely differences between a more ‘medicalised’ style birth… and a

Melissa Spilsted, director of Hypnobirthing Australia, gives us some tips on helping to achieve a successful VBAC. Click here to download the .pdf  VBAC Article by Melissa

Circumcision. This is a topic that is discussed rarely – and yet it has lifelong effects for our baby boys. The procedure of infant circumcision

Australia’s high caesarean rate ” especially within the private sector, has risen at an alarming rate. I have said this for many years; women are

by Melissa Spilsted I often receive emails and messages from parents that I have taught in the past; telling me how calm and relaxed their

What will I learn in the course? Please click here to read our Course Outline which details what we cover in our Hypnobirthing Australia course. What is hypnobirthing?

In my classes, I describe our caregivers (midwives, doctors, obstetricians etc.) like the life-guards at the beach. When we swim at the beach, we choose

Some amazing footage has just been released by the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Park this week; this is a world first – never seen before video