Invest in your birth experience

Modern, evidence-based birthing tools and techniques to improve your birthing experience and prepare you, leading into birth. 

  • Hypnobubs™ Package Online & 1:1 Support

    Get access to the self-paced Hypnobubs™ Positive Birth Online Course with the additional support of a 1:1 90minute OR 3 hours session.

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  • Positive Birth Program™ Group

    Join one of our face to face classes. Run over 4 sessions you will be guided through the Hypnobirthing Australia™ Positive Birth Program with midwife Shae.

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  • Positive Birth Program™ Private

    I also have the option to run the Hypnobirthing Australia™  Positive Birth Program in a private setting which is perfect if you'd prefer a 1:1 approach and flexibility of dates.

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Hey mama,

I'm Shae, a registered midwife, mum of a gorgeous boy Max Bobby and certified practitioner with Hypnobirthing Australia™.

I am a huge believer in a healthy and positive mindset to enable women to face birth with knowledge and empowerment.

My aim is to support and empower women and birth partners leading into birth by providing modern evidence-based techniques that will improve their birthing experience. 

More about Shae

What the program includes:

Module 1 - Creating & maintaining a positive mindset

Creating + maintaining a positive mindset 

• Introduction to the positive mindset of hypnobirthing 

• How our brain is wired to birth

• The role of our caregivers 

• Mind/body connection 

• What is self-hypnosis and how will we use it for birthing? 

• Our hormones are our friends 

• My amazing uterus – understanding the physiology behind       

   birthing 

• Fear-Tension-Pain Syndrome

• Causes of Fear (including history) and how it affects our 

   labour 

• Re-programming the Subconscious

• The language for empowered birthing

• The power of affirmations

• Birthing environment 

Module 2 - Our toolkit for birth

Our toolkit for birth 

• Self-hypnosis tracks 

• Birth music

• Conditioning with scent

• Hypnotic anchors and triggers 

• Releasing endorphins through massage and touch

• Acupressure techniques for pregnancy, birth & 

   breastfeeding

• Visualisations for pregnancy, labour & birthing

• The importance of facial relaxation 

• Relaxation Breathing – a skill for life

• Surge Breathing – the best tool ever!

• Techniques to help make your surges more comfortable 

• The ‘urge’ to push/bear down – Breathing/Bearing down 

Module 3 - Preparation & choices for empowered birthing

Preparation + choices for empowered birthing

• Bonding with baby

• Choices in maternity care

• Birth Preferences – having open communication with your 

   caregivers

• Knowledge is power – researching common interventions   

   and procedures 

• Questions to ask, to assist in making informed decisions

• Birth partner as an advocate

• ‘Guess date’ – a normal range of pregnancy 

• Inductions – things you’re not always told

• Achieving a natural start to labour 

• Maintaining a healthy diet 

• Preparing the body – staying active

• Optimising baby’s position 

• Breech or Posterior – options + positions 

• Instant relaxation techniques 

• Self-hypnosis, meditation and deep relaxation techniques +   

  scripts 

Module 4 - Birth: bringing it all together

Birth – bringing it all together

• What to expect in the weeks and days leading up to birth 

• Signs that labour is starting 

• What to expect through labour (membranes releasing etc) 

• When to call the midwife/go to the hospital 

• Accidental home/car birth – what to do!

• Birth partner’s role 

• Common procedures

• Using water during labour and birth

• Upright positioning, movement and birth positions

• Special circumstances (including belly [caesarean] birth) 

• Fear release

• Vocalisation 

• Cord clamping + placenta delivery 

• Undisturbed bonding + breastfeeding time – skin to skin 

• What to expect afterwards

• Self-hypnosis – Rehearsal for Birth 

• A practice routine – preparation for birth! 

Looking to hire a TENS machine?

A TENS machine is a small machine which is an effective, natural pain relief option during labour and is perfectly safe for you and your baby.

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