In this episode, bestselling author of Mindful Hypnobirthing Sophie Fletcher answers the question, 'Is hypnobirthing supported by science?'

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Here are the links to the research discussed in this episode:

Azizmohammadi, S., & Azizmohammadi, S. (2019). Hypnotherapy in management of delivery pain: a review. Eur J Transl Myol, 29(3), 8365.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6767938/

Catsaros, S., & Wendland, J. (2023). Psychological impact of hypnosis for pregnancy and childbirth: A systematic review. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 50, 101713.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1744388122001815?via%3Dihub

Middleton, P., Cyna, A. M., Matthewson, M., Jones, L., & Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group. (2016). Hypnosis for pain management during labour and childbirth. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2016(5),

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7120324/#CD009356-bbs2-0038

Ozgunay, S. E., Dincgez, B., Karasu, D., Ozgen, G., Taymur, I., Eminoglu, S., & Ceylan, I. (2022). Adjuvant Hypnotherapy for Hyperemesis Gravidarum: A Randomized Pilot Study. Int J Clin Exp Hypn, 70(3), 277-285.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35867532/#:~:text=Those%20in%20the%20control%20group,treatment%2Das%2Dusual%20alone.

Uldal, T., Østmoen, M. S., Dahl, B., & Røseth, I. (2023). Women’s experiences with hypnobirth – A qualitative study. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, 37, 100890.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877575623000800

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