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Co-author of ‘Secrets of Confident Childbirth’, Janay is a pregnancy and birth specialist who’s passionate about helping mums-to-be release all fear and anxiety around their upcoming birth.
My journey towards being a pregnancy and birth specialists began in my hypnotherapy practice about six years ago. I began seeing many women with postnatal depression, and had wonderful results using a combination of hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, cognitive behavioural therapy and neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). This led me in search of ways to prevent postnatal depression rather than treat it.
I qualified as a hypnobirthing practitioner in 2003 and over the last three years I’ve developed simple, easy to use and highly effective techniques that enable mothers and fathers-to-be prepare for a great childbirth experience.
In 2008, Jackie Fletcher and I formed The Birth Specialists, and have developed a range of hypnotic CDs specially designed to guide you through each stage of pregnancy. Our book, Secrets of Confident Childbirth, co-written with Vanessa Turner, was published in 2009. It’s a complete guide to having a great pregnancy and a wonderful birth experience.
I’d love to help you, your birth partner and your baby have a great experience of pregnancy and birth. It’s such a precious time, not only for you but most especially for your baby.
Pregnancy is one of the miracles of nature, and women should enjoy pregnancy and look forward to the day of birth. Unfortunately that’s not exactly true, as a recent magazine study showed eight out of 10 women were frightened during labour. This means a huge number of women go into the birthing process feeling anxious or worried.
This statistic is exactly why I do what I do. As a pregnancy and birth specialist and one half of The Birth Specialists, I’m passionate about helping all mothers-to-be understand the physiology of birth, what hormones are released, how to release all fear and anxiety about birth and genuinely look forward to the day of your baby's birth.
I very much look forward to being able to help you via Greatvine.
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