Changing Vocabulary

We start by changing the effect of clinical and medical language, and we substitute with powerful and positive language.

The mind reacts to language with emotion, and emotion creates a physical and chemical change within our bodies. HypnoBirthing uses a language that more gently describes what is happening during birthing, with logical, gentle, non-medical words that evoke comfortable emotions. Below is the medical terminology followed by the HypnoBirthing terminology.

Contraction/pain changes to:

Uterine Surge or Wave

Delivery / Deliver

Birthing / Birth

Contraction/pain changes to

Uterine Surge or Wave

Catch the baby

Receive the Baby

Due Date

Birthing Time / Month

Pain

Pressure / Sensation / Tightening

Water Breaking

Membranes Release

Birth Canal

Birth Path

Pushing

Birth Breath - (Breathing baby down)

Complications

Special Circumstances

Mucous plug

Uterine Seal

Bloody show

Birth Show

Transition

Near completion / Nearly Complete

Effacing/dialating

Thinning / Opening

Fetus

Preborn / Unborn / Baby

Primips/multips

1st, 2nd, 3rd time mums

False Labour / Braxton - Hicks

Practice labour / pre labour warm ups

Perineal tissues stretch

Perineal Tissues Unfold

Kegels

Pelvic Floor Exercises

Relaxation Breathing

Calm Breathing; Calm Breathing

Breathing for contractions

Surge Breathing

Stalled or shut down labour

Resting Labour

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