Mongan method

A technique using hypnotherapy to train mothers for childbirth. The Mongan method is often known as hypnobirthing, and named after its founder Marie (or 'Mickey') Mongan M.Ed., M.Hy. Mongan is a hypnotherapist, Harvard Fellow, and author of "HypnoBirthing®: A Celebration Of Life", published in 1989.

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The benefits of the Mongan method of HypnoBirthing are claimed to include: improved pain management, reduced need for medical intervention, a faster and more relaxed birthing process, a less traumatic entry into the world for the child.

Work is closely compared to that of Michelle Leclaire O'Neill, another leading practitioner and author on the subject.

See also

• Hypnosis
• childbirth
• Subconscious mind
• Michelle Leclaire O'Neill
• pain management
• midwifery
• doula
• Hypnosis in childbirth