HypnoBirthing® was originally established in the United States by Marie Mongan, who is the founder of The HypnoBirthing® Institute.

Her book "HypnoBirthing®: A Celebration Of Life" was first published in 1989, and HypnoBirthing® is now taught in countries all over the world.

The development of HypnoBirthing®

When Marie Mongan's daughter expressed her desire to have a child, Mickey called upon her own experience of having laboured calmly, gently, and naturally, using the theories of Dr. Grantly Dick-Read, during the births of her four children back in the mid 50s and early 60s.

Using her counselling background, and her skills as a Master Hypnotherapist, she developed the HypnoBirthing® program for her daughter and two friends. The success of these births brought several hypnotherapists to Mickey's office, asking to be trained in whatever she was doing in birthing.

From there the program grew and took on a life of its own. Medical people who witnessed HypnoBirthing® became interested, and many became practitioners. Childbirth educators from other programs came to be practitioners as well.

Soon, the natural appeal of HypnoBirthing® began to spread into the mainstream. Not long after that, in 1993, HypnoBirthing® was introduced into Canada, and later into Australia, and finally into the UK.

Since then, many thousands of parents and their babies have joined the ranks of HypnoBirthing® families. Today, HypnoBirthing® is taught in twenty-two countries, and more locations are being added on a regular basis.

The program has been recognized by many leading newspapers and magazine publications across the world, as well as being featured in "Better Homes and Gardens", "Newsweek", and "Time Magazine".

Last year, "Good Morning America" featured HypnoBirthing in a four-minute segment on national TV.

Because of HypnoBirthing®, couples today can look forward to a beautiful, calm and serene birthing experience, where mother, baby and birthing companion combine in joyful bonding.