"The Peaceful Birth": Improving the birth experience with a hypnosis-based online course

The study examines if the hypnosis online course "The Peaceful Birth" improves different aspects of pregnancy and childbirth, including birth expectation, birth experience, fear, stress and well-being. We surveyed 221 pregnant women who were pseudo-randomly assigned to a hypnosis and a control group. We provided participants in the hypnosis group with the hypnosis online course "The Peaceful Birth" for self-use throughout pregnancy, during childbirth, and beyond. The control group did not have access to the hypnosis online course. At four measurement points, we asked all study participants about various aspects of pregnancy and childbirth. We utilized standardized questionnaires, including the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire to assess childbirth expectations and experiences, as well as the Perceived Stress Scale to measure stress experiences.