I’m a Christian midwife and this is what I think of hypnobirthing

Midwife Chloe Edmonds explains why she would encourage her mothers to explore their mystical connection with Christ when giving birth.

As a midwife I could talk for hours about the unleashing of female strength through empowered birth, and how to approach birth as a sacred encounter with your own imago-dei (the unique image of God within you) and with God. Birth is a sacred experience, where God is intrinsically present from beginning to end, seeing it as no less mystical than the hidden budding of a seed underground, and no less normal than the first blossom of spring. 

It is both spiritual and natural and our approach to birth should be both rational consideration and great wonder and mystery. I see hypnobirthing as a tool and practice – yes, spiritual practice, as I view it as an enabler to heal and prepare the inner self for the experience of birth.