Mind and Body Birthing with Gemma Struzena

Mind and Body Birthing with Gemma Struzena Preparing pregnant women and birth partners for a calm, positive birth with hypnobirthing. www.mindandbodybirthing.com

I offer hypnobirthing classes to pregnant women and birth partners looking for ways to have a calm, positive birth. Unsure whether hypnobirthing is for you - watch my FREE online, 30 minute video series: https://www.mindandbodybirthing.com/free-mini-birth-class

Something that’s unique about my hypnobirthing classes is I teach via Zoom. 👩‍💻The main reason I choose Zoom to teach is...
21/11/2025

Something that’s unique about my hypnobirthing classes is I teach via Zoom. 👩‍💻

The main reason I choose Zoom to teach is that it means I get to support incredible couples from all over the world with their birth prep.

Whether you live near me or far away, in a different city, country or even continent, my classes will help prepare you for an empowering and positive birth. 😎✨

Does Zoom affect the quality or enjoyment of your course? In my experience, no! There are so many pros to the ease and convenience of Zoom classes and my courses get consistent 5 star ratings and positive feedback from clients:

⭐️”I really enjoyed the variety of exercises that kept everything engaging and interactive.” Paul, birth partner
🙌”I felt at ease asking any questions and looked forward to the sessions each week.” H - first time mum
⭐️”Everything we learned helped us to have a very positive birth experience.” Kim, first time mum
🙌”We loved the sessions and absolutely recommend hypnobirthing with Gemma specifically.” Delia & Markus

Curious? The best way to see what hypnobirthing via Zoom is like is to give it a go!

If you’re 12 weeks+ in your pregnancy or know someone who is, come and join my free Zoom hypnobirthing session.

👉Wednesday 3rd December 2025, 7-8pm (Perth, WA time)

Comment YES and I’ll send you the link to sign-up 🙋‍♀️

19/11/2025

The biggest problem with hypnobirthing is its name!

So many women and birth partners dismiss hypnobirthing based on its name. In fact, people who try it usually find it to be very logical, powerful and it can really transform your birth.

No, you won’t be hypnotised.
No, it’s not alternative, weird or wacky
Yes, you can have drugs
No, it’s not only for natural births
Yes, you can use it to benefit any type of birth

Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it!

It could definitely transform your birth experience and give you the knowledge, tools and confidence to stay calm, in control and feel really positive about birth.

What are your thoughts? Would you consider hypnobirthing?

Ps - Hi! I’m Gemma! If you’ve ever been curious about trying hypnobirthing I’ll soon be hosting a live, one hour Zoom taster session. Follow along to stay updated - details coming soon!

28/10/2025

Early labour is the very beginning of your labour when your contractions have started but they might be a bit start/stop.

The most important thing you can do when your labour begins is to REST.

Eat. Drink. Go about your day doing relaxing, calming things that make you feel good and get your Oxytocin levels booming!

At some point as your labour starts to progress, your body will want to move around more. Go with what feels good for you. Tune into your body. Breathe slowly and deeply.

But ultimately, when your labour first starts the best thing you can do is save your energy and REST 🥰

Repeat after me: The only person birthing this baby is ME. When standing up for what I want feels hard I will remind mys...
17/10/2025

Repeat after me: The only person birthing this baby is ME.

When standing up for what I want feels hard I will remind myself…

This is MY body that this baby is going to come out of. Not my partner. Not my family. Not my midwife or OB. MINE.

Which means I get to lead with MY wishes for birth.

- I choose to inform and educate myself in pregnancy so that I am clear and feel more confident expressing what I want.

- I choose to surround myself with people who are genuinely supportive and get the help/support I need.

- I choose the right midwife / OB for ME who has the expertise and willingness to support me best. I know I can change my care provider if they are unable or unwilling to offer me the support I need.

- I choose to take action to prepare for the birth I want. I know if I do nothing, nothing will change.

- I remind myself that it is healthy and safe for me to set boundaries. I am not being difficult for standing up for what I want or advocating my wishes for birth.

It’s MY body that will be giving birth. So it’s MY choice how I would like to prepare for it.

Everyone else’s job is to support, guide and help me to have the best possible birth I can.

15/10/2025

Being mentally prepared for birth is hands down the best investment you’ll make in pregnancy.

What is mental preparation for birth? It’s empowering yourself with knowledge so that you feel more informed and less afraid. It’s learning practical tools and strategies to help you to stay calm. It’s understanding how your mind is going to influence your body when you give birth and then training your mind to work WITH your body for an easier more manageable and ultimately more positive experience.

Being mentally prepared means becoming confident about birth. Learning to trust in your body and listen to your instincts. It’s also about having the tools to navigate any unexpected challenges or changes to your birth plans so that even if things go in a different direction to the birth you were hoping for, you know how to stay calm and in control of the decision making.

Your mental preparation for birth is everything!

Want to be more mentally prepared for birth? Comment FREE BIRTH CLASS and I’ll send you a link to get started ☺️

11/10/2025

Adrenaline early in labour is not something we want. But if you’ve been calm, coping and feeling confident for most of labour and THEN you suddenly start feeling anxious - that’s a sure sign that baby is almost ready to come out and meet you 🥰🥰👇👇

There will come a point late in labour where the woman you are supporting gets a natural boost of adrenaline. This is a normal part of the birth process. It’s giving her that final surge of power and getting her body ready for the most intense part of labour - pushing out your baby!!

The adrenaline means she is in transition. Her body is changing from dilating and getting ready to push her baby down and out of her body.

Reassure and remind mum to focus back on her breathing. The calmer she is, the smoother she will move through transition and into the second stage of labour - the birth of your baby.

Already given birth? Did transition hit you?? Let us know in the comments 👇👇

06/10/2025

Cervical checks in natural labour are rarely necessary especially if you and your baby are healthy and coping fine. You do not “have to have” a cervical check to confirm that you’re either…

1. In labour
2. Progressing in labour

… if you don’t want to.

There are other safe, effective and less invasive ways medical care providers can check labour progress such as observing your breathing, movements and positioning.

In clinical settings like hospitals and in many birth centres too, this kind of observational monitoring is more time consuming for midwives and doctors so they prefer to do a cervical check and get a number for their records instead. This helps with the smooth running of the setting but this is not YOUR concern.

If you want to have a check, go for it. Just make sure you’re informed about the pros and cons of cervical checks before going into labour so you can decide whether or not this really is something for you.

Remember - cm dilated does NOT indicate labour progress. You could be 3cm and progress really quickly, or you might not! 🤷‍♀️It’s very unpredictable!

Did you have a cervical check? Tell us about it in the comments 👇👇

Your flow helps your labour flow! Be sure to take regular sips of water in labour and p*e every hour or so!Save this pos...
05/10/2025

Your flow helps your labour flow! Be sure to take regular sips of water in labour and p*e every hour or so!

Save this post for later (you know you’ve got and you’ll only forget about it otherwise!).

💕Share with your birth partner - this is an easy one for them to do to help your labour progress.

Already given birth? Did p*eing help you?
Comment below 👇👇

Your flow, helps your labour flow! So be sure to take regular sips of water and p*e every hour or so. Save this one for ...
05/10/2025

Your flow, helps your labour flow! So be sure to take regular sips of water and p*e every hour or so.

Save this one for later (you know you’ll forget about it otherwise!!)

💕And be sure to share it with your birth partner because this is an easy thing they can do to support your labour progress too.

Already given birth? Did p*eing help you?
Comment below 👇👇

04/10/2025

Cervical checks in natural labour are rarely necessary. If you and your baby are healthy and coping fine you do not “have to have” a cervical check to confirm that you’re either…

1. In labour
2. Progressing in labour

There are other safe, effective and less invasive ways medical care providers can check labour progress such as observing your breathing, movements and positioning.

In clinical settings like hospitals and in many birth centres too, this kind of observational monitoring is more time consuming for midwives and doctors so they prefer to do a cervical check and get a number for their records instead. This helps with the smooth running of the setting but this is not YOUR concern.

If you want to have a check, go for it. Just make sure you’re informed about the pros and cons of cervical checks before going into labour so you can decide whether or not this really is something for you.

Remember - cm dilated does NOT indicate labour progress. You could be 3cm and progress really quickly, or you might not! 🤷‍♀️It’s very unpredictable!

Did you have a cervical check? Tell us about it in the comments 👇👇

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