Self-healing in inner awareness is all about a joyous pregnancy, staying healthfully pregnant, & going through an exciting and joyous birthing experience without discomfort or complications. Early in the pregnancy, self-healing helps prospective mothers bond earlier & more effectively with their babies. It creates confidence and positive attitudes about pregnancy, the birthing process, first-time parenting, and motherhood. Self-healing reduces morning sickness, breast tenderness, backache, cramps, and food cravings. It eliminates stress, balances mood swings, and, later on, helps position the baby for birth.

Healing therapy studies have established that the unborn baby is aware of the mother's emotional feelings both during pregnancy and the birthing process. The mother's feelings are apparently transmitted to the child through the molecules of emotion (polypeptides) which travel between mother & child through their common blood circulation. Therefore it is essential that self-healing be used to help eliminate maternal stress, any troubling feelings, fears, inner stress, and uncomfortable thoughts which are perceived & absorbed by the child. Additionally troubled emotions, marital unhappiness, and fearful dreams, that are known to cause miscarriages & premature births, can be resolved with calming self-healing.

Natural birthing using deep relaxation, is an excellent way of having a child. Women are taught deep self-relaxation. This relaxation which is practiced daily keeps the prospective mom in continual relaxation. This enhances all aspects of the pregnancy & deeply relaxes the body. The uterus remains nicely relaxed so the child will more easily assume the head down position needed for birth. The deep relaxation builds the woman's self-confidence about birthing, and even strengthens the bond between mother & child. Deep relaxation is then used very successfully to eliminate uncomfortable physical sensations during the delivery so pain killing drugs, or being "knocked out", are completely unnecessary. Deep relaxation is also used to facilitate breathing & readily promote "loving contractions" during the birth. The delivery occurs with the uterus in the best state of muscular tone so that there is never excessive muscle cramping & a need for intense pushing. While birthing, mothers are more confident, initiate more comfortable contractions, causing a briefer birthing experience with less fatigue, no side effects from drugs, followed by a much quicker recovery. Thus the delivery is more comfortable & a truly joyous experience for mother & child. Then at home with the baby, deep relaxation helps with daily fatigue, improves maternal confidence, permits a comfortable sleep schedule, builds mother-child rapport, and rapid physical healing with less risk of the "after-baby blues".