Use affirmations to visualize a positive birth experience: Visualization is a powerful tool for reducing anxiety and increasing feelings of confidence. Use your affirmations to visualize a positive birth experience, imagining yourself calmly and confidently giving birth to your baby

Preparing and hanging positive birth affirmation cards for your hospital room, birth center, or home birth can help you combat any negative thoughts or apprehensions you might have, provide your support people with the words of encouragement you want to hear, and help you keep a positive mindset throughout the labor and delivery process. Putting yourself in the right mindset can help set you on a path towards a positive birth experience.

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When you use birth affirmations during labor you will feel more capable to give birth – and therefore more in control of your birthing experience! These are the BEST printable birth affirmation cards available as of September 2020 for a positive birth experience! These positive affirmations have been designed to catch your eye, but another way you can ensure this happens is by enlisting your partner to move them around the place every now and again during your pregnancy, just so they don't become part of the wallpaper! Related Reading: Waiting for Labor to Start: What to Do in Those Final Weeks, Days, and Hours During early labor at home

So, there are a few different ways you can use these free printable birth affirmations. But my favorite way to use them is to print out, hole punch, and string together on one string to make a banner. Then, you can hang in your birth center room, hospital room, or wherever your delivery room might be. Birth affirmations are simply inspirational and positive sayings, scriptures, or birth mantras that help encourage and inspire you during your labor and birth.They’re not just for first time moms but for every mom they’re a great tool for coping with labor and birth.

Another study found that mamas who use birth affirmations, specifically prompted by flashcards, reported less anxiety and fear during childbirth than those who did not use birth affirmation flash cards ( source). Increased sense of control