HypnoBirthing®, a new paradigm in childbirth education, is an easy to learn method utilizing deep relaxation and focused breathing patterns. It is as much of a philosophy as a technique. Marie Mongan developed the HypnoBirthing® program in 1989, putting together ideas that she had used in the birthing of her own children. The concept is not new, but rather a rebirth of the concepts that were developed by Grantly Dick-Read, an English obstetrician. His book, Childbirth Without Fear, identified the Fear-Tension-Pain cycle as a common accompaniment of labor.