Hypnobirthing gets the royal seal of approval, but does it actually work?

As Kate Middleton admits that she quite enjoyed labour thanks to hypnobirthing, Tanya Sweeney weighs up the pros and cons of the celeb-approved birthing method - and examines the evidence behind it

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge leave The Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital with their newborn son at St Mary's Hospital on July 23, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)

Tanya Sweeney

Even though there was a scrum of the world's media outside, the birthing suite inside the famous Lindo Wing was an oasis of calm and tranquillity.

So much so, in fact, that Kate Middleton has recently revealed that she 'really quite liked' the experience of natural childbirth.