ANTENATAL & HYPNOBITHING - NOTTINGHAM & ONLINE
Feel confident. Feel informed. Feel ready for birth.
A private birth preparation course giving you the knowledge, practical tools and confidence to navigate your birth — whatever path it takes.
Birth can feel like a huge unknown.
You might be excited. You might feel a little scared or nervous. You might have absolutely no idea what to expect (which is all totally normal feelings to have).
Perhaps you've already had a baby and know exactly why you want to feel more prepared this time.
My birth preparation course is designed to give you something really important: knowledge, confidence and the tools to navigate your birth.
“ Whenever and wherever you intend to give birth, your experience will impact your emotions, your mind, your body and your spirit for the rest of your life"
Ina May Gaskin
The Barefaced Birth Course
Personalised birth preparation- prepare for the birth you want!
£395
In person — in the comfort of your own home across Nottinghamshire and surrounding areas.
Online — via Google Meet, so you can join from wherever you are.
You can choose either:
2 x 3-hour sessions or 3 x 2-hour sessions
Daytime, evening and weekend sessions are available .
Whats included:
Your Barefaced Birth handbook
Relaxation tracks to use at home & for labour
A Barefaced Birth gift bag (it will be posted to you before our first session if you choose online option)
Access to my online members area
Birth planning resources
Videos and additional resources
A personalised birth plan
A 60-minute online birth planning session after completing the course
Ongoing support throughout your course
And, of course, me! You can ask questions any time in between sessions and will create a safe and welcoming space so you can feel comfortable to ask anything.
What is covered in the course:
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How labour works (stages of labour, hormones & the nervous system)
What can support physiological birth
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Your birth options
Pain relief
Monitoring
Medical interventions
Caesarean birth
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Breathing, relaxation & visualisation
Mindset work
Calming the nervous system
Hypnobirthing techniques
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Positions and movement, biomechanics & rebozo
Birth environment & aromatherapy
Practical comfort measures
Birth partner techniques (if you have one)
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Your birth rights
Asking questions
Making informed decisions
Advocating for yourself during labour
How to write a birth plan
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Third stage of plabour (placenta options)
Postpartum recovery, Newborn expectations & Feeding options
Preparing for postpartum life
Your course will be completely focused on you, your choices and the birth you’re planning for.
YOUR BIRTH YOUR CHOICE
Whether you’re planning a home birth, hospital birth, caesarean birth, or you’re still weighing up your options, we’ll spend our time looking at the information and practical preparation that is most relevant to you.
Planning a home birth?
We’ll focus on what it’s really like to plan to birth at home, including practical home birth preparation, setting up and using a birth pool, creating your birth space, what happens if you need to transfer to hospital, and the things you can do to feel prepared for different possibilities.
Planning a hospital birth?
We’ll look at how you can support a physiological birth in a hospital setting, creating a calm and supportive birth environment, when to leave for hospital, what to expect when you arrive, and how to understand and navigate potential interventions if they are recommended.
Planning a caesarean birth?
We’ll talk through your options for a positive and personalised caesarean birth experience, including planning a gentle caesarean, what happens if labour starts before your planned caesarean date, and how to prepare for your recovery — both in hospital and once you’re home.
Not sure where or how you want to birth yet?
We will work through all birth options available, explore how you feel about them and where you would feel safe and supported to give birth.
“Kerry is a fantastic hypnobirthing teacher who gives you all the information you need, backed with data in a non judgemental way. Even though it was my 3rd birth, I learned so much and felt like I had all the information I needed to make informed and safe decisions. ”
Doula Support
I really care about your pregnancy, birth and postpartum journey and what is important to you is important to me.
Birth can feel incredible when women feel supported along their journey no matter what path their birth takes.
This is why I trained as a doula to support families birthing across Nottinghamshire. If you are thinking about having doula support I offer a range of birth and antenatal packages to support you.