Antenatal Classes in Nottingham & Online
Do you want to feel excited, confident and prepared for birth?
My 5* rated doula birth preparation course blends evidence based antenatal education, hypnobirthing for mindset work and relaxation and practical tools and skills you can use to support and aid labour.
As a doula working in the Nottinghamshire maternity system and having experienced supporting ALL KINDS of births including home, hospital and caesarean I know first hand the positive impact good antenatal education can have on your birth experience.
I have also included all my knowledge and experience as a doula within the course to help you prepare for different types of birth and different paths it may take.
I want to support you to have a positive birth experience. I want you and your birth partner (if you have one) to feel confident, excited and informed when it comes to making a plan for your birth.
From understanding the physiology of birth, to your birth rights and choices through to relaxation, practical tools to use for any kind of birth, my course equips you to prepare for the birth you want in a relaxed and calm way.
Evidenced Based Course
My course blends evidence-based antenatal information (you can be safe in knowing that you're getting the best up to date evidence backed information) and hypnobirthing to help you understand your nervous system and practical tools to support it throughout pregnancy, birth and postpartum.
I am a big believer that knowledge is power, so the more you know about birth the more you will start to feel excited, relaxed and confident about 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 Antenatal Course
£400
My doula antenatal and hypnobirthing course is available in person at your home across Nottinghamshire and surrounding areas and online via Google Meet (so you can be based anywhere and still do my course!)
The course is taught across 6 hours; either 2 × 3 hour sessions or 3 × 2 hour sessions depending on your preference. Courses can be taught in the day time and some evening and weekend availability.
Whats included:
Barefaced Birth Hypnobirthing handbook
Hypnobirthing relaxation tracks to listen to at home
A lovely goodie bag (if we are doing an online course I will post it to you!)
Members area full of wonderful free resources, birth plans, videos for you to use.
A personalised birth plan
60 minute online birth planning session after the course is complete
Support throughout the course!
What is covered in the course:
Birth Physiology including stages of labour
The nervous system
Hormones
Tools to calm the nervous system
Hypnobirthing tools to support labour
Your Birth Options
How to write a birth plan for all births
How to be the best birth partner!
Birth environment for all births
Pain Relief Options including natural and medical options
Monitoring Options
Practical movements to support and aid labour including biomechanical movements and rebozo.
Induction, Augmentation and medical Interventions
Your birth rights & how to make informed decisions
How to advocate during labour
Caesarean birth
Third stage of labour and why it is important!
Postpartum care, newborn expectations, feeding options, nutrition and how to plan for postpartum life
Relaxation techniques
Aromatherapy for birth
Breathing techniques for all stages of labour
Antenatal & Hypnobirthing Refreshers and Power Hours
If you have done a course before and you are looking for a refresher to prepare for your next birth I also offer refresher courses, power hours and birth planning sessions
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.