Feel prepared for birth, whatever path it takes.
Build your knowledge, understand your options and discover practical ways to prepare your mind and body for birth.
LEARN & PREPARE FOR BIRTH
More than simply knowing what happens in labour. Build your knowledge, prepare your mindset and explore practical tools to help you feel ready to navigate birth.
BIRTH PREPARATION TREATMENTS
As birth gets closer, our complementary treatments offer personalised support for your body, helping you prepare for labour and the final weeks of pregnancy.
PRACTICAL BIRTH SUPPORT
From TENS hire and birth combs to birth planning and practical resources, find the tools to help you feel prepared and supported for labour and birth.
Learn & Prepare for Birth
More than simply knowing what happens in labour. Build your knowledge, prepare your mindset and explore practical tools to help you feel ready to navigate birth.
Antenatal Classes
More than learning what happens in labour. Our midwife-led antenatal classes bring together knowledge, mindset, practical preparation and birth partner support, helping you understand your options and feel ready to navigate your birth.
Hypnobirthing
Prepare your mind as well as your body. Learn practical techniques to support relaxation, your nervous system and your mindset through labour and birth.
One-to-One Birth Preparation
Birth preparation, completely tailored to you. Dedicated time with a midwife to explore your options, work through your birth plan or focus on the areas where you want more support.
Online Birth Preparation
Prepare for birth wherever you are. Access midwife-led birth preparation from home, with courses and resources you can work through in your own time.
BIRTH PREPARATION TREATMENTS
As birth gets closer, our complementary treatments offer personalised support for your body, helping you prepare for labour and the final weeks of pregnancy.
Birth Preparation Treatments
Supporting your body as birth gets closer. Add more info
Reached Your Due Date?
Our post-dates treatments offer additional complementary support as you move beyond your due date.
Practical Birth Support
TENS and birth pool Hire
Hire a TENS machine for local collection from The Circle, or have a birth pool hire package conveniently couriered directly to your home.
Birth Essentials
A few carefully chosen tools and resources to support your birth preparation, including birth combs, affirmations and birth-planning resources.
Frequently Asked Questions
When should I start preparing for birth?
There’s no perfect time, but many start thinking more about birth during their second and third trimesters. Whether birth is months away or suddenly feels very close, there are still ways to prepare that can be useful to you.
I'm already quite far along in my pregnancy. Is it too late?
No. Birth preparation doesn't have to mean weeks of classes or learning everything there is to know. Even focusing on your options, your birth partner, practical coping tools and how to navigate decisions can help you feel more prepared.
Do I need to know what kind of birth I want?
Not at all. You don't need to arrive with a fixed birth plan. Birth preparation can help you explore your options, understand what matters to you and think about how you'd like to be supported.
Should my birth partner prepare too?
We think so. A birth partner can play an important role in supporting you during labour, and preparation can help them understand what is happening, what you might need and how they can support you practically and emotionally.
What's the difference between antenatal classes and hypnobirthing?
Antenatal classes offer broader preparation for labour and birth, including your options, decision-making, practical preparation and birth partner support. Hypnobirthing focuses more specifically on mindset, relaxation and techniques to support your nervous system during birth.
I'm not sure which option is right for me. Can you help?
Absolutely. You don't need to work it all out yourself. Get in touch and tell us where you are in your pregnancy and what you're looking for, and we can help you find the most appropriate support.
“I felt calmer, more informed and genuinely supported throughout my pregnancy and birth journey.”