“What a wonderful experience. As a guy being told I’m doing four 4-hour face to face sessions and two 2-hour zoom sessions, I was a bit unsure how I would get on taking in the information…

But, actually I’m going to miss doing them. I’ve learnt so much and wasn’t overloaded at all. Sophie didn’t pick on the guys and made us realise how important our role is pre, during and post birth.

I fell so well prepared and now have a network of people to talk with about our experiences. Thank you so much!”

“Being pregnant with my third baby, I wasn’t sure whether it was worth attending another antenatal course. I’d previously completed a very well-known alternative for no’s 1 and 2, but having a big gap since the last baby, I decided a refresher was definitely needed. And thank goodness I did!

This is by far the best course you could choose! I promise! If you want to feel educated, in control and feel like you have a voice and choices for your birth, then do this course! The course handouts and additional information are outstanding and a resource that you can come back to time and again. ”

“The course content was thorough and bias free, and we were encouraged to learn about, thoroughly understand and advocate for ourselves for the birth that we want, whilst also making other plans so that we are not taken by surprise if our birth does not ‘go to plan’.

Laura was very friendly and encouraged questions and interaction, this made the course feel really welcoming, non-judgemental and we all had a good laugh too.

The nice thing about this course was that it wasn’t just focused on baby stuff (feeding, nappies etc), there was also a large focus on the well-being and needs of mum and dad, pre and postnatally.

Laura made it clear that following on from the course she is available to answer questions via whatsapp for as long as we need her for, which is very reassuring. Having access to a midwife in this way is a huge benefit, especially when pre natal appointments have quite a long time between them.

I feel much more prepared for everything after doing this course and there is a huge amount of resources and reading materials that Laura has sign posted us to, which I’ll be working my way through link by link as the countdown commences.”

“I was particularly very anxious throughout pregnancy and approaching labour but The Village Midwife antenatal course helped me gain confidence and a better understanding of what to expect before and after birth. It also helped me connect with other mothers-to-be in the area, our group WhatsApp chat has been such a lifeline and great company during maternity leave! ”

“The Village Midwife has given us confidence with our early parenting choices and has given us new informed knowledge to take into hospital. Kate was able to answer all of our questions and provided us with detailed explanations. We came away from the classes feeling like we had the medical information and research to help us to inform our choices. Kate showed us practical techniques and was able to discuss our local hospital practices in detail to help us feel confident and informed. Thank you!”

“We recently attended the course in Worcester with Lisa, she was very informative and helpful, she gave us lots of useful information exploring all different aspects of childbirth and postnatal care, while reminding us that everything was our choice. She really made us feel at ease and we ended the course filled with confidence going into the next chapter of our lives.”

“My birth plan completely went out the window, which we were told could happen and as I’d heard happens to so many women, but with the information I had learnt, I still knew what I could ask for to make the most of my experience and how best to cope in that situation.
Choices, as Sophie advocates strongly in her classes, really are so important and without this knowledge my experience would have been very different.”

“Never could I have imagined how one stranger - a mum, a highly-qualified midwife and altogether spectacular human - would play such a big part in helping us (especially Meg) and bringing us into a community of like-minded first-time mums and dad-lads which is so important for sharing advice and riding the highs and lows together at all times of day and night”

“We were a little nervous going with The Village Midwife antenatal courses rather than regular NCT but we are SO glad we did!”