Better birth

Better birth Hypnobirthing instructor covering Kent and South East London. I offer 121 hypnobirthing and antenatal classes.

My aim is to share my passion about a more informed, empowering and memorable birthing experience for birthing people.

MYTH BUSTING HOME BIRTH! If you're pregnant and choosing to birth at home, and possibly have niggling "what ifs?", or yo...
19/04/2026

MYTH BUSTING HOME BIRTH! If you're pregnant and choosing to birth at home, and possibly have niggling "what ifs?", or your birth partner or family members skeptical about your birth place choice, then this guide is for you! In this digital guide, I go through the research supporting home birth as a birth place option. I discuss why for many it can be a safe and preferable birth place over hospital, with statistics and references. I cover the most common reasons for transfer to hospital, and the likelihood of these reasons occurring, as well as research on people's experiences.

This 14 page guide is delivered on email in PDF for you to download and share with anyone who you would like to be more supportive of your choice to birth at home. Simply go to my Etsy store to download your copy!

This guide does not substitute medical advice, and you should always speak to your midwife or doctor. Home birth is not the best or safest place for everyone, and you should research your options thoroughly before making a decision on where is best for you, however it is a feasible birth place option for many people.

Catch up with 11 seasons of episodes, talking about home birth to vaginal exams. I’ve covered so many essential topics t...
18/04/2026

Catch up with 11 seasons of episodes, talking about home birth to vaginal exams. I’ve covered so many essential topics that every single pregnant person should know about. And it’s all FREE!

Get up to speed and catch up with seasons 1-11 on Spotify and Apple podcasts as well as other platforms! Link is in my Instagram bio or go to https://anchor.fm/betterbirth

If you are enjoying the podcast please feel free to “buy me a coffee”! Link is in my bio.

PROM or Prolonged/pre-labour rupture of membranes is when your waters release at term (37 weeks and over) and your contr...
17/04/2026

PROM or Prolonged/pre-labour rupture of membranes is when your waters release at term (37 weeks and over) and your contractions don’t immediately start.

Guidelines changed from recommending induction after 72 hours, to 48 hours, to 24 hours, to the current guideline of induction immediately or within 24 hours.

Although guidelines are to induce immediately, this is purely a recommendation and you don’t have to agree. The vast majority of people will labour within 24 hours, and the policy to induce immediately could mean inducing unnecessarily because we failed to wait. Research backs waiting up to but not over 4 days. However, the risk of infection does increase with time, particularly maternal infection, and you should watch and wait for signs such as fever, and baby’s movements.

Swipe to read what the research says.

If you want more info on induction, buy a copy of my induction quick guide, available on Etsy. Check out the store http://betterbirthuk.etsy.com

If you’d like more evidence based information to inform your birth planning, come join one of my 5* rated courses and get empowered! DM me to find out current availability.

Ever wondered why some babies look really mucky when they’re born? That cream cheese coating isn’t dirty, it’s birthday ...
16/04/2026

Ever wondered why some babies look really mucky when they’re born? That cream cheese coating isn’t dirty, it’s birthday frosting and it has a purpose! Swipe to read why you want to keep it on!

Want to find out more birth tips and info? Like and follow!

I’m going to get flamed in the comments for this, and I’m not saying CTG never saves lives, however, the evidence shows ...
15/04/2026

I’m going to get flamed in the comments for this, and I’m not saying CTG never saves lives, however, the evidence shows that CTG does not save babies lives any more than using a Doppler intermittently. Here’s the evidence…

If you want copious amounts of evidence based information on this topic, Dr Kirsten Small is the expert and her blog has years of research. Go check out my podcast episode with her on this topic. Link is in my Instagram bio or go to https://anchor.fm/betterbirth

If you’d like evidence based antenatal education, join one of my group or private courses. Prices start at £100. Go to www.better-birth.co.uk for info!

How long do we spend researching mobile phone contracts? Or which brand of flatscreen TV to get? Hours? Days? Sometimes ...
14/04/2026

How long do we spend researching mobile phone contracts? Or which brand of flatscreen TV to get? Hours? Days? Sometimes weeks? We compare providers. We look at stats. We read other people’s reviews…

Why? Because we don’t want to to make the wrong choice!

So why do we put zero prep and research in to choosing our birth place and care provider?

How many people look at the statistics of their local hospital?

Who compares the rates of induction, emergency caesarean, forceps and ventouse birth?

All this information is publicly accessible! Google “NHS Maternity Services dashboard” and you can look up the rates of induction, caesarean, home birth and more for your local trust.

Check the images to see what else you can do to research your NHS trust and inform your decision making.

Because buying a crap TV or paying over the odds for your mobile phone contract won’t leave you with PTSD. Not informing yourself for your birth may.

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.

It’s always lovely to read such positive reviews of my course! Shannon and James felt so strongly about how positive the...
13/04/2026

It’s always lovely to read such positive reviews of my course! Shannon and James felt so strongly about how positive their birth was, that they even came on my podcast to share their birth story! https://open.spotify.com/show/1ak48YhFXZGKU6pTX5tEdC

If you’d like to feel prepared and empowered, join my next group course starting 9th May!

Book at www.better-birth.co.uk

New birth story live on the Better Birth Stories podcast! In this episode I listen to my client Emma's story of her seco...
13/04/2026

New birth story live on the Better Birth Stories podcast! In this episode I listen to my client Emma's story of her second pregnancy and birth. Emma talks about why she chose to do a course with me, and the impact it had on both her own confidence in navigating the NHS maternity services, but how reassuring it was for her partner. She talks us through bumps in her pregnancy, and how despite the birth center being closed, she ensured she had a positive and magical birth!
If you'd like to find out more about the courses I offer, go to www.better-birth.co.uk

You can listen to the podcast on all popular podcast platforms or go to https://bit.ly/betterbirth-stories. Link is in my bio!

Researching your options for birth is so important and that applies to procedures after baby is born too. The delivery o...
12/04/2026

Researching your options for birth is so important and that applies to procedures after baby is born too. The delivery of your placenta may not sound important but there’s some things to consider which may be contradictory to the policies and recommended routine procedures offered in hospital. One of those procedures is active management of the placenta. It’s widely believed that active management is best to reduce postpartum haemorrhage, and in certain settings and for certain high risk birthers, that is the case… but it’s not ALWAYS the case. Some studies have shown that in low risk people giving birth in midwifery led units, active management of the birth of the placenta actually INCREASED the risk of haemorrhage SEVEN TO EIGHT FOLD. Take a look at the research and question everything!

has a fantastic blog post on the options and research. https://midwifethinking.com/.../an-actively-managed.../

If you'd like to explore your options for birth in more detail, join my online group hypnobirthing course starting in. Prices are on a sliding scale depending on your financial circumstances to make birth education as accessible as possible. I also offer 121 private courses. DM me for details.

10/04/2026

One born every minute is returning and I’m not hopeful that it’s going to be helpful to pregnant people to watch! What’s your view?

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