A midwife, maternity researcher, and KG hypnobirthing teacher, I offer birth relaxation and preparation courses from my home in Nether Edge. KG Hypnobirthing is a complete in-depth antenatal training programme designed to release fear and build confidence during pregnancy and birth. As both midwife and qualified KG Hypnobirthing teacher, I combine meditation and hypnobirthing techniques with a wealth of evidence-based information to help you welcome your birth with calm and confidence. After qualifying as a midwife at King's College London, I went straight to work for a caseload team in South London. This brilliant job - based at St Thomas' hospital, London - gave me the opportunity to work with women from their booking appointment, through the birth, to the early days of parenthood. I have now assisted at well over 100 births, at home and in hospital settings. It is always a privilege to support mothers at the time of birth, and I have seen, time and time again, the great strength and love that women bring to their unique birth experience. I was convinced of the benefits of hypnobirthing long before becoming a midwife. My sister, after a challenging first birth, used hypnobirthing to prepare for her second. The result was a overwhelmingly positive natural birth experience for my sister, which, in turn, transformed my understanding of what birth could be like. I have now witnessed many times the positive effects of hypnobirthing, and strongly believe in its benefits, however a birth unfolds. I now live in the Nether Edge area of Sheffield, and continue to work as an NHS midwife in London and Derbyshire. I am doing a PhD at the University of Leicester, exploring how midwives and doctors care for women when they report changes in their babies' movement. I'm also - for the very first time - growing a baby of my own, who will be born early next summer, so as well as teaching hypnobirthing, I'm practising it! Finally, I facilitate the Sheffield Positive Birth Movement Group. The Positive Birth Movement is a brilliant global network of free-to-attend antenatal groups, connecting women to share stories, expertise and positivity about childbirth. I absolutely love running this group, which is different ever time! Upcoming events and more information can be found on our page here. Please get in touch to talk about hypnobirthing, The Positive Birth Movement, or with any other questions you might have.
