Day One

Birth Foundations

 

A guide to birth


  • Cultivating a calm and confident mindset for birth

  • Understanding how the brain and body work in harmony during labour

  • The importance of supportive people and a nurturing environment

  • Harnessing self-hypnosis and breath as powerful birth tools

  • Working with your body’s natural hormones and instincts

  • Exploring the role of the uterus and how birth unfolds physiologically

  • Letting go of fear and tension to ease discomfort

  • Rewiring unhelpful beliefs and creating positive associations

  • Using affirmations, language, and intention to feel empowered

  • Engaging the senses with music, scent, and visualisation

  • Anchoring calm through touch, massage, and acupressure

  • Practical tools: Relaxation breathing, surge breathing, and bearing down

  • Techniques for comfort, focus, and instant calm during labour

day two

preparation and knowledge building

 

  • Creating personalised birth preferences and communicating them clearly

  • Navigating interventions with confidence through informed decision-making

  • Empowering birth partners to advocate and offer meaningful support

  • Understanding your due window and why babies arrive on their own schedule

  • Exploring induction — what you may not be told and how to prepare

  • Encouraging a natural start to labour with body and lifestyle support

  • Learning tools like meditation and deep relaxation for pregnancy, labour and beyond

  • Understanding the natural signs of early labour and what to expect as it unfolds

  • Knowing when to stay home and when to head to hospital or call your midwife

  • What to do if birth happens quickly or unexpectedly

  • Water for comfort, freedom of movement, and exploring birthing positions

  • Preparing for all possibilities, including caesarean or unexpected changes

  • Breath, sound, and movement — how to work with your body through surges

  • Delayed cord clamping, placenta delivery, and uninterrupted bonding

  • Skin-to-skin time and breastfeeding in the golden hour

  • A gentle daily practice routine for birth readiness