Yogabirth Couples Birth Workshop

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A day for you and your partner

Exploring the ways to make your birth experience easier. Birth partners are best able to help when they have an understanding of giving birth. This practical workshop helps both of you know what to expect, what you can do to help, and what to avoid... for your birth, your relationship, and your baby.

Many women approach birth with anxiety and fear. This workshop gives you effective tools to cope with the intensity of your labour, and to transform your birth experience into an empowering, even enjoyable experience. Topics we cover : Understand how your baby is born How helping birth hormones can make your labour easier Get your baby into the best position for an uncomplicated birth Find out how to know when is too early to go to hospital, and when it's too late How to speed labour up/slow it down: helping your labour find a good rhythm Choose if, and how, to write a birth plan to get the support you need Practise special pain relieving massage for labour Find which positions suit you, your partner... and work with gravity Learn how to breath for a better birth Explore the benefits of waterbirth What to expect and tips for when your baby has arrived

At the workshop you will recieve a thorough handbook with vital information you will need for birthing your baby. It includes information on optimal fetal positioning, when to go to hospital, speeding labour up, slowing labour down, massage techniques, positions for labour, using a birth ball and babytime.

It is ideal to do a birth preparation class between 1 and 2 months before your estimated due date.

Open to all and designed to compliment your antenatal hospital or other antenatal classes.

Refreshements & handbook provided

Susannah has completed the 'Couples Birth Preparation' Module with YogaBirth, as well as the YogaBirth teacher training. This gives her an indeptth understanding of pregnancy and birth. She has been teaching these courses since 2009.

For further information please call Susannah on 01383 413121 or

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Susannah's Qualifications

Workshop dates & prices

What mothers-to-be have said about these workshops:

'I’m much more aware of the choices and rights I have as a mum-to-be… it will help me make more informed choices and instinctive choices'

'Enjoyed the whole day.. very good value for money. Now feel better prepared and not as nervous, I feel I will cope better'

'All the visual elements of the course were very valuable to me to help me understand. I thought the whole course was very informative and useful, also broken up into sections which retained attention throughout… The practical sessions also make me feel more prepared’

'I feel reassured and happy. I feel more ‘in control’ or ‘prepared’ for what is coming… {I enjoyed most} working together with my partner finding and exploring positions and ways/techniques and massage.. and when to use them…  me and my partner realized there is a lot we can do together'

'Provided good practical advice and shows how to put it into practice. Good to have partner involved and that they felt relaxed during the workshop'

'Trying the positions out and massage was very useful rather than to try them out for the first time at the hospital'

'I loved the massage tutorial… Gave me lots of information and clarification on things, answered many question, workbook will be very useful'

'More informed about the actual dynamics of labour. More relaxed about what to do and when to do it. [I enjoyed most] trying out massage, positions and breathing techniques with my husband… I valued all of it but it was a nice opportunity to spend time with my husband focusing purely on both our expectations and how to make the labour and birth of our child as enjoyable an experience as possible'

'I am very happy [my husband] and I can learn together, and I can learn form yoga class and I can ask you. All of things and context were very interesting. And I am glad that we can take the booklet home with us, so that we can revise and read through'

'Very good value'

'the confidence we gained from the classes made us realise... that for the health of all medical intervention needed to be accepted and we both felt comfortable doing this and were able to arrive at a decision quickly, knowing that we had done all we could'

'[I enjoyed the] theory and explanations which gave reasons e.g. why the left side'

'I feel] relaxed and more calm, feel we will work more as a team'

'Great… and good value'

'I feel we are singing of the same hymn sheet'

'The workshop was satisfying, everything went as expected. I liked all the information given. I enjoyed the practical part as well. Everything was easy to understand'

'This course was a great time with my husband, it was useful for both of us to have this opportunity… it was especially good for my partner to try some breathing… [to] help me during the labour. I am sure we are better prepared'

What fathers-to-be have said about these workshops:

'A relaxed an easy environment made it easy to discuss birth topics my wife and I had not spoken about… it was not just about the woman, but also included my role in all of this, and what I needed to think about, and how I could help my wife be more comfortable. I think the time and length was just about ideal, it was great having such a calm relaxed and knowledgeable teacher'

'It was an incredible experience for us all - [baby] included! We went with the flow and let it take its own course. As [my wife] will tell you, it wasn't the birth plan.... but it was so good to have all the preparation we had that allowed us to still feel in control, so thank you ever so much for all your time and advice at the workshop. It really really helped me and I know all [my wife's] work at the classes was being put into practice.... Our wee girl is a star'

Thank you very much for helping our birth go very smoothly. Your classes made [my wife] feel very much at home and comfortable having a baby.... Thankyou very much for your kindness

Now I feel better about the labour and birth’

'I enjoyed the whole course. I found it very relaxed, informative and am much more at ease with helping out during labour. Fantastic!'

'The course has  given me confidence in being able to support [my wife] to make labour and birth as comfortable and calm as it can be. I feel that I am better placed to understand what is going on during labour and birth and remain calm and supprtoive [for her]'

'[I feel] more confident about how I can help during birth. The bit I enjoyed most was positions, and how to support [my partner]… the physical stuff which you don’t get on other courses'

'Now I feel] confident that we have the information we need to prepare for and cope with the birth’

'Im] focused on birth and my role'

'Everything was perfect for me. It was easy to understand'

'Nice relaxed atmosphere. More personal parts of the morning were helped by the relaxed atmosphere. Learnt a lot about what womens bodies go through.Fantastic experience'

'Very informative… good value for money'

'Nice relaxed environment, good pace and style of learning, good opportunities to reflect and ask questions, food excellent, good materials used in learning, would recommend course to friends'

'Im] more prepared in expectations for the upcoming birth, and feel more confident going into it. [I enjoyed most] the different positions for support for the partner while tey were having contractions and the breathing techniques. Information sheets detailing after birth advice proved really insightful. I have taken all positives from today'

'I am more prepared for ensuring a natural birth: breathing, birth positions… [I valued most] giving the massage and how it affects the body and the birth process. Very good value for money – a very enjoyable experience'