Want to feel confident, calm and in control during birth?
I'm Anna and I can help you, and your birth partner if you have one, prepare for a positive and empowering birth experience.
Hi. Nice to virtually meet you and congratulations on your pregnancy!
I'm Anna and I teach birth preparation and hypnobirthing classes in Leeds (West Yorkshire), the surrounding areas and online.
My classes are designed to help you, and your birth partner if you have one, prepare for a positive and empowering birth. The memories of giving birth last a lifetime, and whilst there are variables within labour and birth that we cannot entirely control, we absolutely can influence the experience and I'd love to share with you how.
My goal is to help you build confidence during pregnancy and birth and support you in letting go of any negative thoughts or fear you have of birth, that may exist because of previous experiences, such as birth you have seen in the media, negative birth stories you have heard from others or your own experience of birth. It's a little bit cheesy but I like to think of it as taking you from fearful to cheerful about birth!
But my classes are not all about the person giving birth, someone else who plays a pretty special and important role is the birth partner. A big part of my birth preparation course is discussing how you can work as a team during labour, and practical tips as to how they can support you in the most effective way.
Hypnobirthing?!
I have a love/hate relationship with the term 'Hypnobirthing'. In some ways it creates images of giving birth in a super calm state, which is what we want to achieve! However, for some people it might create images of being put in some sort of trance or acting in the way we see people on entertainment shows, being made to cluck like a chicken or bark like a dog! That is stage hypnosis and not what this is about at all, I promise!
You can read more on the 'about me' page, but I myself have given birth twice, once having done a birth prep and hypnobirthing course and once without, and I had two very different experiences. I only wish I had known about Hypnobirthing in my first pregnancy and birth!
Understanding what is happening in your body during labour, your birth rights and options, how the mind and body work together and the maternity system can be really powerful.
I can also help you to build a toolkit of techniques to support the process and sensations of labour. That's got to be worth knowing right?!
There is perhaps a bit of an expectation that Hypnobirthing is a bit 'hippyish' and only for those who are enjoying straight-forward pregnancies and plan to give birth vaginally and drug-free...yes this may be the case for some, but it is actually for everyone and every type of birth! Whether it's your first or a subsequent baby, a vaginal or a planned or unplanned abdominal birth, and regardless of where you are planning to birth your baby.
So please don't let the name hold you back!
Classes
Group classes
(Online)
Group
Complete course
(Online)
Private
Complete course
(Online or in-person)
Private
Intensive course
(Online or in-person)
Private
Calm caesarean course
(Online or in-person)
Group
Pregnancy relaxation
(Online)
Social Media
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Get in touch
Please take a look at the courses page to find out more about the different classes I offer and if you have any questions at all, please do feel free to get in touch through any of the channels below.
I would also be more than happy to have a no obligation, 15 minute phone chat, from which you can decide whether the course, and me, are right for you! I really hope to hear from you :)