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.

Coming to Spotify, Amazon and Apple Podcasts… a new podcast of birth stories! I will be launching Better Birth Stories, ...
13/01/2026

Coming to Spotify, Amazon and Apple Podcasts… a new podcast of birth stories! I will be launching Better Birth Stories, with old and new birth stories from clients, followers and friends! This new series curates and collates all of the birth stories from 6 years of birth work! WATCH THIS SPACE! Follow to stay up to date and get notified on launch day!!

A study in 2020, by Hutton, looked at the maternal outcomes and birth interventions in women planning to birth at home v...
10/01/2026

A study in 2020, by Hutton, looked at the maternal outcomes and birth interventions in women planning to birth at home versus hospital. This study found that intending to birth at home 30% fewer reporting postpartum haemorrhage. Surprising right? Because many people think birthing in hospital is safest! But in reality, birthing at home reduces chances of many interventions. The study also found birthing at home were:

40% less likely to give birth by caesarean section
>50% less likely to have an instrumental vaginal birth
70% less likely to use epidural
55% less likely to have an episiotomy
>40% less likely to experience a 3rd or 4th degree perineal tear >60% less likely to receive oxytocin augmentation of labour
>75% fewer reporting maternal infection

Have you considered a home birth, or did you dismiss the idea out of hand straight away? Check out my home birth myth busting guide to find out the FACTS around home birth! 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...
09/01/2026

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.

Upright birth… we are all so conditioned to believe that the “normal” position to birth in is on our backs. After all, t...
08/01/2026

Upright birth… we are all so conditioned to believe that the “normal” position to birth in is on our backs. After all, that’s the image that’s presented to us time and time again on tv right? But is it the best position to be birthing in? Swipe to read how birthing on our backs gained popularity, and what the research says about positions that are more optimal.

If you want birth position ideas, go to my Etsy and grab yourself a set of my digital birth position cards. 15 birth positions designed to create space in the pelvis and help baby move down. Link is in my bio or go to https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/BetterBirthUK

This came up in my lecture to student midwives previously, and unsurprisingly they're seeing qualified midwives advising...
07/01/2026

This came up in my lecture to student midwives previously, and unsurprisingly they're seeing qualified midwives advising birthing people to purple push! So what IS purple pushing… and what does the research say about its effect on tearing and episiotomy? Did you know that this common type of breathing while pushing can cause tearing? Swipe to find out.

Want to learn techniques such as breathing and birth positions for birth? Join my next group course starts 10th January (pay what you can afford), or book a private course with me! Visit www.better-birth.co.uk for more info!

Not done any birth prep yet and due in 2026? Don’t worry! My next group course starts in January online. Course dates be...
07/01/2026

Not done any birth prep yet and due in 2026? Don’t worry! My next group course starts in January online. Course dates below. Prices start at £100 for a 4 session course.

10th, 17th, 24th & 31st January
9am-11am on zoom.

Come join me and other families online for 4 sessions crammed full of antenatal education, information and tools to help you achieve the kind of birth you want!

Go to www.better-birth.co.uk to pay what you can afford and book! Spaces are limited!

New year so allow me to introduce myself!I offer online and in person 121 and group courses, host the Better Birth podca...
06/01/2026

New year so allow me to introduce myself!

I offer online and in person 121 and group courses, host the Better Birth podcast, and also offer online downloadable birth resources. Check out the links in my bio to find out more!

I’ll keep shouting about this because it’s important! The big baby trial results were published last year and whilst it ...
05/01/2026

I’ll keep shouting about this because it’s important! The big baby trial results were published last year and whilst it may seem like they found that early induction before 38 weeks reduced chances of shoulder dystocia, there’s some important points to note! Swipe to read the findings (and the flaws!).

Want to get prepped and educated before deciding on induction? Download my induction quick guide! Available on Etsy https://betterbirthuk.etsy.com/listing/1380755659

We often put playlists together for birth, but are you underestimating the power of the playlist? Take a look at what th...
04/01/2026

We often put playlists together for birth, but are you underestimating the power of the playlist? Take a look at what the research says about how music during labour can really help with more than just feeling relaxed!

What’s your favourite song? Will you be listening to it during labour?

Here’s what I had on MY playlist:

💜 Jason Mraz - Im Yours
💜 Corrine Bailey Rae - Just like a star
💜 The Muppets - Rainbow Connection
💜 Birdy - Skinny Love
💜 The Script - The man who can’t be moved (our first dance at our wedding!)
💜 Ludovico Einaudi

Want to know what else you can do to prep for a positive birth? Join my group hypnobirthing class for 4 weeks, starting Saturday 10th January 9am online over zoom! Book directly via my website www.better-birth.co.uk and pay what you can afford!


I’m asked this one quite a lot in my taster sessions… When is the best time to start a Hypnobirthing course?Ideally, the...
03/01/2026

I’m asked this one quite a lot in my taster sessions… When is the best time to start a Hypnobirthing course?

Ideally, the earlier the better. If you think about the lifetime of negative stories, images, and associations we have all built up subconsciously over the decades when it comes to birth, that’s a pretty strong neural pathway that has been made. Giving yourself time to practice and really reinforce those positive images and messages will give you a really good chance of thinking of birth as something positive, which can have a physical affect on labour.

That said, I have had clients start a course with me at 37 weeks, once they are on maternity leave and have the time to really focus on practice.

Some people start after their 12 week scan, some after their 20 week scan, some at 30 weeks or later after the reality of giving birth hits them!

I guess what I’m saying is, it’s never too late to start a Hypnobirthing course! Something is always going to be better than nothing.

If you’d like to book a course with me, DM me or drop me an email! My next group starts 10th January - pay what you can afford. Visit www.better-birth.co.uk to book

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