Hypnobirthing Devon - Teachers' Directory

I have found that through the journey of pregnancy and motherhood, being informed is invaluable. Along with information, confidence in yourself is so important. This course is a wonderful way to begin or improve your journey.

GOODBIRTH aims to ensure that ALL women feel safe, respected, informed and in control, wherever and whatever their circumstances. Having the right support and finding up to date practical information through your pregnancy, will help you feel more relaxed and prepared for your birth. Every woman has different needs and antenatal education can be  individual to you, answering your personal concerns and focusing on your birth. 

As a former Midwife and a qualified Nursery Nurse I have over 25 years experience working with women and babies.

I was privileged to attend a course at The Farm Midwifery Centre in Tennessee, USA, with the acclaimed midwife and author Ina May Gaskin and her colleagues. What I learned there shaped my Midwifery practice and continues to influence my practice as a Doula and Hypnobirthing teacher. I have complete respect for and belief in a woman’s ability to give birth naturally without intervention, but if a woman does require obstetric care, for whatever reason, I have experience to support her.

I began my career as a Nursery Nurse and worked as a Nanny, and in a Day Nursery as Nursery Nurse in charge of the Baby Unit. I am a mother of three grown up daughters, and I had very positive births with them all, in different environments. When later I trained as a midwife, I was shocked to learn that not all women experience this, which is why I made it my mission to help all women in my care feel safe and confident, however they gave birth.

I worked in NHS trusts and a Birth Centre as a Midwife. I supported women having homebirths, water births, births on the labour ward and in Theatre. I have experience caring for women under obstetric care, including VBAC (vaginal birth after Caesarean), IVF pregnancies, multiple births, women with medical concerns and those suffering bereavement.

I was delighted to support my  eldest daughter at the births of both her babies, and am a proud Nanna! This has also deepened my understanding of the needs of new Mothers. I chose to leave Midwifery to focus on giving true one to one care as Doula. I trained with Nurturing Birth and am a recognised Birth Doula and postnatal Doula registered with Doula UK.

 As your Doula I can offer non biased, non medical, practical and emotional support. Please visit my website to find out more about my services.

www.goodbirth.co.uk

GOODBIRTH SERVICES INCLUDE:

KGH Hypnobirthing Birth preparation courses.

Birth and Postnatal Doula, supporting homebirth, water birth, and natural birth, all obstetric led births including VBAC (Vaginal birth after caesarean) and high risk pregnancies.

Breastfeeding and night support. 

I cover parts of SOUTH DEVON including

 ·         Torquay

 ·         Paignton

 ·         Brixham

 ·         Totnes

 ·         Newton Abbott

 ·         Teignmouth

and surrounding areas.

QUALIFICATIONS:

 BSc(Hons) Midwifery (1st)

NNEB  Nursery Nursing

 KGHypnobirthing DipHB(KGH)

 Doula preparation course- Nurturing Birth

 Doula UK Recognised Birth Doula and mentored Postnatal Doula

 Midwifery Workshop at The Farm, Tennessee USA with Ina May Gaskin

 Rebozo technique with Nicola Mahdiyyah Goodall

Breast Feeding level 3 

My name is Olivia and I am currently a Registered Midwife, living in Devon. Having seen how effective hypnobirthing techniques are in creating such a calm and serene birth experience for women and their partners, I was inspired to find out more and so enrolled on the KG Hypnobirthing Teachers Training Course. I successfully obtained a Hypnobirthing Diploma, accredited by the Royal College of Midwives, which provided an enlightening experience and supplied me with the necessary expertise to begin teaching hypnobirthing to women and their partners. 

Hi - I'm Donna - welcome.

In a previous life I was a paramedic, I am a degree qualified acupuncturist who specialised in working in the field of fertility assistance and all aspects of perinatal (ante-natal and post- natal) maternal health. I have further qualifications in and love teaching. 

I live on Dartmoor in Devon and currently teach both KGHypnobirthing and BabyReflex to parents and parents to be.

I have two fully grown children - and now have one beautifully relaxed "hypnobirthed" grand-daughter.  Myself and my husband live on Dartmoor. 

I'm convinced that a KGHypnobirthing course is THE best possible way to prepare for pregnancy and labour - whatever type of birth you plan for.

Feel free to call or email me if you have any questions.

Best wishes

Donna

Hi, I’m Anne and I love being able to help mums-to-be like you who are looking to have a calmer, more comfortable labour and birth, to let go of any fears and anxieties you may have so that you can enjoy your pregnancy, feel more in control and look forward to having as natural a birth as possible. 

I’m a mum to 4 grown up children and I also have 2 wonderful little grandchildren who I adore. It’s many years since I gave birth to my children and it was before hypnobirthing was around, but what I do remember is that the easiest of the births were by far the ones I felt most relaxed about.

 While my children were growing up I worked for many years in the health and fitness industry, helping people to feel fitter and healthier etc but as the years went by I found myself becoming more and more interested in the psychological side of things. So ten years ago I trained as a clinical hypnotherapist and set up a practice seeing clients for all sorts of issues. After a while though, I found that I was attracting more and more clients with anxiety, fears and stress… people worrying and feeling overwhelmed about situations in their life that they needed help with so I decided to specialise in this area.

I’m so glad I did as, as well as being a KGhypnobirthing teacher and being able to equip you and your partner with everything you need to have a calm and comfortable birth, it means that by using simple, effective techniques I’m also able to help you let go of any other stuff that might be going on for you and getting in the way of you being able to feel relaxed about your upcoming labour and birth.  

Maybe you’re feeling terrified at the thought of giving birth and worried about how you’ll cope and get through it. You might be scared of tearing or you’re worrying that you might not get the birth you want. Maybe you or your birth companion have a real phobia of needles, blood, hospitals or something else and you’re wondering how you’re going to cope. I would love the opportunity to help you on your journey towards being able to truly let go of any fears you might have so that you can actually look forward to having a calm and comfortable birth experience and give your baby the best possible start in life. Love Anne x

My name is Sophie Annett and I have been a practising massage and holistic therapist for 13 years. I trained to become a certified Infant Massage Instructor in 2013 giving me a chance to lead many courses in this wonderful, ancient process. After using KGHypnobirthing with the home-birth of my son, I became increasingly amazed and awe-inspired by its immense power and simplicity. I knew it was a tool that I wanted to share with as many expectant mothers and their partners as possible and feel incredibly privileged to now teach it. I am easily accessible, teaching both from my home in Lyme Regis or from your home and can travel between Dorchester and Exeter easily. 

My name is Sophie Laycock and I have been a practising massage and holistic therapist for 13 years. After using the simple yet hugely powerful methods of KGHypnobirthing during the home-birth of my son, I became increasingly amazed and awe-inspired by its power and simplicity. I knew it was a tool that I wanted to share with as many expectant mothers and their partners as possible and I feel incredibly privileged to now teach it. I am easily accessible, teaching both from my home in Lyme Regis or from your own home and can travel between Dorchester and Exeter easily. 

I am a Mum of three boys, living in Devon. I am passionate about Positive Birth experiences, 

I am Mama to three boys with a background in psychology. I am passionate about birth and empowering women having had two wonderful hypnobirths myself (after a less than ideal hospital birth first time round). I am in awe of what women's bodies are capable of and believe strongly that if women and their birth partners are fully informed and equipped with the right tools, then they will have an empowering and positive birth experience wherever and however they choose to birth their baby. Nothing is more rewarding for me than helping women and their birth partners prepare for this key moment in their life.

My own pregnancy 16 years ago (I was aged 26) was all it took to inspire me to become a Midwife and then a Hypnobirthing teacher. Prior to this my background was in Complementary Health Practice. After qualifying in Midwifery, I was fortunate enough to work at The Birth Centre Ltd., Professor Caroline Flint's well known establishment. Here the vast majority of our clients were hypnobirthing. There were vast differences between these women’s labours and those I had looked after within the NHS. I immediately realised that the benefits of Hypnobirthing had a strong ripple effect, extending to the Midwife! Coming back from a hypnobirth, I would feel relaxed and refreshed thanks to being in such a positively peaceful atmosphere. I cannot imagine a more fulfilling career than supporting clients / couples and their babies through what is undoubtedly the most important time in their lives. I am very proud to have been trained by Katherine Graves herself and to be continually inspired by the birth experiences of my personal clients. I appreciate the intimacy of life. My passion is to gently facilitate the human experience in ways that point directly to wholeness, or true nature. Hypnobirthing does this very effectively.

Hello, I am Tracey. I'm a mother of two who relies heavily on her instincts. So when it came to parenthood, I read and read and listened to others, and still do, until I was comfortable with a collection of approaches that suited my partner and myself. The common theme among these approaches is really that we already have the instincts and sense of naturalness to guide us through the journey of parenthood. As a student of psychology, I have been really pleased to discover there is considerable evidence to support these more instinctive approaches, especially in the world of neuroscience. This is true also, of Hypnobirthing. And, it does help to have some support along the way. This is where Hypnobirthing came into play for me. I came late, but not too late, to Hypnobirthing for our first child, Joe. Convinced that even a few weeks of practice gave me a helping hand during Joe’s birth. So I committed fully to Hypnobirthing and yoga (which go really well together), two years later for the birth of my daughter, Nicole. We were really chuffed to have an amazing home birth that progressed so well that we didn't even make it downstairs to the pool. Until recently relocating to Devon from Surrey, I worked in the NHS developing children's, women's and maternity services. I still do this on a part time and freelance basis and continue to be very committed to children and women's wellbeing. I am no stranger to the stresses of parenthood and continue to rely on yoga, meditation and relaxation (guided meditations) to keep a check on my own sense of balance. I also rely on the support of other parents - there is nothing like going through the same challenges to keep people connected, grounded and sane! I hope you will find these true of joining a Hypnobirthing class too. I initially trained on the Marie Mongan Hypnobirthing Programme in 2011. I then chose to study under Katherine Graves after having had a home (hypno)brith, in London in the summer of 2013. Katherine's approach is able to dive into greater detail of the birthing options and circumstances of the UK systems of antenatal care and childbirth. I am a certified KG Hypnobirthing Practitioner and am so very glad I found hypnobirthing both personally and professionally. Tracey Warrener Dip. Hb MHbA, BSc (Hons) Psychology

Hi, I'm Nicky.  I am a midwife and I have been teaching hypnobirthing since 2008.

My hypnobirthing inspiration came when I was a midwife looking after women who were using hypnobirthing.  Their births were so calm that I felt I had to find out more. I have now taught the program to many couples and also been priviledged enough to be present when their gorgeous babies came peacefully into the world. I am lucky to have seen hypnobirthing in action and I know it makes a difference. 

Please take a look at my website  https://nickydcim.wixsite.com/devonhypnobirthing

feel free to email or call me to find out more information about this fabulous program.

I am passionate about helping you to have the best birth possible and I bring to the classes a long and wide experience in the world of pregnancy and birth.  

Before training as a KG Hypnobirthing teacher with Katharine herself I was already a fully qualified, registered and practising hypnotherapist.  I chose her method because it stood out from all the others.

After giving birth to my first child I trained as an antenatal teacher and taught for the National Childbirth Trust for seven years before qualifying as a professional registered homeopath. As a homeopath I’ve attended a number of births over the years, at home, in hospital, in and out of water as well as giving birth to my own two children.  I was also commissioned to write a distance learning course on using Homeopathy during pregnancy and labour.  

So as you can see I have a wealth of knowledge and experience of birth both as a hypnotherapist, through my work as a homeopath and as a teacher and mother in my own right and I bring all this to my classes.   

I like to make my classes fun and informative as well as giving you all the tools you need to give birth with confidence, calmly and comfortably.

I am passionate about helping you to have the best birth possible.  I taught ante-natal classes for the National Childbirth Trust for seven years and I’ve attended a number of births over the years, at home, in hospital, in and out of water as well as giving birth to my own two children.  I am also a fully qualified, registered and practising hypnotherapist trained as a hypnobirthing teacher by Katharine Graves.  I chose her method because it stood out from all the others.

I like to make my classes fun and informative as well as giving you all the tools you need to give birth with confidence, calmly and comfortably.