Welcome!

We are delighed to have you on our page. The Duchess Birthing Club as been featured in 'Yummy Mummy Magazine as well as MyBump2Baby e-magazine. Janet the founder of The Duchess Birthing Club offers only personalised, private 1:1 (in the comfort of your home OR at one of our Covid safe clinics- Harley St OR at Clapham Common) advice, support and guidance to expectant parents who are considering hypnobirthing to help release childbirth fears & anxieties. Janet believes that building confidence and promoting positivity during pregnancy can enhance the journey into parenthood no matter the pregnancy or birth circumstance.

As well as being a KGH trained Hypnobirthing teacher, Janet is a qualified midwife, mother of 2, massage teacher and infant feeding speialist. 

We encorrage you to feel free and make contact via telephone or email as we are always happy to answer any questions you may have. We would also encorrage you to check out The Duchess Birthing Club website for services on offer and our free information resource page. https://www.theduchessbirthingclub.co.uk/book-online

I'm based in Hackney, East London and live with my husband and my son (7) and daughter (almost 4).  I had been wanting to teach hypnobirthing for years and finally in March 2020 I decided to take the plunge.  In April 2020 Hackney Hypnobirthing was born- absolutely all puns intended.

My classes are straightforward, supportive and fun. 

As they're are currently exclusively via Zoom they come from home to yours, wherever that may be... and the best bit?  No need to travel anywhere -  dial in from bed and wear your pyjamas if you like... Lots of my clients do!

I first discovered yoga through a book in my parents home when I was about 10 years old. Oh how easy it was to go straight into lotus pose at that age! My practice since then has by no means been constant, but yoga, breathing and movement have always been a persevering presence and interest in my life. In the past 4/5 years I have been consolidating my knowledge and looked into digging deeper in the undeniably powerful effects and benefits of being able to connect with your breathing, as well as understanding more how your body works and how you can help shape not only your muscles but also you mind and thoughts. That is why I have combined courses that helped educate me from different perspectives, and I would like to help you achieve your personal goals, whether just getting fitter, less stressed, more active or to guide you through your pregnancy or even help you kick a bad habit. All through some guided techniques, exercises and routines that suit your lifestyle and goals. 

I began my training as a doula with Nurturing Birth Doulas in June 2019 following the birth of my daughter in 2018. Her birth came after several years of infertility, IVF and pregnancy loss.

Once I was ready to believe that I finally was going to have a baby, I put everything into finding out all that I could about pregnancy and birth. I undertook Active Birth and Hypnobirthing courses and practiced the techniques. I was determined to not let the birth of my child be defined by the medical intervention that defined her conception. As IVF pregnancies are often categorised as ‘high risk’, this was not straightforward. However, I did end up having an extremely positive birth experience, one that I believe may not have been possible if I hadn’t prepared in the way that I did and hypnobirthing was a key aspect of this. 

After the birth, I immediately knew that I was not ready to leave that world behind and wanted to support others going through pregnancy, birth and new parenthood. I decided to train as adoula and immediately knew that I wanted to be able to provide KGHypnobirthing to my clients, this having made such a significant impact on my own birth experience. 

I am a registered midwife with over 31 years’ experience in midwifery. I worked for almost 15 years at a North London NHS Trust. I have always been passionate about normality and I was instrumental in setting up the midwife led unit at the North London Trust. Working in partnership with women and their families is key to maternity services and providing good care. I became involved in the Maternity Voice Partnership in my role as a Professional Midwifery Advocate.

Whilst KG Hypnobirthing may not guarantee a natural birth it will empower you and your partner/family to make informed decisions about place of birth, your care and your birth. KG Hypnobirthing course will help prepare you for a positive birth experience and beyond birth. I am pleased to offer 1 to 1 courses and group courses

My passion is holistic therapies and I am also a mindfulness instructor, a reiki therapist, spiritual healer and I am an expert in professional supervision.

I'm a registered midwife with a passion for holistic education for women and their families. As a midwife I understand the importance of educating women and their partners about pregnancy, labour and birth. I enjoy empowering couples to make informed decisions about their care, explaining the risks, benefits and alternatives in order to support them in whatever choices they make. This passion for educating and empowering women inspired me to train as a KGHpnobirthing teacher.

 I support women to give birth wherever, whenever and whatever way that might be. I hope to use my skills and knowledge as a registered midwife to promote the KGHypnobirthing philosophy to help women let go of any fear, assumptions and preconceptions of birth and through practice, build their confidence so that they can simply let their body do what it’s designed to do and give birth calmly, confidently and positively. 

Sacha has a broad range of experience. Having initially gained a degree in psychology, she then trained as a registered nurse and has over a decade of experience in the NHS, building connections and delivering education to members of the public.

Whilst still passionate about helping people, in recent years Sacha has shifted to a more holistic way of achieving this, through yoga, meditation, life-coaching and hypnobirthing. She is trained in pregnancy yoga, yoga for birth preparation and KG Hypnobirthing, and has a true passion for empowering women to have the birth experience that they want.

Coming from a healthcare background means that it is important to Sacha that she can always back up her teachings with evidence and/or logic, and that she can always find a way of communicating effectively with the person in front of her.

Hi I’m Laura. I’m a pregnancy yoga and hypnobirthing teacher based in Wandsworth. I live in Southfields with my partner Jason and two year old son Mason.

I was introduced to hypnobirthing through teaching yoga and was astounded at the positive impact it could have on one's experience. I decided I would explore this further and came across KGHypnobirthing, which was by far the best 'all rounder'. 

As well as providing you with tools and techniques to help you experience a  more, calm, comfortable and confident birth, it is more informative and educational that any antenatal course I had experienced. It is a joy to be able to share this with others.

Each course is tailored to meet your own individual needs and is taught in a relaxed and supportive environment. 

Hello, I'm Sam and I am a mum of one beautiful little boy and have our second on the way. After having a less than straightforward birth with my first I realised that it was my hypnobirthing practice that got me through in such high spirits. Without hypnobirthing I wouldn't have had the knowledge or confidence to stay calm and positive. It was during my maternity leave that I trained as a KGH teacher so that I could share this incredible knowledge with all of my fellow parents to be.

The human body is such a wonderful and powerful thing and there is sadly such a huge lack of knowledge about what actually happens during pregnancy and birth. It has become my mission to empower parents with this information and give them the confidence to advocate for themselves and their birth.

I cover all of London including the following areas : 

• Catford
• Hither Green
• Lewisham
• Brockley
• Forest Hill
• Dulwich
• Peckham
• Bromley
• Beckenham
• Greenwich
• Blackheath

Having spent most of my life in Montana and California, I moved to East London in 2013. In addition to teaching hypnobirthing classes since 2019, I studied Human Biology at the University of California, San Diego and have been teaching yoga since 2011. Both of my children were born here using Hypnobirthing, which gave me a lot of comfort and confidence throughout my pregnancies and births, but most of all was so empowering! I'm grateful to teach what I have felt the true benefits of, and my passion for what I teach drives me to keep learning and refining what I share with others.

My name is Sara and I'm a doula, hypnobirthing and yoga teacher based in North London. Having had a traumatic birth experience with my first baby, I became passionate about the prospect of empowering women to have a positive birth by offering emotional and practical support during pregnancy, birth and the early days of motherhood.