London Antenatal Hypnobirthing classes
However you plan to give birth, my 1-1 sessions are for you! Private Hypnobirthing Classes in London in-person or worldwide online.
- Practical skills to stay calm & focused
- Empower your birth partner
- Make confident decisions
£497 — 3 x private sessions
“I could not recommend this course enough! My partner and I came away feeling prepared, relaxed and ready for the birth of our baby. I have recommended Melanie to all my friends who are expecting!”
— Charlotte Martin
In-Person Hypnobirthing Class London
One focused course with no added fluff!
I focus on sharing the key learning you need, in one convenient course run in the comfort of your own home.
You are in good hands
👋 Hi! I’m Melanie - I’m a Birth Doula, a Senior Clinical Hypnotherapist and hugely experienced Hypnobirthing teacher. I am also a mum to 3 kids! I teach all of my courses personally, so you can be confident you will be in safe, knowledgeable hands.
Learning tailored just for you
Unlike one little session in a group antenatal class, a private course can be really helpful to learn at your own pace all that you will need for the day, including any specific needs, worries or concerns about your pregnancy and birth. We can tailor the content to focus on the learning that is most important to you.
Active and supportive community
Join over ten thousand learners and women from around the world in our wonderful private Facebook group. Chat about all things hypnobirthing, pregnancy & childbirth related and get access to extra support and advice.
“My husband and I would highly recommend Melanie's course as part of your preparations leading up to birth. Not only will you learn great practical skills to help you throughout the birthing process, you will also learn what's happening in your mind, body and environment so you have confidence and feel in control of the process, no matter which way it turns. Birth rarely goes according to plan (and the birth of our baby boy certainly did not!) but we were confident in making decisions throughout the process and I leveraged all of the meditation and breathing techniques to do everything from riding in the car to the hospital, avoiding my fear of needles and blood, and ultimately powering through a very long labour. Thank you Melanie!”
— Carly Rogers
Everything you need to prepare for your birth
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The course is flexible and self-paced. It can be completed over 3 evening or daytime sessions, or 1 evening/daytime and a longer Saturday morning session. You can learn from home or use Zoom if you are not based in London.
If you want to share the course with another couple, I offer a 25% discount on both of your course fees. If you want to share with 3 or more couples, I offer a 50% discount on all course fees. This is a cost-effective way to learn hypnobirthing at home.
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7 high-quality hypnobirthing audio tracks, created by an actual hypnotherapist! Listen as you go to sleep each night to build your confidence and change your belief systems about birth. This is the easiest learning that you will ever do.
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A 3-hour track that combines the 7 hypnobirthing tracks with affirmations and coaching on the Basic Breath that you can use throughout your labour and birth. This is so helpful to have playing throughout your labour and birth without having to constantly change what you are listening to.
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In addition to everything we cover on the course, you will also get full access to the Better Birth Course, our online hypnobirthing course, which you can use to dive deeper, recap any areas and for extra support in the lead up to your birth. This is a further 7 hours of expert antenatal hypnobirthing tuition.
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A Birth Plan pack featuring a simple, one-page template that you can easily edit and print using Adobe Reader. Bring together your key preferences for the birth you want, in a clear simple layout that makes for easy reading by your midwives & healthcare professionals.
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Usually I will travel to teach hypnobirthing classes anywhere in London transport zones 1-4. However, if you are slightly outside it's always worth asking in case I can make an exception.
As an example I regularly teach hypnobirthing classes in Clapham, Wandsworth, Streatham, Brixton, Tooting, Putney, Southfields, Earlsfield, Battersea, Chelsea, Fulham, East Sheen, Mortlake, Richmond, Wimbledon, Kennington, Kingston, Knightsbridge, Kensington, Belgravia, Forest Hill, Chiswick, Ealing, Angel, Highgate, Hampstead, Kentish Town, Marylebone, Baker Street, Shadwell, Kew, Barnes, Hammersmith and Dulwich among others.
If you are just out of London and I am not on call for a doula client we might be able to arrange one or two longer sessions. Alternatively you can also run your classes via the Zoom platform.
Loved by parents
Best Online Hypnobirthing Classes 2023
LUX Life Best Online Antenatal Class & Parental Support Organisation - South England
“I cannot recommend Melanie’s Hypnobirthing course enough …she guided us through techniques that helped us both feel calm, prepared, and empowered. When my waters broke, I was able to stay relaxed and use the breathing and relaxation techniques Melanie taught us, which made all the difference. The strategies we learned from Melanie allowed us to trust my body and the process, which was such a huge relief. Melanie is warm and personable, making her course accessible and easy to follow. I would highly recommend her hypnobirthing course to anyone looking to have a positive birth experience.
— Caroline Samson
Frequently asked questions
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Hypnobirthing classes are best taken during the second or third trimester of your pregnancy, so anytime from week 13 onwards. I can also teach you all the way up to 38 weeks, so get in touch even if it feels a bit late - we will work with the time we have!
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Understanding Birth It’s Many Influences
We work through what hypnosis actually is and how we use it in hypnobirthing. What it means to be a mammal giving birth and how to work with this. We get a full understanding of our Nervous System and how this comes into play in labour and the ability to step off the fear, tension, pain ride.
Learning The Skills
Learn how the mind affects the body and how external influences affect the mind. You then are given a full buffet of skills: The Basic Breath, Self-Hypnosis into the wonderful Pink Balloon imagery, visualisations for labour, affirmations and how to create something personal to you.
Skills such as Counting Down for Calm, massage including Calming Touch, Shaking The Apples Counter Pressure for discomfort in the back and how to become the very best birth partner, which includes a special hypnosis script that the birth partner can read to the mum to be.
Giving Birth and The Birth Environment
We work through giving birth from good positions for the birthing mother to Optimal Foetal Positioning for baby. We discuss the perineum, the pelvic floor, birth place options and how to recognise the onset of labour. Comfort measures you may like to consider and also understand the Golden Hour after birth and optimal cord clamping as well as what happens when you birth your placenta. We also examine ways to avoid unnecessary distractions.
When Things Aren’t So Straight-Forward
Here we get under the hood of due dates and post-term birth. We work through methods of induction of labour, medical assistance to birth from ventouse through to C-Section and the importance of using your newly learnt hypnobirthing skills and why it is a good idea to have birth plans from A-Z. We also run through the skills to make great decisions either in advance or during labour.
Post Birth
For this chapter we discuss how we ‘feel’ post birth from the Baby Blues through to Post Natal Depression, the 5 by 5 by 5 rule and who to go to for help should you need it on a range of subjects.
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3 x private classes in your home.
£497
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You will never forget the births of your children so they deserve to be the very best experiences for you. Joyful and positive, the incredible start of your life as a parent. Birth should be natural, normal, joyful and supported in society but so often it is not.
Perhaps you were excited when you discovered you were pregnant, perhaps slightly nervous. Maybe after a while you found yourself to be anxious or fearful.
Hypnobirthing offers you ways to reduce fear and anxiety. You learn skills and drills that you can use not only through your labour and birth but for the rest of your life.
You see the evidence and with evidence you are able to make informed choices that work for both you and your birth partner.
The perfect birth differs from person to person but learning hypnobirthing allows you to work toward the perfect birth for you. It is excellent antenatal learning and you can use it to stack the odds in your favour of achieving your very own better birth story.
Read more about what hypnobirthing is and what it offers you.
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As soon as we have sorted out your dates and payment has been made I’ll send you a welcome email with your hypnobirthing recordings, so you can begin practicing with them before our first session.
You will also be invited to join our private Facebook community, with over 10,000 members that you can chat with for support and encouragement.
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The fee will be repaid promptly and in full in the very unlikely event of my having to cancel your course.
For cancellations four weeks or more before our first session, I will refund 50% of the whole fee.
For cancellations more than fourteen days, but less than four weeks before our first session, I will refund 25% of the whole fee.
For cancellations less than fourteen days before our first session, the full fee will be due.
I charge a cancellation fee because my teaching calendar is often full, meaning interested persons have to be asked to book at a later date or I am unable to teach them. With late cancellations these empty spaces cannot then be refilled.
Laura Tilson BA (Hons) M.Ost DPO | Osteopath
“I love hypnobirthing both as a mother and also as an Osteopath, because it breaks down the anatomy and physiology of birth in a meaningful and practical way. Understanding birth and what happens to your body can feel empowering and can help you understand and process how your birth plays out in the end. I recommend Melanie because she is so passionate about what she does and can offer a personalised service with her hypnotherapy and EFT training if you need any further support before or after birth.”
Eliza MacKenzie / Ward
“I have Melanie to thank for my positive birth experience, no doubt about it. It turned me from feeling really nervous about birth to being actually excited about seeing what my body was capable of. Importantly, Melanie coached my husband to have a really clear role on the day which was absolutely invaluable. I highly recommend her course.”