An inspiring online antenatal programme to support you as you prepare for the birth of your baby and beyond - all from the comfort of your own home, anywhere in the world!



Get the ultimate support and guidance for your pregnancy and parenting journey with our comprehensive program. Gain expert knowledge, practical advice, and valuable insights. From prenatal care to newborn care and early parenting, we cover it all. Join now for a smooth transition into parenthood!

  • WHAT

    An online video antenatal and parenting course with 9.5 hours of learning and a private online community covering all aspects of childbirth, life with a baby and infant feeding. Simply 'swipe' through the modules and sessions. No need to read anything at all!

  • HOW

    Immediate access to video lessons, exercises, worksheets, an information-packed resources section. Watch on your computer or on your phone. This program so is easy to navigate - no boring PowerPoints in sight!

  • WHY

    Antenatal classes provide crucial education on labour, birth, and early parenting. Learn practical skills, build confidence and prepare partners. All evidence-based information for informed decision-making.

WHAT RESULTS DO WE PROMISE? ​

After completing the Pregnancy & Parenting Support Program:

  • Empowerment Through Knowledge: Our program, starting from the 20th week of pregnancy, promises empowering knowledge through engaging video content created by a seasoned perinatal specialist. This approach aims to reduce the common anxieties associated with childbirth and early parenting by providing accurate and reliable information in a stimulating learning environment.

  • Practical Skill Development: Transitioning into parenthood is smoother with practical skills. Our program equips you with essential skills like mastering breathing techniques and understanding newborn care basics. The additional resources like cheat sheets and checklists provide a hands-on approach to learning, ensuring you feel prepared for this new phase of life.

  • Creating a Supportive Community: Our program offers the unique benefit of connecting with a community of expectant parents. Sharing experiences and discussing concerns with others in similar life stages foster a supportive network, enriching your pregnancy and parenting experience with shared understanding and camaraderie.

  • Promoting Informed Decision-making: With a foundation of evidence-based information and over two decades of professional experience, our program promotes informed decision-making. By providing well-researched, experienced-based guidance, we aim to empower you to make confident choices that best suit your circumstances and preferences, ensuring a controlled and enriching pregnancy and parenting experience.

WHAT OUR GRADUATES ARE SAYING:

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An absolute must!

Nichola Hunter

This course is not only insightful but I feel essential for first time mums. Delivered in a way that is accessible with lots of useful tools to empower and i...

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This course is not only insightful but I feel essential for first time mums. Delivered in a way that is accessible with lots of useful tools to empower and inform

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Excellent!

Sharon Bennedick

Birth your way is excellent for mums to be or anyone in the birthing industry.

Birth your way is excellent for mums to be or anyone in the birthing industry.

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Your Birth Your Way is brilliant!

miriam van doorn

Very informative, full off amazing tips and extremely knowledgeable information.

Very informative, full off amazing tips and extremely knowledgeable information.

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Great Resource

holly bull

Having had a panic due to antenatal courses being cancelled across the NHS due to Covid 19 it has been great to find a clear and comprehensive course online....

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Having had a panic due to antenatal courses being cancelled across the NHS due to Covid 19 it has been great to find a clear and comprehensive course online. Keep it up!

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The biggest help I got before birth!

Hale Alkan

How I wish I could have had such a course before my planned C-sect almost 6 years ago. I decided to have a VBAC and found this course online. It helped me a ...

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How I wish I could have had such a course before my planned C-sect almost 6 years ago. I decided to have a VBAC and found this course online. It helped me a lot to believe in myself. I have learned that getting the right information means a lot in one's pregnancy journey. There are 3 weeks ahead, and I am waiting excitedly for my little one to come. Thank you so much for providing all the up-to-date information generously and in an unbiased manner.

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Reassured and more confident

Jeanette Majewski

Cannot believe this course is such a good price! It is great and has really helped my partner and I feel more confident. Thank you so much.

Cannot believe this course is such a good price! It is great and has really helped my partner and I feel more confident. Thank you so much.

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Course curriculum

    1. Introduction and welcome!

    1. Introduction

      FREE PREVIEW
    2. 1.0 What To Expect and Not To Expect

    3. 1.1 What To Expect and Not To Expect

    4. 1.2 What To Expect and Not To Expect

    5. 1.3 What To Expect and Not To Expect

    6. 1.4 What To Expect and Not To Expect

    7. 2.0 A Couple Of Important Keys

    8. 2.1 A Couple Of Important Keys

    9. 2.2 A Couple Of Important Keys

    10. 2.3 A Couple Of Important Keys

    11. Outro

    1. Introduction

      FREE PREVIEW
    2. 1.0 What Do You Believe to Be True?

    3. 1.1 Influence and Information you'll be Presented with During Pregnancy

    4. 1.2 How to Protect Yourself from Negative Influence

    5. 1.3 How to Protect Yourself from Negative Influence

    6. 1.4 How to Protect Yourself from Negative Influence

    7. 1.5 How to Protect Yourself from Negative Influence

    8. 1.6 How to Feel More Positive

    9. 1.7 How to Feel More Positive

    10. 1.8 How to Feel More Positive

    11. 1.9 How to Feel More Positive

    12. 1.10 Summary

    13. 1.11 Summary

    14. 1.12 Summary

    15. 2.0 Making the Birth of Your Baby an Exciting Adventure

    16. 2.1 Making the Birth of Your Baby an Exciting Adventure

    17. 2.2 Tool 1: Believe You Can

    18. 2.3 Tool 1: Believe You Can

    19. 2.4 Tool 1: Believe You Can

    20. 2.5 Tool 1: Believe You Can

    21. 2.6 Tool 1: Believe You Can

    22. 2.7 Tool 1: Believe You Can

    23. 2.8 Tool 2: Talk Kindly to Yourself

    24. 2.9 Tool 2: Talk Kindly to Yourself

    25. 2.10 Tool 2: Talk Kindly to Yourself

    26. 2.11 Tool 2: Talk Kindly to Yourself

    27. 2.12 Tool 2: Talk Kindly to Yourself

    28. 2.13 Tool 2: Talk Kindly to Yourself

    29. 2.14 Tool 2: Talk Kindly to Yourself

    30. 2.15 Tool 2: Talk Kindly to Yourself

    31. 2.16 Tool 3: Visualise Success and it will Come

    32. 2.17 Tool 3: Visualise Success and it will Come

    33. 2.18 Tool 3: Visualise Success and it will Come

    34. 2.19 Summary

    35. 2.20 Summary

    36. 2.21 Summary

    37. 3.0 Nutrition and Supplements

    38. 3.1 Nutrition and Supplements

    39. 3.2 Now- Second Trimester

    40. 3.3 Now- Second Trimester

    41. 3.4 Now- Second Trimester

    42. 3.5 Third Trimester

    43. 3.6 Third Trimester

    44. 3.7 Third Trimester

    45. 3.8 Things to consider

    46. 3.9 Things to consider

    47. 3.10 Things to consider

    48. 3.11 Cravings

    49. 3.12 Cravings

    50. 3.13 Cravings

    51. 3.14 Cravings

    52. Outro

    1. Introduction

    2. 1.0 The Trimesters

    3. 1.1 The Trimesters

      FREE PREVIEW
    4. 1.2 Everyone's Journey is Different

    5. 1.3 Everyone's Journey is Different

    6. 1.4 Trimester One

    7. 1.5 Trimester One

    8. 1.6 Trimester One

    9. 1.7 Trimester Two

    10. 1.8 Trimester Two

    11. 1.9 Trimester Two

    12. 1.10 Trimester Two

    13. 1.11 Trimester Three

    14. 1.12 Trimester Three

    15. 1.13 Trimester Three

    16. 1.14 Full Term

    17. 1.15 Full Term

    18. 1.16 Full Term

    19. 1.17 When can labour happen?

    20. 1.18 When can labour happen?

    21. 1.19 When can labour happen?

    22. 1.20 Trimester Four

    23. 1.21 Trimester Four

    24. 1.22 Summary

    25. 2.0 Stages of Labour

    26. 2.1 Signs

    27. 2.2 Signs

    28. 2.3 Your Path to Birth

    29. 2.4 Stage One

    30. 2.5 Stage One

    31. 2.6 Stage One

    32. 2.7 Stage One

    33. 2.8 Stage One

    34. 2.9 Stage Two

    35. 2.10 Stage Two

    36. 2.11 Stage Two

    37. 2.12 Stage Two

    38. 2.13 Stage Three

    39. 2.14 Stage Three

    40. 2.15 Stage Four

    41. 2.16 Stage Four

    42. 2.17 Summary

    43. 3.0 Kit List - Pregnancy

      FREE PREVIEW
    44. 3.1 Clothing

    45. 3.2 Sleeping

    46. 3.3 Relaxation

    47. 3.4 Exercise

    48. 3.5 Summary

    49. Outro

    1. Introduction

    2. 1.0 Understanding Birth Physiology

    3. 1.1 Understanding Birth Physiology

    4. 1.2 Understanding Birth Physiology

    5. 1.3 What do I Mean by Birth Physiology?

    6. 1.4 What do I Mean by Birth Physiology?

    7. 1.5 What do I Mean by Birth Physiology?

    8. 1.6 Hormones in Childbirth

    9. 1.7 Hormones in Childbirth

    10. 1.8 Hormones in Childbirth

    11. 1.9 Hormones in Childbirth

    12. 1.10 Hormones in Childbirth

    13. 1.11 Hormones in Childbirth

    14. 1.12 Hormones in Childbirth

    15. 1.13 Hormones in Childbirth

    16. 1.14 How Physiology and Hormones Connect

    17. 1.15 How Physiology and Hormones Connect

    18. 1.16 How To Avoid Stimulation of the Thinking Part of the Brain

    19. 1.17 How To Avoid Stimulation of the Thinking Part of the Brain

    20. 1.18 How To Avoid Stimulation of the Thinking Part of the Brain

    21. 1.19 How To Avoid Stimulation of the Thinking Part of the Brain

    22. 1.20 How To Avoid Stimulation of the Thinking Part of the Brain

    23. 1.21 How To Avoid Stimulation of the Thinking Part of the Brain

    24. 1.22 How To Avoid Stimulation of the Thinking Part of the Brain

    25. 1.23 Place of Birth and How It Affects Physiology

    26. 1.24 Summary

    27. 2.0 Preterm Labour

    28. 2.1 Statistics

    29. 2.2 Statistics

    30. 2.3 Statistics

    31. 2.4 Causes

    32. 2.5 Causes

    33. 2.6 Causes

    34. 2.7 Causes

    35. 2.8 What To Expect

    36. 2.9 What To Expect

    37. 2.10 What To Expect

    38. 2.11 What To Expect

    39. 2.12 What To Do

    40. 2.13 What To Do

    41. 2.14 What To Do

    42. 2.15 Signposting to charities

    43. 2.16 Summary

    44. Outro

    1. Introduction

    2. 1.0 Contractions

    3. 1.1 What are they?

    4. 1.2 What are they?

    5. 1.3 What are they?

    6. 1.4 What are they?

    7. 1.5 What are they?

    8. 1.6 What are they?

    9. 1.7 Braxton Hicks

    10. 1.8 Braxton Hicks

    11. 1.9 Summary

    12. 2.0 Non-Pharmaceutical Pain Management

    13. 2.1 TENS

    14. 2.3 TENS

    15. 2.4 TENS

    16. 2.5 TENS

    17. 2.6 Water Birth

    18. 2.7 Water Birth

    19. 2.8 Water Birth

    20. 2.9 Hypnobirthing

    21. 2.10 Hypnobirthing

    22. 2.11 Massage

    23. 2.12 Massage

    24. 2.13 Summary

    25. 3.0 Multiple Births

    26. 3.1 Having more than one baby

    27. 3.2 Having more than one baby

    28. 3.3 Summary

    29. Outro

About this course

  • £125.00
  • 819 lessons
  • 9.5 hours of video content

That's not all...

When you sign up to our program, you also get the following excellent gifts!

  • The BirthBag

    The BirthBag is an award winning hospital bag curated by mums and midwives and contains essentials you will need for your hospital stay. Large Zipped Tote packed full with goodies. Value £43.99

  • Support Group

    An exclusive area for all participants in the program and a place to get answers to all your questions. Also a place to connect with other parents-to-be and to get extra information and support.

  • One-to-One

    Book your one-to-one consultation with author and award-winning doula, Kicki Hansard. In this 30 minute session, you can get personalised support and help with creating a birth preference document or use this session postnatally for questions and help. Value £45.

Your Instructor

Award-winning Doula | Author | Educator Kicki Hansard

Kicki Hansard is a certified birth and postnatal doula with a wealth of experience spanning all aspects of pregnancy, childbirth, and early parenting. Born in the enchanting region of Swedish Lapland, under the magnificent spectacle of the midnight sun and the Northern Lights, Kicki has been dedicated to preparing women and couples for the arrival of their babies since 2002. Not only has she supported many individuals through their birth and postnatal period, but she has also trained over 1,000 aspiring doulas as a doula course facilitator.

A lifelong learner, Kicki has studied with renowned experts in the field such as Sheila Kitzinger, Dr. Jack Newman, Kerstin Unvas Moberg, and the esteemed "grandmothers of doulas", Penny Simkin and Phyllis Klaus. She holds a diploma in Professional Relaxation Therapy and a BSc Open from the Open University. Kicki is also a qualified trainer with the City & Guild PTLLS Award to her name.

Kicki's expertise and dedication to her field have not gone unnoticed. In 2005, she was featured in a television programme called "Mum + One" which discussed the role of doulas. This programme can still be viewed on the Discovery Home & Health Channel. Further recognition came in 2009 when she received the esteemed "Doula of the Year" award from Pregnancy & Birth Magazine and Doula UK.

As an author, Kicki published her first book, "The Secrets of Birth: What Every Woman Should Know About Birth and Motherhood," in November 2015. She contributed a chapter to the Amazon #1 best seller, "The Roar Behind the Silence." Her latest book, "Supporting Survivors of Sexual Abuse Through Pregnancy and Childbirth: A Guide for Midwives, Doulas and Other Healthcare Professionals," was published by Singing Dragon.

At the heart of Kicki's ethos is a profound belief in the normalcy and profundity of birth. She passionately advocates for personalized support, defined birth goals with built-in flexibility, and solid education to optimize the birth process. Her approach is to instil confidence through true information, equipping women and families for labour, birth, and the postnatal period while fully understanding each family's unique needs and birth goals​.

FAQ

  • WHY SHOULD YOU DO AN ANTENATAL COURSE WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING?

    RESEARCH FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK SHOWED THAT:

    Antenatal preparation leads to improved coping, greater partner support and a better birth experience.

    Women and their partners who took part in antenatal preparation courses had a higher satisfaction with their birth experience compared to those that didn’t. ​Imagine what it would feel like to be able to make truly informed choices and feel in control of your labour and birth. For that to happen, it is vital that you chose an antenatal program that offers you unbiased information based on not only research but also real life experiences; The Pregnancy & Parenting Support Program does just that!

  • WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF DOING THE PREGNANCY & PARENTING SUPPORT PROGRAM RATHER THAN A TRADITIONAL ANTENATAL CLASS?

    THE PREGNANCY & PARENTING SUPPORT PROGRAM IS A PIONEERING NEW ANTENATAL COURSE

    #1. It has been professionally designed to ensure that women, birthing people and their partners have a good, solid understanding of childbirth so that they can make informed choices during labour. Whilst many antenatal courses finish with birth, this program is structured to prepare parents for life once their baby is in their arms, with support all the way through.

    #2. It can be difficult to find an antenatal class which fits in around work and personal commitments, as you find yourself juggling nesting, preparing, and socialising before your baby arrives. The Pregnancy & Parenting Support Program is designed to work for you, and that means making it easy for you to do the course at a time - and place - which suits you, whether it’s on the sofa with your partner or on your lunch break, or at your desk. You can share the login details with your birth partner(s) too, so that they can learn at their own pace.

    ​ #3. Antenatal classes are traditionally seen as a place to meet and chat with other pregnant couples, which can mean that the information is not as detailed as it could be. This is especially the case if other couples have different needs or interests which they want to discuss; we’ve all been in a class or training where someone monopolises the conversation! Although what you learn in traditional antenatal classes is relevant, there is often not quite enough time to cover everything you need to know to make truly informed decisions. The Pregnancy & Parenting Support Program gives you all the information necessary for you to make your own choices - plus links to further resources so you can go even deeper if you wish.

    #4. The Pregnancy & Parenting Support Program gives you the opportunity to discuss your questions, options, worries, and choices in private conversation with a highly experienced doula, so you can talk about whatever is important to you personally, for however long it takes without feeling embarrassed or rushed. There is also access to a members-only Facebook group where, if you wish, you can share your journey and experiences with other parents, whilst at the same time, learning of theirs. Why not make it a habit that after each visit to your midwife, you come to the Facebook group and ask any questions that you might have?

  • HOW LONG DOES THE PROGRAM TAKE TO COMPLETE?

    This is a unique antenatal course that guides you week by week through your pregnancy journey and the first weeks of your baby's life. Beginning in your second trimester, the course is designed to assess your feelings about birth and parenthood, then gently introduce all the information you would ever need to understand your journey and the life-changing event that's about to occur. It's your decisions and your birth and Kicki will be here every step of the way as your personal online doula.

Commit to feeling in control!

You will thank me later!