Reading to help you reflect together, discover the programme and prepare your questions.
Preparing for birth
Seven sessions fully covered in France, haptonomy, sophrology, yoga, pool classes: how to find your way, when to start and how to choose together.
Read the articlePreparing for the birth
What French health authorities, the 2023 national directive, the NHS and NICE say: when to write it, what it contains, how to discuss it, the birth partner’s role and a printable template.
Read the articlePreparing for the birth
What antenatal classes cover and what the NHS says about cost, the free NHS–NCT online course (not available everywhere), paid NCT courses and what a couples’ emotional support session adds, with sources.
Read the article
Understanding childbirth
No, nobody can guarantee it. What the WHO, NICE and the research say about fear, epidurals, breathing and the birth partner’s role.
Read the articleUnderstanding birth
Yes. What health authorities say about the epidural, what it relieves and what it does not, and how breathing and relaxation remain useful before, during and after it is placed.
Read the articleUnderstanding birth
Around one woman in six feels a severe fear of childbirth. Where it comes from, what preparation can do, and how to reshape your ideas about birth together.
Read the articleUnderstanding childbirth
Meaning, primary and secondary forms, how common it is, warning signs, who to talk to and what helps: what studies and official sources say.
Read the articlePreparing as a couple
Your expectations, practical arrangements and questions to keep at hand: a few pointers for your first conversation as a couple.
Read the articlePreparing as a couple
Presence, breathing, a link with the care team: what a birth partner can bring on the day, and what the WHO, NICE and research on continuous support say.
Read the articleA pathway of emotional and relational support by video call or in Brive-la-Gaillarde, shaped together around your needs.
Explore the support offered