Calmbirth

13/02/2026

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13/02/2026

There Is No One Right Way to Birth

All births are unique like journeys in life and all women are extraordinary.

Not because she birthed a certain way, but because they always rise to meet it however it unfolds.

All births are unique like journeys in life and all women are extraordinary. Not because she birthed a certain way, but because they always rise to meet it however it unfolds.

13/02/2026

Dear Amy, we were one of your July Calmbirth couples (me a vicariously traumatized Paediatrician and Chris a hippie)
This is a message of immense gratitude. Our son Frankie was born yesterday. Very nearly in the gutter of the hospital car park. We laboured in the comfort of our bedroom listening to the rain and kookaburras. There was vomit, there was wee, there was liquor. The place basically needs an industrial clean! We arrived full dilated and I had just enough time for someone to take my pants off and I birthed Frankie standing up and into his dad’s arms.
What an absolute dream. Your words and wisdom were with us the whole way. I made sure my noises (oh the noises) were deep and low, Chris somehow got me to work off the adrenaline during transition which lead to rupture of membranes and 2 minutely contractions. I did my very best to not push in the car despite really really wanting to – Chris even said at one point in the car “um I think we actually need to disrupt your oxytocin right now!”
The impulse get to the ground was overwhelming – hence he was bloody near born in a gutter at the front of Monash!
Thank you for inspiring and empowering us.
Frankie is an absolute delight, and we have recently invested in a baby carrier which has been fantastic as there are times where he just would rather sleep as close to his favourite things in the world, which are my b***s!
Love, Britt and Chris .lactation

13/02/2026

The First Shower after giving birth....who remembers theirs?
Known Midwifery

13/02/2026

We were one of your July Calmbirth couples (me a vicariously traumatized Paediatrician and Chris a hippie)

This is a message of immense gratitude. Our son Frankie was born yesterday. Very nearly in the gutter of the hospital car park.

We were one of your July Calmbirth couples (me a vicariously traumatized Paediatrician and Chris a hippie) This is a message of immense gratitude. Our son Frankie was born yesterday. Very nearly in the gutter of the hospital car park.

13/02/2026

I LOVE sharing some of the beliefs that couples bring with them when they attend my Calmbirth course, especially the ones they’re holding onto as they approach birth that may not actually serve them and can even hinder the natural process.

Often, these beliefs are reflected in the words they use to describe how they 'feel' and what they 'believe'. Many of these perceptions have been shaped by films, social media, or other people’s traumatic birth stories , stories that have stuck with them.

Here are some of the words they share:
• Traumatic
• Fear
• Life-changing
• Respect for partner grows
• Complications
• Intense
• Hard
• Natural and beautiful
• Painful
• Anxiety-provoking
• Height of femininity

As you can see, there’s a real mix of emotions and beliefs here and not all of them are negative. Birth doesn’t have to be a scary, unknown journey. With the right information, preparation, support, and care providers, whether you’re planning a home birth, an epidural, or a caesarean birth, birth can be one of the most exciting and transformative experiences of your lives.

If you’re ready to exchange fear for trust and confidence, I’d love to support you. Book a Calmbirth course with me today at . To BOOK go to: https://calmbirth.com.au/educators-profile/?edid=11

Upcoming course date:
28th Feb & 1st March
21st & 22nd March
18th & 19th April
9th & 10th May

I am so passionate and so so proud to continue sharing this powerful approach to birth preparation of the mind-body birth connection. To BOOK go to: https://calmbirth.com.au/educators-profile/?edid=11

13/02/2026

I read this review at about 1am when my little babe (devil 😈) wouldn’t sleep and it brought me so much joy. I LOVE and often joke that I am a cult follower of the teachings because I believe in them so fiercely.

There’s still space in the March course, so come hang out for a relaxing weekend of birth nerding. To BOOK a Calmbirth course with Elly Robertson in QLD go to: https://calmbirth.com.au/educators-profile/?edid=225

13/02/2026

Changing Birth Culture for Future Generations

Applications to Become a Calmbirth® Educator in 2026 Are Now Open — Apply Today!

The Calmbirth® Educator Training 2026 will be delivered via Zoom over five consecutive Thursdays, commencing 17 September and concluding 15 October 2026

Training dates:
17 September | 24 September | 1 October | 8 October | 15 October 2026

We are now inviting midwives, doulas, obstetricians, GP obstetricians, birth workers, and second-year midwifery students from across Australia and beyond to apply to join our inspiring and passionate community of Calmbirth® Educators.

This training offers you the opportunity to experience firsthand the transformative power of Calmbirth® - Australia’s leading and most trusted childbirth education program that is changing the narrative around birth, one family at a time. Together, we are reshaping birth culture for future generations while empowering couples to trust, believe in, and surrender to the natural process of birth.

If you are passionate about:

• Enriching and improving the birth experience for pregnant and birthing couples.

• Changing birth culture by inspiring confidence, knowledge, and trust in birth as a natural life event.

• Supporting informed decision-making through education, advocacy, and midwifery- led and evidence-based care.

• Empowering couples to understand their choices and rights, and to advocate for the birth they desire with the support of their partners and caregivers.

• Creating connection between couples and their caregivers – exchanging fear for trust!

Then this training is for you.

Apply now to become a Calmbirth® Educator go to: https://calmbirth.com.au/prac.../childbirth-educator-course/

Second-year midwifery students are welcome to apply.

Please note: Refunds are not available for change of mind.

For more information, please email admin@calmbirth.com.au

Join us in changing birth culture for future generations - one empowered birth at a time.

13/02/2026

2026 CALMBIRTH COURSES NOW AVAILABLE TO BOOK AT THE FOLLOWING MATERNITY HOSPITALS

If you are expecting a baby next year make sure you get in early and start your new year by making the best investment and BOOK a Calmbirth course at any of the following maternity hospitals. You don’t have to be birthing at any of these hospitals to access the highly acclaimed, holistic and evidence based Calmbirth course there, you just must be pregnant and be between 24 & 34 weeks’. To BOOK these hospital Calmbirth antenatal classes go to: https://calmbirth.com.au/calmbirth-classes/

The Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick
Calmbirth courses for the RHW:
2026 Courses at the RHW:
21st & 22nd February (1 spot left)
14th & 15th March (SOLD)
28th & 29th March (3 spots left)
11th & 12th April
18th & 19th April
2nd & 3rd May

Campbelltown Hospital 2026
8th & 15th March (5 spots left)
17th & 14th May
21st & 28th June
19th & 26th July

Northern Beaches Hospital 2026
15th & 22nd February (5 spots left)
15th & 22nd March
19th & 26th April
17th & 24th May
14th & 21st June

The Sydney Adventist Hospital 2026
19th April & 26th April
24th May & 31st May
26th July & 2nd August
20th & 27th September

The North Shore Private Hospital 2026
22nd Feb & 1st March
19th & 26th April
31st May & 7th June
26th July & 2nd August

The John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle 2026
10th February - 3rd March
10th March - 31st March (4 Spots left)
7th - 28th April
5th - 26th May

The Nepean Blue Mountains Health Hospital 2026
7th & 8th March (4 spots)
16th & 17th May
4th & 5th July

Find out why there’s no birth like a Calmbirth and experience it for yourselves. To BOOK go to our link in the bio.

13/02/2026

I am so glad that my partner and I did the Calmbirth course with Louise. Both of our mums are midwives, so we had a basic understanding of birth coming into the course. However, we found doing the course together was so valuable.
Louise was so knowledgeable and encouraging. The course was informative and allowed us the space to plan for birth together with Louise guiding and supporting our conversations, discussing so many strategies, ideas and techniques.
We used the Calmbirth techniques during labour, particularly the breathing techniques. It was a long labour but I felt so in control and calm during the birthing process. My partner and I were able to operate so well as a team with my beautiful mum. I reflect on labour as one of the most empowering moments in my life and am so proud of how we brought our little girl into the world.
There are so many uncertainties in pregnancy, labour and birth, and doing the Calmbirth course helped us to feel confident in whatever was to come. I highly recommend Louise and will be forever grateful for her part in our birth story . – Jo and Dale . To book a Calmbirth course with Calmbirth Educator, Louise Chatelier in Victoria go to our link in the bio.

13/02/2026

When I gave birth to my daughter, it wasn’t the setting I had imagined in my birth pool at home with fairy lights and familiar sights and sounds.
It was in a hospital room where I worked after 42+2 weeks pregnancy — my midwife colleagues caring for me, with an IV drip and Syntocinon hooked up, continuous monitoring on baby, an epidural I swore I did not want when I planned and a whole lot of big feelings bringing me to tears.
And yet, it was one of the most empowering experiences of my life.
Not because everything went perfectly or “textbook” or even vaguely how I planned.
But because I felt informed, respected and very supported by my private midwife, my student midwife, my colleagues and my family. My choices and decisions were respected and I felt safe.
As a midwife, I had clinical knowledge of birth but also a lot of fear from what I had seen. So as a woman in labour, I needed something deeper — trust & confidence in my body and the right tools and birth supporters to help me stay grounded and work with my birth, rather than let fear get in the way.
I saw firsthand that an empowering and amazing birth isn’t about location or avoiding hospital or intervention or even achieving a particular type of birth. It’s about how a woman feels and is treated during the experience.
Preparation, mindset & an amazing birth supporters made the difference.
That experience changed me. I feel I am lucky as not all hospital births go this way.
So I became a Calmbirth educator because I want other women and their partners to feel that same inner strength and power to work with any path your birth takes.
My aim is the help you understand your physiology and birth, know your options and choices, feel truly prepared (even for the unexpected bits) and feel respected, informed, capable and heard. I want you to walk into any birth setting — hospital, birth centre or home — with calm, confidence and the ability to create your best birth possible.
Birth transformed me.
Now it’s my great privilege to help others prepare for theirs.
To BOOK a Calmbirth course with me go to our link in the bio.

13/02/2026

Word of mouth is so powerful, especially when it can change the way you think about birth.

“We now feel confident in our choices, connected to each other, and ready to take an active role in our birth journey — rather than just letting it happen to us. Calmbirth changed the way we see birth.”

“I thought the discussion of integrating the physiology of how the hormones such as melatonin and oxytocin work and how the changes in environment can support that were great and helped to support the philosophy with evidence based approaches. This Calmbirth course has been so good at reducing anxiety around birth and giving solid evidence based information and practices. I will recommend this to any friend or family having a baby for sure.”

If you are expecting a baby and you are feeling overwhelmed, why not experience the Calmbirth difference for yourselves and BOOK a Calmbirth course today. To Find a Calmbirth Educator or Maternity Hospital that offers this highly acclaimed, evidence based , holistic and unbiased program that has been researched and with proven positive birth outcomes on both an emotional and physiological level go to our link in the bio.