Private midwifery services in Jersey, including award-winning Hypnobirthing & Antenatal Classes, active birth workshops, breastfeeding support, advocacy, & one-to-ones for pregnant women & their birth partners.
10/03/2026
A few sneak peeks from our midwife-led Biomechanics & Active Birth Workshop this Saturday 🤍
I really love this course because it’s so hands-on and interactive; learning by ‘doing’ and a great one for birth partners to really get involved! I also have the chance to go and spend time with each couple individually to make sure they understand and are happy with each technique 💕
There’s usually quite a lot of laughing in this workshop too because some of the techniques are funny and require quite a lot of concentration and support 🤭 but they’re incredibly easy, effective and can have a huge impact on your labour!
This workshop is about understanding how your body moves during labour, and how your body and baby work together; these incredible techniques simply support the physiology of birth and have so many benefits including:
👉🏼Optimal positioning of your baby
👉🏼Increasing the likelihood of spontaneous labour and a reduction in induction of labour
👉🏼Reducing the chance of a c-section after induction of labour
👉🏼Increasing comfort levels and reducing pain in labour
(British Journal of Midwifery, 2024)
I have just released a new date for my next Biomechanics Course - see below!
What an absolute privilege it was to be invited by Deputy Stephenson to the States Chambers today for the first Women’s Parliamentary Caucus during International Women’s Week 2026. The energy in the Chambers was amazing and it was incredible to be surrounded by so many inspirational women, both in politics and as prominent members of Jersey’s female community.
There were two amazing guest speakers - Joyce Watson, MP, and Anna Whitehouse aka who both delivered inspiring and motivational speeches about their work and campaigns.
What really stuck out to me today were two quotes from Anna -
• When people underestimate you, it drives motivation and your success
• It is not helpful to tell women that they can be anyone and do anything - it just isn’t possible to do it all
managed to capture a sneaky video of me asking a question based on my experience as a midwife and in relation to women’s healthcare in Jersey:
“How do you inspire or drive change on issues that don’t personally affect the people who have the power to make decisions?”
An incredible and inspirational event - thank you so much to for all your hard work
03/03/2026
We have just two spaces remaining on our Biomechanics & Active Birth Workshop this weekend!🤸
This hands-on and informative workshop is taught by a Registered Midwife in Jersey. You can:
✅ Learn how to optimise physiology and increase your chance of spontaneous labour
✅ Learn how your birth partner can support you with active birth positions, including if you choose to have an epidural
✅Reduce your chance of requiring induction of labour and/or an unplanned caesarean section
✅Increase your comfort levels in labour by understanding how biomechanics techniques can make your labour shorter and more manageable
(The above benefits of Biomechanic techniques are evidence-based, as published in the British Journal of Midwifery and in research by Lennon, 2024).
📆Saturday 7th March, 11am-12.30pm
📍St Brelade, Jersey
💛£65 per couple including course materials
It’s a glorious day today for our Antenatal Breastfeeding Preparation Course! 🤩🥛
Our three-hour breastfeeding course covers all you need to know to get breastfeeding off to a good start. We cover…
🍉The physiology of breastfeeding
🍉Hormones involved with breastfeeding
🍉Positioning and attachment
🍉How partners can help with breastfeeding
🍉Commonly encountered breastfeeding problems and how to overcome these
🍉We also touch upon those first few days and weeks with a newborn, the fourth trimester and safe sleeping
Our courses are taught by Registered Midwives and are a non-judgemental, safe and fun space to learn about all of your options, based on evidence-based information ❤️
Edited to add: we have surpassed our initial goal of raising £400, and now hope to double that and raise £800! Thank you!
We have come together to celebrate Mother’s Day and the amazing work that Tiny Seeds do. We hope to raise at least £400 towards the travel fund to help islanders travel off island for IVF treatment.
Please head over to our Instagram pages to be in with a chance of winning over ✨£1,300✨ of fantastic prizes from local wellbeing and life style businesses.
We would also LOVE you to donate to our fundraising page for Tiny Seeds - please see the below link to make a donation - any amount is hugely appreciated for this worthwhile cause.
(Important: In order to comply with Jersey’s gambling laws, no purchase or donation is required to enter - this draw is completely free to enter. Donations to Tiny Seeds are voluntary and very much appreciated, but making a donation will not increase your chances of winning).
21/02/2026
SUCH an amazing group! ✨ Thank you to this absolutely lovely lot who have made the last month’s teaching an absolute pleasure and joy 💕
Today we discussed c-sections, instrumental birth, induction of labour, navigating decision making and making informed choices, as well as the second and third stages of labour, breathing techniques and the golden hours 💛
Next month we’ll welcome 8 new couples to our course, and don’t forget you can still book online for spring and summer due dates:
Michelle & Baby Kitty ❤️✨ Navigating the Unexpected with the Help of Hypnobirthing & Support from Amazing Midwives👇🏼
“My birth preference was to go into labour naturally and remain at home for as long as possible before hopefully having a water birth with the use of gas and air. I was overdue though and at 40+6 I agreed to a sweep at my midwife appointment. I hadn’t planned to but when I got there and discussed was happy to proceed (mainly to see if anything was progressing!) however my cervix was closed at this point so the sweep couldn’t be completed. Unfortunately, I was quite heavily pressured at this point to book in for an induction on day 10.
We were happy to wait, and were confident in our decision after what we had learnt during hypnobirthing but it was booked in anyway under pressure, and I ended up cancelling it. I had another appointment for a sweep 2 days later and I spent the day in between partaking in all the old wives tales to try and get things moving! I slept really poorly the night before my second sweep as had strong period type pains however, the sweep couldn’t be performed fully as my cervix remained closed. At this appointment the midwife told me that I didn’t need to book an induction at this point if I didn’t want to, so long as both baby and I remained healthy.
I was advised though that it would be good to have the baby checked in the hospital and they could do the next sweep there so an appointment was booked at maternity for 2 days later. I decided to continue doing all I could to bring on labour naturally and went for a long walk that day and did a variety of yoga positions designed to start labour naturally (I’d been doing these daily for over a week at this point so who knows the actual impact they had). Something worked though as by 5pm that evening I started having regular contractions which were about 8/9 minutes apart. They were manageable at this point and when they started to get closer together I used the TENs machine which definitely helped.
I had little respite with my contractions and there was no stopping and starting as I expected in early labour - they just got closer together and were lasting longer. The breathing techniques we learned at hypnobirthing really helped at this point. At about 3am we called the hospital and were told to come in if I felt I needed to which I did. When we got there I was examined and although my cervix had softened I wasn’t dilated at all (I was told this was quite a big development given my cervix was still closed that morning, however it didn’t feel like it at the time!) so we went home.
I was unable to sleep through the contractions and by 8am we went back to hospital. By this point I was 2cm dilated and was offered the option to go home but I chose not to as I had a significant amount of back pain now. We were given a private room with a separate bathroom which was amazing as I wasn’t dilated enough to get in the pool or have gas and air at this point.
The midwives had my birth preferences and were all incredible about supporting what I’d detailed within it. They did let me know I could have pethidine as an alternative pain relief which I decided to try but ultimately it did very little for me. I spent that day either using the TENs machine or in the bath with my husband coaching me in my breathing throughout. By 5pm however contractions were 2 minutes apart and lasting 2 minutes and I was struggling so asked for an epidural which was ultimately agreed despite it still being considered an early epidural.
Again the support from the midwives was incredible as they talked me through it and explained it would likely mean a deviation from my birth preferences as would make for a more medicalised birth. Thanks to hypnobirthing we were aware of this and the possible side effects already. I was examined one final time just in case I had dilated any further and could try the pool however I was still only 2cm dilated! This sealed my decision for the epidural and once this was decided it all happened quickly and by 6:30pm it was done and I was feeling a lot better and was able to sleep and eat for the first time in 24 hours. My husband was also able to stay with me and a bed was made up for him.
I was advised at this point the midwives were going to start the induction process as I was progressing slowly and they broke my waters then started me on the drip. I spent the next few hours sleeping until about 4:30am at which point the monitors indicated the baby’s heart rate had started to increase. Over the next 15 minutes the midwives tried everything to bring it down, including stopping the induction and then giving me drugs to stop my natural contractions but nothing worked. At this point a doctor recommended a caesarean to stop it becoming an emergency situation.
Thanks to hypnobirthing, my husband and I knew the questions to ask and what we needed to understand and ultimately agreed to proceed as was safest for baby and me. I was examined one final time at this point and was still only 4cm dilated. Things moved quickly from here, although no one made it feel like an emergency and I remained relaxed which I was really grateful for. Before I knew it we were in surgery and within what felt like minutes our baby was born, which we chose to have the screen down for. She started crying straight away and my husband was able to cut the cord before she was placed on me for immediate skin to skin. We were also told at this point that she had been back to back (despite not presenting as so at any point) which explained why labour progressed so slowly and why I was in so much pain in my back. The surgeon also advised she thought it was unlikely our baby would have been delivered naturally even if I’d got to 10cm dilated due to how she was positioned in my cervix.
Although it wasn’t the birth I had hoped for, it was a wonderful experience, with incredible support provided by all the team at the hospital. Hypnobirthing meant we felt knowledgeable throughout and able to feel in control of the changing situation we found ourselves in!”
17/02/2026
Our classes for Spring are filling up fast - so if you’re due your baby from April onwards, now is the time to book!
As Registered Midwives, we love being able to share a huge amount of knowledge and information with you to ensure that you feel confident, educated and empowered for your pregnancy and birth.
You have power💪🏼 and you have choice💭 - and it’s time to ensure that you feel as informed as possible for quite possibly *the* greatest achievement of your life - no matter how you give birth. We can’t wait to see you there ❤️
Last year saw the lowest number of babies born in Jersey since the end of World War Two 👶🍼
Annual figures from superintendent registrar Claire Follain show 698 babies were born - a 2.5% decrease from 2024.
Full story 🔗👇
10/02/2026
📣Now available to book!
Our next ✨Group Refresher Course✨ for those parents expecting their second, third or subsequent baby. Trust us, we know how hard it can be to invest some time into your next pregnancy!
This is the perfect opportunity to recap and refresh on the stages of labour and birth, as well as Hypnobirthing and relaxation techniques. Please note: we ask that you have previously undertaken a full Hypnobirthing course, either with us or another provider.
📆Saturday 4th April, 11am - 1.30pm
👩❤️👨 £125 for you and your birth partner
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Antenatal and Postnatal Classes Taught by Midwives for Positive, Fun and Fearless Parents!
Being pregnant can be pretty hard, right?! Never mind all the birth horror stories that people seem to love to overshare, the unwanted advice from people you’ve just met in the supermarket or perhaps the panic and apprehension that creeps in as the birth gets closer! BUT what about if you got together with a like-minded bunch of parents for some fantastic pregnancy and birth preparation, and threw in a some awesome Midwives and Hypnobirthing teachers (if we do say so ourselves!)? We think (and know!) you’d feel pretty calm, confident and EXCITED (yes, really!) for a positive birth experience - whatever that looks like to you.
Positive Birth Jersey offers midwife-led Hypnobirthing classes, as well as Mindful Breastfeeding and Postnatal preparation programmes. So, what sets Positive Birth Jersey Hypnobirthing classes above the rest?! Our classes are SO much more than just Hypnobirthing! We, of course, equip you with the full toolbox of amazing Hypnobirthing and relaxation techniques, but also deliver a full antenatal and birth preparation programme - from the physiology of labour and birth, how to navigate the modern maternity system, understanding research and recommendations, and how to make informed decisions that are right for you (believe it or not, there are many decisions and choices you will have to make during your pregnancy and birth - and guess what, you're in control!)
We appreciate that sometimes things do not go to plan. Birth can, at times, be unpredictable. It is therefore very important for women and their birth partners to have the knowledge and tools to get the best from the situation that they may find themselves in during labour and birth, and it is important for you to understand the implications of the choices you may be required to make (and, believe it or not, there are lot of decisions and choices to make during labour and birth!)
You are likely to already have thought about your ideal birth and your preferences during birth. Hypnobirthing can help you remain calm, in control and relaxed during your birth experience, whatever the path that your labour may take. Giving birth to your baby can be a positive, empowering and amazing experience - and that’s where we come in!
Forward-thinking, modern, inspiring and fun, Hypnobirthing and parenthood preparation courses with Positive Birth Jersey make a difference to your experience of giving birth, and give you the tools to give your baby the best start in life. We are confident when we say that you will leave our classes feeling inspired, informed, calm, confident and prepared for positive birth and parenthood - whatever that may look like to you!
