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Birth Preferences Support
Birth Preferences Support sessions can be booked if you want to focus on preparing for your next birth, or your first birth if you have not birthed before.
These sessions are not designed to advise you on how you should give birth. They are instead a safe space to discuss all of the options available, tips on how to advocate for yourself and communicate your needs effectively, support your birth partner can offer, and to provide understanding of what can happen during a birth.
I advise first-time parents to attend antenatal education classes where possible. We are very lucky to have an excellent free service called Baby Steps in Jersey who offer a fantastic course that includes all the usual topics such as labour and breastfeeding, but also covers important topics like relationship changes and emotional aspects of the parenthood journey. There are also private courses that offer group or 1-2-1 sessions around pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding.
Gaining the knowledge of what to expect is vital in preparing for your birth, and there is too much to fit into one session. Your community midwife will also be able to help support you with deciding on your birth preferences.
Where I can step in is for parents who want a longer 1-2-1 discussion, with any previous births in mind if required, either standalone or following a debrief. We will build on what you have learned and view the options with your emotions, needs, and wants in mind.
Sessions can take 1-2 hours, either in the comfort of your own home or over Zoom.
If you are considering a debrief of a prior experience: part of the debrief process can include discussing options for your next birth. However, you may want to dedicate the whole debrief session to only reflecting on your experience, and then have a separate session to discuss future pregnancies once you have had time to process. Either option is entirely valid, and I will support you however you prefer to do it.
All sessions with Birth Reflections are charged at £40/hr, rounded down to the nearest 15 minutes. So for example, a 1hr 40 minute session would be rounded down to the price of 1hr 30 minutes, and be £60.
Email me or use the contact form below to get started booking your session.