The UKs only online home birth course
Every birth preparation course you've ever come across was designed for a hospital birth.
This one wasn't.
Born at Home™ is the only programme that prepares you specifically, intentionally, and completely for the birth you're actually planning - at home, on your terms, in your body, in your space.
What if I told you that feeling deeply connected to your intuition, your body, and your partner... without drowning in a sea of statistics or jumping through hoops - is completely possible as you prepare for your home birth?
Born at Home™ is the only programme of its kind.
There is nothing else out there that does what this does, and I say that as someone who has spent the better part of a decade helping over 600 parents prepare for a sovereign birth on their own terms.
I've done this work. I've lived this journey. And I've built this programme because I couldn't find what you need anywhere else... so I created it.
Imagine that moment of utter elation as you bring your baby up to your chest that first time, their warm body connecting with yours and feeling that overwhelming sense of pride... "I flipping did it!"
Moving through your pregnancy feeling grounded, trusting your intuition (rather than secretly riding on the coat-tails of stats and hoping for the best) - coming out of appointments feeling strong, un-phased and deeply supported by your partner.
As a home birth Mum myself I see you... facing dire home birth provisions, feeling overwhelmed having to constantly counter battle NHS policies and guidelines with your own research and evidence simply to birth your own baby our of your own body in your own living room...
Ending up down instagram rabbit holes at 10pm to try and find somewhere that will offer you the support you so desperately need & instead stumbling across either the constant barrage of 'Home birth is irresponsible' from the 'Daily Fail' or the extreme home birth 'societies' shouting at you to shun all medical care & run away and live in the woods. Phew...!
And somewhere in the middle of all of that, the spiral of 'maybe I should just give up, practice my breathing and hope for the best' starts to feel very, very tempting.
You deserve better than that.
Why traditional hypnobirthing isn't enough for home birth...
I want to be honest with you about something, because I think it matters.
I love hypnobirthing. I'm the founder of one of the UK's most popular hypnobirthing courses. It changed my entire relationship with birth when I was preparing for my first pregnancy, and I've seen it transform hundreds of births inside the hospital system.
But... having spent the better part of a decade supporting families through the highs and lows of preparing for, and having a home birth, there's something I just can't ignore any more...
Traditional hypnobirthing was built to help the body feel calm in a bright, unfamiliar hospital environment surrounded by strangers. It teaches you to cope when the world around you feels clinical. It helps you override the adrenaline and dampen the noise.
When you're birthing at home... none of that is the problem.
Your home already feels familiar. Your nervous system already knows you're safe. You don't need to trick your body into relaxing. You need to go deeper.
You need the tools to connect into your body more fully. To move beyond coping, into embodiment. Into the instinctive, ancient, utterly capable part of you that already knows how to do this.
That's the work we do inside Born at Home.
"Jess helped me rewrite my understanding of birth, not as something to endure but something to treasure..."
Let's re-wind to 2021...
My journey to the powerfully redemptive birth of my daughter Primrose wasn't plain sailing...
I'd been through a difficult birth 5 years previously; an experience which although 'fine' on paper, had left me feeling powerless and like birth was something that had happened to me.
By the time I was pregnant second time around, I had become one of the country's leading hypnobirthing experts & had helped around 300 couples have the birth of their dreams through my in person and award winning online hypnobirthing course.
I knew what helped birth & what hindered it and I knew this time around I'd be planning a home birth.
But honestly?
I'd yet again been given a 'high risk' label & I really quickly found myself spiralling in a whirlwind of other peoples opinions, the fear that actually I needed to be some some of Sour dough making Mary Poppins character to actually have a 'successful' home birth and low key clinging to home birth safety statistics (that never seemed to tie in with what the NHS folk were saying...!) to justify my decision making.
Deep down I knew that if I wanted - not just to birth this baby at home - but to allow the journey of pregancy and birth to be the life transforming, mind altering, matriach making experience that deep down I wanted it to be...
I was going to need more than the hypnobirthing I'd become such an expert in.
I made it my mission to go deeper. To explore birth from an ancestral perspective... to feel into the darker corners of my psyche and really unearth and heal the things within me that I knew would trip me up in labour.
I prepared my body this time around, exploring and becoming fully trained in biomechanics. I journaled and meditated with precise purpose.
And I came out the other side - not only triumphantly birthing our daughter in the pool, at home, surrounded by people I loved and trusted... but also in sticking my middle finger up to the patriachy by completely revelling in joy, respect and awe of my own body.
That birth changed how I see myself. What I believe I'm capable of. The woman I walked into motherhood as.
And that journey - that specific, earned, hard-won journey - is exactly what I've built this programme around.
Welcome to Born at Home...
A carefully curated, immersive birth preparation programme designed specifically for couples planning a home birth who want to feel autonomous, clued up, and fully prepared.
Not just calm. Not just 'as ready as you can be.'
Genuinely, deeply, body-fully prepared, so that on the day, you can stop thinking and simply trust.
This is where you get to that place where you trust your body and your decisions so completely that you stop giving a second thought to what the consultant, the midwife, or your mother-in-law thinks.
The investment is £250 for 12 months access
"Jess isn’t just a doula. She is warmth and wisdom. She is safety and sovereignty.
If you’re wondering whether to prepare for home birth with her: do"
What we'll cover...Part 1
Module 1 - The HERstory of birth: We can't move forwards to this place of trust and connection both to ourselves but to birth itself - until we've looked back. In this teaching I'll be taking you on a brief history of birth tour... looking at what we've lost as a society but also at what you and I can reclaim.
Module 2 - Is it safe?: Ok so we don't want home birth safety statistics to become our entire 'game plan' but in this module I will be running through those stats with you, as well as exploring why home birth has much better outcomes for women and babies compared to hospital birth.
Module 3 - Journey Inwards: No more thinking you have to be a particular type of person, or already have that deep inner trust. We'll be looking at tangiable ways you can gradually start to foster that connection to you intuition, so that you can feel clearer and more connected to what feels right to you.
Module 4 - Navigating the system: No more bricking yourself ahead of antenatal appointments and leaving feeling deflated & undermined. This module gives you my doula 'behind the scenes' insights so that you can feel unshakable in your decisions and equipped with the inner strength you need to make the system work for you (not the other way around!)
Module 5 - The physiology and psychology of birth: This is a biggie, but a goodie! You'll end this module feeling like your brain is pinging with 'ah-ha's' around how birth actually works, and how you as a couple can help it do it's thing. When we understand birth on this level, it stops feeling like some wild, unpredictable thing - and becomes something you can both actually look forward to.
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What we'll cover... Part 2
Module 6 - Plans, transfers and teamwork: This is where we go way beyond what traditional hypnobirthing has to offer. Yes, we'll be exploring the concept of 'Plan A, B and C' - but that doesn't really cut it when we're planning a home birth, does it? At the end of this module you'll be feeling so much clearer on all of those 'what if's' at the back of your mind.
Module 7 - Your birth space: Guiding you to feel confident on all the practicalities of home birth... what you need, what you don't need and curating a space with intention so that on the day you can simply drop down into your body.
Module 8 - Comfort, power & presence: This is where I'll be sharing my expert biomechanics knowledge with you. No more feeling like the physical flow of your baby and body are left to chance, with this practical set of movements you & your partner can be practicing now, to prepare for the easeful birth you're manifesting.
Module 9 - Hypnobirthing for home birth: Throughout the course we'll be practicing our hypnobirthing breathing techniques, journalling and dropping into guided meditations. But during this module we'll be exploring it all in more detail, so that you feel able to really kick those old stories about your body, your strength, your capabilities to the curb once and for all.
Module 10 - The Golden Weeks: Preparing for a postpartum period that leaves you feeling not only rested, strong and connected with your baby - but to head into Motherhood feeling so crystal clear on who you are & what your capable of.
Who is this perfect for?
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Women who are ready to step into their power & want to know their partner's are clued up, ready & 'get it' so that you can feel deeply prepared without having to manage their anxiety.
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You're craving more than just a 'healthy mum, healthy baby' type of experience - you want a birth experience that transforms who you are as a person & a couple
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You're excited to show up, do the work and explore the deeper parts of birth preparation without feeling unsupported or overwhelmed
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You want more than mainstream birth prep which is geared towards birth inside the hospital system
Who is this NOT for?
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You're just wanting to tick a box in terms of having 'done' some prep
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You're looking for someone to do the hard work for you - this is a space for bold autonomy and radical self responsibility!
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You'd rather just 'wing it' when it comes to this birth
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You're planning a 'go with the flow' hospital birth
Join the 'Pregnancy Portal' on Telegram
Alongside the course, I’ve created a private Telegram community - a gentle, supportive Membership for women walking the same path.
Here you'll have the opportunity to have my support in real time in the closest proximity you can have without working with me as your Doula.
Inside you’ll find:
🌿 Voice notes and reflections from one of the UKs most experienced home birth Doulas. Think behind-the-scenes doula wisdom and lived experience - this is the closest it gets to working with me as your doula, without the 1-2-1 price tag.
🌿 Weekly Q&A sessions where you can have personalised virtual doula support every single week on topics like Mindset, Advocacy, Deep diving on fears, bringing your partner on board, navigating appointments/ scans etc
🌿 Weekly journalling sessions and meditations sent to the group, so you can access bespoke tools to help you to feel calm & connected whenever you need.
🌿 Monthly group Doula coaching calls; a full hour for us to catch up & support one another (online)
Group space held on the telegram app - a quiet, nourishing corner of the internet - far from algorithms & full of heart. Dip in and seek support when you need, no need to 'keep up' & no reams of messages to catch up on.
Monthly Membership: £45 per month
Discounted Membership for Born at Home participants: : £30 per month
Here's what's waiting for you on the other side...
You're going to walk into your birth feeling like the lead character in your own story... not a passenger in someone else's medical event.
You're going to leave antenatal appointments feeling grounded, not deflated.
You're going to stop Googling at 10pm. You're going to stop second-guessing yourself every time a professional raises an eyebrow.
You're going to stop waiting for someone else to give you permission to trust your own body.
And when your baby arrives - in your home, in your space, on your terms... you're going to feel exactly what you hoped you'd feel.
That deep, bone-level pride. That quiet, unshakeable knowing. That moment of:
"I did that. I knew I could. I was right."
That experience is available to you. It's what I've built this programme to give you.
I'd love to walk you through it.