Hello!
Welcome to Blossom: Classes with Midwife Rachel!
If you’re looking for pre and postnatal classes taught by an experienced midwife, you’re in the right place! I provide the following:
Antenatal Education | Hypnobirthing | Pregnancy Yoga | Parent & Baby Yoga | Birth Debriefs
Please do get in touch if you would like to know more about any of my classes - I would love to support you! Antenatal classes
antenatal classes in Brackley antenatal classes in Banbury
Classes in Brackley (Northamptonshire) and Banbury (Oxfordshire)
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Classes in Brackley (Northamptonshire) and Banbury (Oxfordshire) 〰️
What’s on
Antenatal Classes
Learn all you need to know about birth and the postpartum period. 2 courses in 1 : includes hypnobirthing content and content put together from my midwifery knowledge (including feeding your baby). Both group and private classes available.
Done a hypnobirthing course before? Why not book a refresher!
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Location: The Well Retreat, Brackley & Online
For Antenatal Classes in Banbury visit/book with Class Content | From Bumps to Babies (Provisional start January 2025).
Birth Debriefs
Do you feel you have unanswered questions about your labour and birth experience? Perhaps you are looking for support to “fill in the blanks” or ask questions on how your experience could affect a future pregnancy? I am here to offer you this support - through compassion and a listening ear, we can take some time to talk through your story and how you are feeling.
Location: Online
Pregnancy Yoga
Starting January 2025. A lovely class filled with gentle movement - suitable for 12+ weeks pregnancy. Don’t worry if you have no previous yoga experience! We focus on pelvic centric movements that are ideal for relieving any tension and optimizing baby’s position. Join me for a bit of ‘you time’ - you deserve it!
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Location: Brackley
Parent & Baby Yoga
Start Date TBC. A perfect class for you and your little one! There are so many benefits to movement postnatally. It’s also an opportunity to bond with your baby and to meet other local Mums.
Workshops
I love running workshops here and there - look out for breastfeeding workshops, active birth workshops and pregnancy retreats! These are often in collaboration with other birth and baby business owners - bringing you lots of knowledge!
Workshops will be added to booking page when available.
Antenatal Classes
This is a full, thorough antenatal course that includes information on areas such as:
🤍 Signs and stages of labour
🤍 Birth place choices
🤍 How partners can help
🤍 When to call
🤍 Writing birth preferences
🤍 Induction of labour
PLUS guidance on
🤍 Techniques to use during pregnancy and birth (e.g breathing, relaxations) - helping you feel calm, confident and to remove fear.
🤍 Understanding the brain and hormones during birth
🤍 Making informed choices
🤍 Working with your caregivers
Hypnobirthing has many benefits and the tools you’ll learn can be applied to all types of birth.
The hypnobirthing antenatal course is held in person over 2 Sundays 10am-3pm. Resources & lunch included.
One of my aims is to create a place where all areas of antenatal education are covered for you. When you book onto a group antenatal course with me (Brackley) you will be booking both of the following...
KGHypnobirthing
This is an online antenatal class completely developed by me using all my midwifery knowledge and a range of evidence / resources. Here we cover:
🤍 What to expect physically & emotionally after birth
🤍 Care of your baby (bathing, nappies, sleeping etc).
🤍 Feeding (breast, expressing, bottle).
This course is held on Microsoft Teams over 2 evenings (of 2 hours each)
Life With A Newborn
“I ended up giving birth in the pool on the midwife-led unit and I still can't quite believe I did it! The single biggest thing for me was the breathing and having that to focus on. Thank you again for your amazing course!”
Pregnancy Yoga
This class is perfect for those looking for time to move their body, connect to their baby and to meet some other local mums. Each hourly session consists of gentle movement, breathwork and relaxation. They’re a great way to manage any tension or aches you might be experiencing in your pregnancy. We also focus on ways to optimise your baby’s position plus everything you learn you can use in labour.
My pregnancy yoga classes are based in Brackley.