HER STORY & CO. - FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES

Chapter One: The Birth Journey is a five-part antenatal course designed for parents who want more than just the basics. This hands-on, inclusive and down-to-earth programme helps you feel informed, supported and confident as you prepare for birth and early parenthood.

Across five sessions, you’ll explore how to stay healthy in pregnancy, understand your birth options, prepare your hospital bag, manage pain naturally or with medication, and learn what really happens during labour, birth and the early days with your newborn.

We talk openly about everything—tears, stitches, poo, hormones, and all the stuff no one tells you. Partners are fully included, and everyone leaves with real tools they can use: birth positions, relaxation techniques, and their own personalised “oxytocin toolbox.”

Led by an experienced family support practitioner, our course is packed with practical knowledge, evidence-based guidance and honest conversation. We keep things real, relaxed and a little bit fun—because preparing for birth shouldn’t feel clinical or overwhelming.

Whether you’re planning a hospital, birth centre or home birth, you’ll leave feeling calmer, more connected and ready to meet your baby.