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We can’t thank Laura enough for helping us feel so much more equipped and prepared for birth. We’ve gone from feeling nervous to genuinely excited. We would highly recommend this course to any parents-to-be.

Laura is fantastic, she gives you all the practical and mental tools to help get you prepared for birth. Couldn’t recommend more.

My partner and I recently completed the hypnobirthing course with Laura at Rise & Glow Births, and it was truly transformative. It's unfortunate that hypnobirthing often gets dismissed as 'woo woo' because it is deeply rooted in evidence, science, and practical techniques. It's not just for 'hippies'—it’s for anyone who wants a calm and empowering birth experience.

Having four private one-to-one lessons with Laura was the best money we've ever spent. Many people 'rock up to labour' with hardly any knowledge, which can heighten unnecessary anxiety, especially for the men and birth partners. We often invest readily in weddings and cars, yet hesitate to spend on one of the most significant days of our lives. This course was worth every penny and more.

Laura is incredibly knowledgeable and answered all our questions with expertise and patience. She is also very personable, making the sessions enjoyable and comfortable. I cannot recommend Laura and her hypnobirthing course enough—it has prepared us for the birth of our baby in a way that nothing else could.

My partner and I had such a great experience attending Laura's hypnobirthing classes. My partner especially was slightly apprehensive and worried about labour and birth but after Laura's classes we both now feel well informed, confident and positive and are looking forward to the day our little one arrives.
Laura is very friendly, open, trustworthy and I would highly recommend her hypnobirthing classes to anyone looking to change their experience of birth from a negative to a positive. We also received a lovely, easy to read course book with everything we need to know and that can be easily accessed on the day, some lovely goodies and access to guided meditation and positive affirmations and lots of after care and additional support should we need it.

My partner and I took Laura’s classes in Woolwich ahead of the birth of our son in February 2024. Laura was extremely welcoming, friendly and knowledgeable.

As a second time mum who did not have the ideal first birth, I wanted to learn practical techniques for managing pain and avoiding intervention. I am now 8 weeks postpartum and can honestly say that we had the most wonderful birthing experience! A huge part of this was due to the breathing techniques learned in Laura’s classes. I had particularly enjoyed the aromatherapy session and was even able to utilise some of my favourite scents during the labour. Another really important thing we learned was the role of the birth partner – my partner was a first-time dad and, in all honesty, came into the classes a bit sceptical about my desires to have as natural a birth as possible. Learning about the science of physiological birth and ways to maximise the chances of a natural birth really helped him to understand this. He turned out to be the most amazing birthing partner and he really spoke up for me and my birth plan (something which Laura had encouraged birth partners to do). Our baby boy was born at 2am and we left at 5pm the same day after a very straightforward labour.

Having said that, the final weeks of pregnancy were not without complication (I had a breech baby until week 38+5 as well as late onset preeclampsia). I really appreciated Laura’s support during this time - she was kind enough to message me late into the night as I fretted over my planned c-section and she rejoiced with us when our breech baby did a last minute flip. We’d learnt invaluable skills on how to navigate our medical decisions (BRAINS) and even though we had a lot thrown at us I felt confident in my decision to wait just that bit longer, which completely paid off.

We’re so glad we took the classes. I can’t wait to have a refresher session with Laura for baby number 3 in the near future!

Laura's Rise & Glow Births Hypnobirthing classes are an essential part of the journey through pregnancy and beyond. The locations of the course are well thought out, her attention to detail and efficient communication are excellent. The level of support you feel from the moment of booking puts you in a great place with in all the unknowns of what is to come. Myself and my partner feel calmer, confident and ready to experience an exciting birth enhanced with the knowledge and care from Laura. Highly recommend an absolute treat and should be part of every new parents toolkit. I am grateful for this time and looking forward to the last weeks of pregnancy with the practice of Hypnobirthing by my side.

What an amazing 3 week course! We have learnt so much and now feel confident going into birth. The pace of the course was perfect and guidance and support given has been beyond anything we could imagined.
Thank you so much Laura, I will be singing your praises to many people

I absolutely loved Laura’s classes. It was a perfect mix of theory and practical. My partner and I feel so much more educated about birth, our choices, and how to approach birth positively and empowered. Laura is a wonderful host and educator, full of knowledge. I’m looking forward to our birth experience as a team.

I had the pleasure of having my course in Laura’s home. Although initially nervous about meeting people and learning something new, she made me and my partner feel at ease with funny anecdotes and games.
The information given throughout the course gave me the confidence when my labour day arrived. The course taught me that your body will respond as nature intended … and helped me with my anxiety. This course provided with information that was invaluable to me.
Thank you Laura

As a first time mum to be I was terrified of giving birth based on traumatic stories I'd heard and watched in films. I almost felt like I SHOULD be scared of giving birth. I also had the added conplication of gestational diabetes that caused all sorts of worries about a big baby, induction, medical intervention duri g labour etc. After completing the hypnobirthing course with Laura, not only was the panic gone but I was genuinely excited about giving birth to our baby. I couldn't wait to experience something so empowering and use the tools and coping mechanisms from the course!
I was lucky enough to have a natural start to labour and an unmedicated birth that felt so positive that I'd become emotional with happy tears just remembering the birth of our baby. Laura played a massive part in this and I'm so thankful!

Of you're considering taking this course I would highly recommend!!

We attended Laura's Hypnobirthing classes and we love it! She is an amazing person and a great teacher. She is doing so much needed work - helping women to bring their power back and have a better birth expirience! Classes were taking place in a beautiful and cozy envinronment, at Royal Arsenal Yoga Space, where we had the opportunity to practice labour positions and massage techniques with my husband, who is now feeling much more confident about his role at the home birth. We enjoyed the company of other expecting couples and just had a great time while learning!

I honestly cannot recommend Laura’s hypnobirthing classes enough! I don’t stop telling everyone how good they were and how amazing Laura is. I was lucky enough to get my dream water birth & I am owe it all to Laura for educating me and preparing me. My partner felt nervous about the birth too but Laura makes the birthing partners realise how important they are on the big day and he was so much more prepared. If you are pregnant I would really recommend you booking Laura hypnobirthing course, you won’t regret it!

Absolutely amazing! By fluke found out about Laura through an Instagram ad about a free taster class. I had heard about hypnobirthing but thought it might be a bit airy fairy for me but I couldn’t be more wrong. The science speaks for itself and so after the taster, me and my husband couldn’t wait to sign up to a group class. The classes were worth every single penny! I’ve come away feeling so much more relaxed and also empowered about how I can make decisions about my baby’s birth rather than just following orders which as a control freak really helps! It also helped my husband feel part of the process and understand how he can help as there’s been so many things that he’s felt a bit helpless about. We’ve also met some really lovely couples going through it all at similar times! Couldn’t recommend high enough!

I got a leaflet through Window the Womb about Laura’s Hypnobirthing classes and googled as I’d never heard of the term and was curious. I must admit that initially the hypno part made me wonder if it would be for me! However doing some research I discovered that it is very much practical and based on the science of the body- I decided to book as an alternative to NCT after getting great vibes from Laura’s Instagram page and was so glad I did! We had a small group of 4 couples and a student midwife, which was perfect. Laura made us all feel so welcome and at ease. The course is well structured and thought out with a great balance of research and information, practical advice, hands on activities and first hand accounts. Laura is balanced and extremely knowledgable in her approach. My husband and I left all 3 sessions feeling more informed, positive, confident and empowered. He was a sceptic at first and now says how glad he is that we did the course and how much more prepared he is to support me. The goody bag and course booklet were fantastic, and we are finding the resources such as the birth plan template so helpful. Laura’a communication before, during and after the course was excellent. Thank you Laura and I can’t wait to share my birth story with you soon!

My partner and I completed Rise and Glow’s Hypnobirthing course and we cannot recommend this enough. We had our first baby in August and decided to look into Hypnobirthing after a recommendation from a friend - I’m so glad we did as it made all the difference to the birth and we had the best experience thanks to the tools and techniques Laura taught us.
The Rise & Glow course was really informative and helped us to feel much calmer and prepared for our baby’s birth. We have learnt so many practical tools that we could take with us into labour and the opportunity to try out different breathing techniques and relaxation exercises during the sessions with Laura was really beneficial, as it’s probably something we would have struggled to do properly on our own!
My partner found it particularly useful to help define his role as a birthing partner and I’m really grateful that through completing this course we had the opportunity to discuss our preferences together and my partner felt much more confident. It was really reassuring knowing that he knew how to best support me on the day, and it really did make all the difference.
Laura was extremely knowledgeable, and we really valued her sharing her own experiences and insights of how Hypnobirthing can work in practice. Laura was so supportive during the course, offering us additional recommendations based on our questions which really helped compliment what we were learning.
Overall we thoroughly enjoyed the course. Thank you Laura!

Laura is an incredible hypnobirthing instructor - friendly, professional and knowledgeable. Our sessions with her have helped us prepare to meet our little one with ease and confidence, instead of feeling overwhelmed and anxious.

Laura is a god send! Absolute amazing soul. I came across Laura's Page Rise and Glow births on Instagram and decided to have a look and check out the website. I was so happy to find someone local that teaches hypnobirthing and supports mums to be and mums already. There is so much helpful information and the classes are very detailed. I would 100% recommend Laura's courses.

Laura is an extremely friendly and knowledgeable hynobirthing instructor. She provided me with the tools and techniques to feel confident and prepared for the birth of my second daughter. I thoroughly enjoyed attending her class and would fully recommend.

If you’re considering hypnobirthing then you can’t get better than Laura. If you’re not sure about hypnobirthing then again book a class with Laura. You’re in safe hands! We were recommended hypnobirthing by my midwife as I had a long time anxiety around birth. I read a little about it before the course, but Laura’s course is thorough so you don’t need to! We did the group course and it was lovely meeting the other couples too! Laura goes through all the science in the course which for me was really important as in the past I have struggled with things like meditation. But actually linking the breaths and tracks to increased hormones like oxytocin which are an important element to progressing labour made a big difference to me. Laura goes through lots of other elements in the course too from practical elements like the breaths and labour positions to learning about the pelvis to making your own aromatherapy blend and more.

The goodie bags have lots of helpful bits too. Laura also offers support leading up to birth and we had a check in that happened to be just days before our little one arrives. She also really helped us when we couldn’t attend a class and we’re having a tough time with my Dad in hospital and was so kind and accommodating. We really appreciated it. Plus her example birth plan was so helpful in forming our own! That really helped with ensuring we had what we needed down and our midwife was impressed.

When it came to the birth the breathing techniques were fundamental in handling the contractions. I used the hypnobirthing tracks and breathing whilst labouring at home and nothing else.

When I got to the hospital I was already 6cm! Due to being 6cm it closed off pethidine as a pain option due to it lingering in baby’s system (there was a mention of epidural but it wasn’t something I wanted and I was handling things confidently enough to not consider it). I had gas and air and a birthing pool (the pool was wonderful at helping the back ache and taking the weight off plus the warmth was lovely). Keeping the room with low lighting was another element from the course and that all helped too! I did struggle a little with some of the contractions but my partner who was on the hypnobirthing course with me got me focused on the breaths and kept counting and brought my mind back. He was so supportive and the course really helped his confidence too as he felt so much better informed.

It was so amazing when little one arrived in the pool and the midwife floated him upto me. I feel really fortunate we got the birth we did. It had its moments but what we learnt in the hypnobirthing course helped so much I can’t thank Laura enough! We are hoping as the weather gets better to catch her on the walk meet ups she organises on Peanut. Following her on insta has also suggested some amazing groups and places for our little one so it really is more than just a course and we are incredibly grateful for all Laura does!

My husband and I attended Laura’s hypnobirthing course as we wanted to feel prepared and find out more on what to expect from birth.

Before taking the course, I viewed birth as something scary and painful that I was dreading, but I can confidently say after attending I was looking forward to meeting my baby! I felt much more calm about birth and gained a lot of knowledge on what to expect, the science behind what happens at each stage and how best to cope with it. I ended up having a positive water birth and it was an amazing experience.

Laura was really friendly, positive and was happy to answer all the questions I had. I would definitely recommend Rise and Glow Births to anyone who may be contemplating it, it is definitely worth it!