Buckinghamshire

Antenatal and Postnatal

Courses with Sophie - founder of

The Village Midwife

Find out about everything I offer to parents in Buckinghamshire below

Hi, I’m Sophie! I’m the founder of The Village Midwife Antenatal and Postnatal Courses and I’m very excited that we’re expanding across the UK! I adore being a midwife and so much of my experience as a midwife has informed the writing of my antenatal course which is why it is evidence based, realistic and up to date! Outside of work, I live in Wendover, Bucks and love spending time with my family and going on lots of walks in Wendover Woods. Our permanent home of TVM courses is in Wendover where we hold our postnatal courses, introducing solids workshops, sling meets and where I teach 1:1!

Our courses truly make a big difference to local parents – I believe everyone has the right to honest, informed preparation for giving birth and to the non-judgemental support you need during life with your new baby. Have a read of our reviews to see more about why we’re different or drop me an email with any questions – my inbox is always open!

You can read some reviews below from local parents to see why our antenatal course is so different to others, but you can also have a read on the pages below about what makes it so special!

What do I offer to parents in Buckinghamshire?

During Pregnancy: Group courses

During Pregnancy: 1:1 courses

After your baby has been born: Group courses

After your baby has been born: 1:1 Support

Find out more about all of these options

“Sophie , her courses, and all of her resources and networking really made pregnancy and parenting so much more comforting and reassuring. The information that I learned through Sophie and her networks gave me the confidence and knowledge I needed. She was always there to answer questions and to provide reassurance. She has a huge wealth of knowledge and is completely nonjudgemental so you feel like you can ask and tell anything. From the courses I have built a wonderful friendship group and I’m still using the Villiage Midwife resources. I honestly cannot express how valuable Sophie and her team are! I, without a doubt, would recommend.”
— Emilie
“I originally booked the postnatal course as I thought it might be useful but actually it has been one of the highlights of early maternity leave. It gave us a safe and judgement free place to come where I didn’t have to worry if he cried or needed feeding or changing and gave me a reason to get dressed and out of the house in those early weeks of parenthood. I really looked forward to each session. Thanks to doing both courses I now have lots of Mum friends that I’ve been meeting up with which has been invaluable.”
— Jo
“I cannot recommend the courses and Sophie any more highly. If you are expecting I honestly think it is the best thing you can do for yourself, your partner and your baby. I’d seen the course and followed Sophie online whilst trying to conceive and planned to do the antenatal course once I fell pregnant. We’d read lots of books and listened to lots of podcasts beforehand but still found the antenatal course really informative. Sophie has a really enthusiastic, non-judgmental, passionate way of presenting that made the course really enjoyable. My husband and I read through the book Sophie has put together many times before our baby arrived and would often refer back to it once he was with us, it’s so helpful. Sophie kindly gave us lots of personalised advice about our birth and breastfeeding and without it we wouldn’t have had the great experiences that we did. ”
— Jo
“My husband and I booked onto both the antenatal and postnatal courses earlier this spring, both were amazing! I honestly don’t know where we’d be without Sophie’s knowledge, wisdom and kindness. I was particularly very anxious throughout pregnancy and approaching labour but The Village Midwife antenatal course helped me gain confidence and a better understanding of what to expect before and after birth. It also helped me connect with other mothers-to-be in the area, our group WhatsApp chat has been such a lifeline and great company during maternity leave! Sophie is absolutely amazing and I’d recommend doing any courses with her if you can to help you prepare for the mega gear shift ahead. We genuinely miss seeing her every week!”
— Sarah and Robin
“During our first pregnancy we signed up to Sophie’s antenatal course and 1:1 hypnobirthing sessions, and we are so glad we did! Sophie is so full of knowledge about anything you can think of, and her course was really fun as well as being informative, which is rare according to friends who did other courses.
The hypnobirthing helped enormously with anxieties around the birth, and my calm and positive attitude was commented on by more than one midwife! I have Sophie to thank for giving me the information and tools I needed to make sure I had the best pregnancy and birth possible, and I can’t recommend her course enough.”
— Amy