North Hampshire Antenatal Courses with Nikki
For North Hants parents to be - in and around Basingstoke, Whitchurch, Tadley, Ramsdell and Kingsclere
“I learnt so much and feel much more confident, and most importantly Nikki was absolutely lovely. Her teaching and advice was very informative, therapeutic, reassuring and positive. ”
I am Nikki - a midwife and mother of 2 gorgeous boys. I adore my job - and babies - so I feel very lucky to be able to support women and families on their journey to becoming parents. I believe that everyone should have all the information they need and want as they prepare to welcome a new member to their family. I want to offer parents a comprehensive understanding about birth and those first weeks with a newborn in order to reduce fear around birth and feel safe as they get to know their baby. In order to achieve this sense of emotional and practical support I regularly offer help with individualised birth planning including coping techniques for birth/labour, infant feeding and hypnobirthing techniques. I am a warm and friendly person who is creative in adapting support to suit the needs of my clients.
Following my training and work at St George's Hospital in Tooting and Kingston University I have worked in a variety of midwifery settings. Over the last 8 years I have built up a wealth of skills and experience from my work in natural birth centres, labour wards, a fetal medicine team, day assessment units, antenatal education settings, postnatal wards and in the community. I moved to Hampshire when we outgrew our London flat and I now work as a Community Midwife. A personal achievement has been facilitating a group in Tooting called 'the Positive Birth Movement' where women would come together to talk about all things birth related and share information in preparation for birth and the postnatal period. I adore teaching The Village Midwife antenatal course to local parents and can’t wait to meet you!
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“Highly recommend The Village Midwife! Nikki was so helpful, supportive and non-judgmental. The material was informative, easy to understand and not scary! We’re feeling much more prepared and excited about baby boy’s arrival, thank you!”
“My husband and I participated in The Village Midwife antenatal course in North Hampshire with Nikki, and we are so incredibly happy with our choice! I was 36 weeks pregnant when we attended, the furthest along in our group but that wasn’t an issue at all. The information Nikki gave us was so helpful as we discussed the birth of our baby and what happens when the baby gets here! Most courses just focus on the birth, especially with having a hypnobirthing mindset, but Nikki showed us that hypnobirthing stems beyond birth and into the fourth trimester continuing to use methods learned through the process.
My husband and I refer back to the booklet handout all the time, we felt informed during labour and had the confidence to ask questions where we were uncertain.
I hear a lot about another common antenatal course that people say is outdated information ‘but you make friends’, whereas The Village Midwife course is informative, interactive, and a lovely comfortable place to meet expectant parents. I definitely recommend this course to anyone debating which course will give you the best experience and information.
And a big thank you to Nikki who made everyone feel comfortable and confident, and for not being biased towards one type of birth or only teaching us about the “perfect” labour/birth which is all people see on social media nowadays. I felt supported not only during the course, but know where to ask for help afterwards, that means a lot.”
