Antenatal & Birth Preparation

NATIONWIDE

If you're planning a home birth, or simply want the option of warm water for comfort and pain relief before heading in, Jen now offers birth pool and TENS machine hire delivered to your door at 37 weeks and collected once your little one has arrived; no stress, no scrubbing and no hidden extras. 

FROME, BATH, BRISTOL & ONLINE 

Emilie offers individualised mind-body support to help you navigate the big shifts of birthing. Everyone will have their own particular worries, hopes and perspectives. Emilie offers somatic support for the pregnancy, birth and matrescence journey through practical coaching, trauma informed practices that help build awareness of the nervous system and biomechanics.For birth Emilie offers hypnobirthing, a prep your pelvis course and embodiement coaching.  

FROME

Informed Birth offers evidence-based, midwife-led antenatal classes in Frome, Somerset. Founded by Cat, a local midwife with a passion for birth rights, Informed Birth is dedicated to helping you feel confident, supported, and fully informed. 

Cat will guide you through the maternity system, helping you understand your care so you feel ready to make informed decisions that are right for you and your family.

CHEDDAR 

Lily is an antenatal educator and hypnobirthing practitioner based in Cheddar, Somerset. Through Lily & Life, she offers friendly, relaxed group and private antenatal and hypnobirthing courses, filled with practical, evidence-based information to help you understand birth, explore your options and feel confident and prepared. Birth partners are included throughout, with plenty of practical tools and support and time to connect with other local parents.

NEAR CHEDDAR 

Lily & Life offer floating pregnancy relaxation sessions near Cheddar, in a beautifully warm pool, combining weightlessness and guided relaxation to help ease pregnancy aches and give you time to properly switch off.

SHEPTON MALLET & SURROUNDING AREAS 

Based in Shepton Mallet and supporting families across Somerset, Clair is a qualified Birth and Postnatal Doula who offers gentle, personalised 1:1 antenatal workshops in the comfort of your own home. Each session is thoughtfully tailored to your individual needs, providing evidence-based, unbiased information to help you feel informed, supported and confident in your choices as you prepare for birth and the early postnatal days.

YEOVIL & SURROUNDING AREAS 

Paige is a qualified midwife and complementary therapist offering bespoke pregnancy therapies to ease common aches, pains and discomforts. Treatments can support back and pelvic pain, swelling, muscular tension, stress, anxiety and poor sleep. Combining midwifery expertise with complementary therapies, each session is tailored to your symptoms, stage and individual needs

YEOVIL 

We are Sophie and Bek at The Pregnancy Lounge. Two practising midwives dedicated to providing expectant families with evidence-based, compassionate, and practical antenatal education to expectant families in South Somerset. 

Whether you are navigating your first pregnancy or preparing for a new addition to the family, we offer a range of support; including our comprehensive 4-week group courses, an infant feeding refresher, and personalised private sessions. We believe that every parent deserves high-quality, non-judgmental information and would feel privileged to be a part of your journey. 

WELLINGTON

A  monthly meet up for expectant families hosted by local  perinatal practitioners with coffee, croissants, connection and conversation. 

TAUNTON

Held twice a month at Trull Church Community Centre, Bumps to Baby is run by the Taunton Midwifery team. Designed for Mums from 8 weeks pregnant, come along, meet others, ask questions and have a cuppa. 

STREET

A weekly drop-in open to expecting and new parents who want company, connection and support. On every Monday 10.30am-12pm at Little Diamonds, Street.

A pregnancy and postnatal drop-in group on Wednesdays, run by the Village Midwife Taunton, in Langport, Taunton and surrounding areas including breastfeeding support. Check below link for times and locations

A warm and welcoming weekly drop-in for parents-to-be and new parents, offering friendly support with pregnancy, birth, feeding and those early days of parenthood. Come along for a cuppa, a chat and a little time for you — every Thursday, 12–2pm at Art Bank, Shepton Mallet.

Held each Wednesday 10-11am at Frome Community Hospital, this group is This group is here to help you build connections, share experiences, and prioritise your mental health during the early days of parenthood. Whether you're expecting or navigating life with a newborn, you'll find a warm community eager to support you.

BATH

A volunteer led group of mum’s and birth workers running free online and in person sessions to discuss and explore home birth and birth environment.

BRISTOL

Community led monthly meetings in Bristol to to explore and learn about the option of labour and birth at home.

FROME

Frome Home Birth Group is.a space for anyone who is pregnant to explore what birth looks like to them. The group is held monthly and is friendly, informal and informative.