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Our proven and unique antenatal classes have helped over 12,000 parents create a beautiful birth since 2008.
Enjoy a hands on face to face workshop over one or two days with our Certified Educators.Our proven and unique antenatal classes have helped over 12,000 parents create a beautiful birth since 2008.
Enjoy a hands on face to face workshop over one or two days with our Certified Educators.She Births®, when compared to hospital courses, is proven to create a...
65% Reduction In Epidural
44% Reduction In C-Section
50% Reduction In Augmentation
53% Reduction In Resuscitation
Face-to-Face Weekend Course with She Births® Certified Educator Sarah Beale. Courses with She Births® Educator, Sarah Beale, are $797 inc. GST – per couple A DEPOSIT OF $397 IS PAYABLE AND THE REMAINING $400 IS...
Purchase TicketsDate: 19th August 2023 Join us for a One Day Birth Skills Face-to-Face workshop with Founder Nadine Richardson in Mullumbimby. Time: 10 – 5 pm Plus, get access to our Full Online Course for 12...
Purchase TicketsOur engaging and transformative Weekend Course (2 days from 10am – 5pm) is ideal for you and your partner. It is a premium program facilitated by expert Educators and covers all you need to know before birth.
This She Births® Complete Guidebook helps you integrate and practice what you’ve learnt easily. Our comprehensive toolkit of knowledge and skills means you avoid feeling overwhelmed by conflicting advice from various sources. During quarantined times our books will be given to you via the Online portal as well as posted to you after your course.
Our Private Community Online is a hub of support and conversation that you can access for simple questions of our tribe like where to find the best pram bargains... but also talk to our Founder, doulas and midwives in the lead up to birth. We even support during labour if we can and of course afterwards too.
Our antenatal classes are run by Nadine Richardson, founder of She Births®, and a team of passionate Certified Educators, who also work as highly skilled midwives or doulas.
Spaces are limited and sell out in advance so please register as soon as possible. We keep our group sizes small so that you benefit from an intimate environment. Plenty of time for questions and for you to meet and mingle with other awesome families. Our Sydney course can sell out months in advance, don't miss out book in today!
Print-ready visual Birth Preference sheet, Breastfeeding Resources, Acupressure & Active Birthing Guides, She Births® Course Handbook, plus so many more BONUSES.
Our Rewards Page takes all the guess work out of 'baby shopping' and provides you with discounts on clothing, food and much more.
Hand-selected positive birth stories that will leave you feeling confident and empowered for birth (not all natural 😉 not all orgasmic). Perfect to inspire you and your partner to create a beautiful birth, no matter what unfolds.
For Midwives, attendance of the Weekend Course is recognised by the ACM (Australian College of Midwives) for 14 CPD hours.
She Births® welcomes all families
Solo mums, same sex couples, elective caesarean and elective epidural mums to our birthing classes. With the right preparation, everyone can create a beautiful birth, no matter what unfolds.
After our She Births® Private Antenatal Course I felt like I could achieve anything. We felt so empowered but most of all so connected to each other and ready to take on whatever lay ahead. The techniques Nadine taught us to deal with labour helped me to see that. It truly was an incredible experience.
Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Recording Artist
‘We would recommend She Births® to everyone. Everyone. From our hearts, this is the most important thing to do before you have a baby. Especially for the husbands. Seriously, you have to do it. You learn how to be a supportive birthing partner and feel like you’re a part of the birth, where you’re actually contributing.’
Zoe & Benji Marshall
TV Host & NRL Player
She Births® is kind of like spiritual conscious parenting school - and totally practically too. If you are pregnant - just do it! I don't even know how you would go through the birthing process without She Births®! It is literally so important. The whole course was incredible. Everything you need to know about birth is covered; the pregnancy, stages of labour, post-birth, breastfeeding. We have read a lot so we were already really skilled up but there was so much we hadn't done together.
Melissa Ambrosini
Author
I had such a positive birth experience. I still have that feeling of WOW - we did it! For me knowledge is power and it allows me to feel really comfortable. There was so much I didn't know before doing She Births®. We did a lot of work with Nadine about birth and about postpartum too, which was key. I loved what I learnt and it really changed the way I approached birth. Support in the room is everything too. There is no way I would have had the outcome that I had if I didn't have a support team. You need people to advocate for you when you can't. I think we started our relationship with Beau on such a great note because I felt so empowered and so excited to meet him. It was a fantastic way to embark on the journey as a mother.
Deborah Symond O'Neil
Founder Mode Sportif
‘Such an amazing course and so much knowledge jammed into 2 full on days! We both now feel prepared and ready for the birth of our little baby boy.’.
Kiera Rumble
@krumbledfoods @habitualbeauty.co
‘I wanted to send you a message to say a massive thank you for your incredible course, that helped us so much before, during and after labour (I have so much more to say on that!) and to introduce you to our beautiful little girl, Marigold Arundhati Melody Love, born 31 Jan, weighing 9.03lbs after 3 hours of active labour (and after a lunch and dinner of eggplant parmigiana!). The whole experience was incredible! Thank you for the part you played. I’ve been terrified of birth since I was a child and your course got me from a fearful place to feeling absolutely in awe of what I was able to do in labour. ’
@Laurengodfrey_meditationLauren Godfrey
Vedic Meditation Teacher
‘We took the She Births® course when I was pregnant with Indi and it was such a pivotal piece piece in our pregnancy journey leading up to the births. Supporting both Tony and I to be prepared, aligned and empowered for the iniatation that is birth ’.
Jess Osie
Vedic Meditation, Wisdom & Motherhood
‘In one single day She Births® completely revolutionised our perceptions, giving us another reality of birth that is natural, joyous and ecstatic. Nadine is an incredibly sincere and gifted teacher. She combines her personal experience with modern science and timeless wisdom. As a man I felt it was the most vital preparation I could have done.’.
Gary Gorrow
Meditation Teacher
‘She Births® was just what we were looking for in birth education – the perfect blend of nature and science. My husband felt so comfortable, confident and excited after. Nadine is real, no BS and gave us practical tools (good for the blokes) and reaffirmation that I was born to birth beautifully.’
Peta Kelly
Author, Social Entrepreneur
"Nadine Richardson and her course She Births® is a lovely mix of Buddhism, yoga, science, and street sense! Her emphasis on the idea of 'daddy doula' also enables the partner in the equation to step in and feel a stronger connection throughout both the pregnancy, birth, and postpartum period."
Julia Ashwood
Founder of The_Vista
I wanted to go to the course and learn about natural birth. It was an amazing experience to bond with Jess and to learn how to support her. Without the course I wouldn’t have known any of those things. The hospital based courses didn’t provide any of that information. Birth was a really beautiful experience. I felt I could really support Jess – not just physically but emotionally too.
Dr Jason Kaplan
Cardiologist
She Births® reminds us guys that we don't need to be afraid… I’m not exaggerating when I say that within the space of these two-days, your perspective of giving birth (and possibly your life) will change forever and for the better. Mine did. Nadine is the real deal!
Matt & Naomi Noffs
@noffs
The education I got as the role of the man from the Online Course was incredible. I was empowered to be the doula for a large part of the birth and this was such a revelation. The impact that has had on my parenting and in my relationship with Carla has been extraordinary.
Jonni Pollard & Carla DiMattina
@jonnipollard
Thank you also for all you do (and did for us). Whilst my births weren’t necessarily worthy of “poster child status” with She Births®, they were a million times better than they would have been had we not have met you. The confidence you gave me in birthing was amazing- to be honest, I probably would have gone straight down the path of C-Section if I hadn’t met you, such was my fear.
Erica Berchtold
CEO The Iconic
The birth of my daughter is by far the most empowering experience and I know this was made possible by the confidence and knowledge my husband and I got from the two-day She Births® program. I'm so appreciative of having met Nadine at this very important moment of my life. I like to say that I help mothers bloom...well I'd like to thank Nadine for helping ME bloom into the mother that I am today. The work that she does is truly amazing!
Elise Clement
Life coach & Wellbeing Consultant
She Births® was a great all-encompassing course for us because it seamlessly mixes medical facts with all the natural, hippy stuff we like too. The number one takeaway for us was how much the birth partner gets out of it and is able to be confident and supportive leading up to, after birth and most importantly - on the day.
Chris & Nicole Nelius
Founder & Director @thelionsshare @finchcompany
It is an incredible resource for partners as it shows how the main support person is in fact them. I now feel totally empowered to play that role. I'm really excited to be a part of it and Melissa really knows I have got her.
Nick Broadhurst
Musician
As a first time mum, I wasn’t exactly sure what I was looking for in birth education. In the end, after person after person recommended She Births® to me, I went for it, and I don’t think I could have found anything more perfect. She Births® offers a blend of science and nature, practical tools and mindfulness. It prepared and empowered both me and my partner for ‘us’ as a birthing team. We walked out of each class feeling so excited. More importantly, it prepared us for any birth with any manner of unexpected twists and turns. In the end, there were some twists and turns, but this did not for one second mean both my births were not empowering, held, magical and transformative. Both births were a dream come true. Nadine Richardson has devised a truly incredible course. She brings a wealth of knowledge, deep insight and decades of experience. I am eternally grateful for what She Births® brought to my experience of birth and I couldn’t recommend it more highly to anyone!.
@navadakahnmusicJessy Chapnik Kahn & Nadav Kahn
Musicians, Actor & Writer
She Births® was so transformational for me, I was really afraid of birth before doing Nadine's course and it changed my whole perspective on birth. I did her course twice - for both my babies, who were both born complication free in water just how I envisioned my births to be..’.
Jessica d'Abadie
Co-founder of Interior Studio @wearetriibe
She Births® prepares women with more realistic ideas of what to expect during labour
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The She Births® method allows a deep transformation to take place within every couple. The process fosters a sense of trust in birth and security in each other.
Not only are these factors critical to creating a more natural and beautiful birth experience, but also in creating the foundation for stronger, more resilient families going forward.
The course has also been recognised by the British Medical Journal after the 2016 study showed a 65% reduction in epidural rates and a 44% reduction in caesareans.
She Births was so transformational for me, I was really afraid of birth before doing Nadine's course and it changed my whole perspective on birth. I did her course twice - for both my babies, who were both born complication free in water just how I envisioned my births to be..’.
‘Such an amazing course and so much knowledge jammed into 2 full on days! We both now feel prepared and ready for the birth of our little baby boy.’.
‘I wanted to send you a message to say a massive thank you for your incredible course, that helped us so much before, during and after labour (I have so much more to say on that!) and to introduce you to our beautiful little girl, Marigold Arundhati Melody Love, born 31 Jan, weighing 9.03lbs after 3 hours of active labour (and after a lunch and dinner of eggplant parmigiana!). The whole experience was incredible! Thank you for the part you played. I’ve been terrified of birth since I was a child and your course got me from a fearful place to feeling absolutely in awe of what I was able to do in labour. ’.
‘We took the She Births® course when I was pregnant with Indi and it was such a pivotal piece piece in our pregnancy journey leading up to the births. Supporting both Tony and I to be prepared, aligned and empowered for the iniatation that is birth ’.
‘In one single day She Births® completely revolutionised our perceptions, giving us another reality of birth that is natural, joyous and ecstatic. Nadine is an incredibly sincere and gifted teacher. She combines her personal experience with modern science and timeless wisdom. As a man I felt it was the most vital preparation I could have done.’.
‘She Births® was just what we were looking for in birth education – the perfect blend of nature and science. My husband felt so comfortable, confident and excited after. Nadine is real, no BS and gave us practical tools (good for the blokes) and reaffirmation that I was born to birth beautifully.’
"Nadine Richardson and her course She Births® is a lovely mix of Buddhism, yoga, science, and street sense! Her emphasis on the idea of 'daddy doula' also enables the partner in the equation to step in and feel a stronger connection throughout both the pregnancy, birth, and postpartum period."
I wanted to go to the course and learn about natural birth. It was an amazing experience to bond with Jess and to learn how to support her. Without the course I wouldn’t have known any of those things. The hospital based courses didn’t provide any of that information. Birth was a really beautiful experience. I felt I could really support Jess – not just physically but emotionally too.
She Births® reminds us guys that we don't need to be afraid… I’m not exaggerating when I say that within the space of these two-days, your perspective of giving birth (and possibly your life) will change forever and for the better. Mine did. Nadine is the real deal!
The education I got as the role of the man from the Online Course was incredible. I was empowered to be the doula for a large part of the birth and this was such a revelation. The impact that has had on my parenting and in my relationship with Carla has been extraordinary.
Thank you also for all you do (and did for us). Whilst my births weren’t necessarily worthy of “poster child status” with She Births®, they were a million times better than they would have been had we not have met you. The confidence you gave me in birthing was amazing- to be honest, I probably would have gone straight down the path of C-Section if I hadn’t met you, such was my fear.
The birth of my daughter is by far the most empowering experience and I know this was made possible by the confidence and knowledge my husband and I got from the two-day She Births® program. I'm so appreciative of having met Nadine at this very important moment of my life. I like to say that I help mothers bloom...well I'd like to thank Nadine for helping ME bloom into the mother that I am today. The work that she does is truly amazing!
She Births® was a great all-encompassing course for us because it seamlessly mixes medical facts with all the natural, hippy stuff we like too. The number one takeaway for us was how much the birth partner gets out of it and is able to be confident and supportive leading up to, after birth and most importantly - on the day.
It is an incredible resource for partners as it shows how the main support person is in fact them. I now feel totally empowered to play that role. I'm really excited to be a part of it and Melissa really knows I have got her.
As a first time mum, I wasn’t exactly sure what I was looking for in birth education. In the end, after person after person recommended She Births® to me, I went for it, and I don’t think I could have found anything more perfect. She Births® offers a blend of science and nature, practical tools and mindfulness. It prepared and empowered both me and my partner for ‘us’ as a birthing team. We walked out of each class feeling so excited. More importantly, it prepared us for any birth with any manner of unexpected twists and turns. I am eternally grateful for what She Births® brought to my experience of birth and I couldn’t recommend it more highly to anyone!.
98% of She Births® couples say – our program allowed them to create a beautiful birth, no matter what unfolded
95% of couples say She Births® allowed them to connect more deeply with each other and communicate more effectively with their caregiver
It’s been amazing to watch the evolution of She Births® over the years and see how our couples as well as medical professionals have spread the word, supporting the program and the families who partake. It takes a great team to have a beautiful birth!
We are proud to work with wonderful Obstetricians, (some of whom completed the course themselves when pregnant) General Practitioners, Midwives both private and public system workers and many more health and birth professionals. Many of our Educators are also Midwives and long term birth professionals too.
This podcast is a conversation with dear friend Jo Hunter, a private practising endorsed midwife based in Sydney, Australia. Jo Hunter has been a midwife as well as a doula and educator and been helping families over 20 years. She is also the co-creator of a new documentary film we are all very excited about called BirthTime.
The vision for She Births® has always been to reach every single woman on the planet; to provide her with an education in whatever way she needs.
This video is a conversation about team work in the birthing room, as well as putting in the preparation. As well as talking to Dr Jan Dudley we have the inspiring Anna Kooiman who has worked many years as a TV and News Presenter in New York before coming to Australia to give birth to little Brookes. Anna achieved a natural posterior birth which we know it is not an easy feat! We hope you enjoy.
Our Doula packages for mums and families are practical and nourishing. Based upon what Nadine has been providing to families for many years and what thousands of mums have told us they really want and need.
Have a chat with our Doula Coordinator so she can talk you through the strengths and skills of each doula. We are here to hold your hand across the 'meet and greet stage' or set up a 'chemistry call' so you can choose the best doula for your family.
We recommend attending a course between 22-36 weeks gestation.
It is only possible to change course dates if there is a medical emergency and availability. Movement between courses is generally not possible as our course numbers are strictly limited and we fill up very quickly. We require a minimum of 4 weeks notice to try and make this happen.
Cancellation of a Weekend Course:
Payment of the $397 deposit is non-refundable. This deposit covers our administration costs as well as access to the digital Weekend Course Resources.
Refund of the remaining balance is at the discretion of The Birthing Institute.
Other options (eg. in the case of scheduled c-section, premature labour or early hospital admission) can be:
If spaces are available you may be able to transfer to another course date.
Payment can be put towards a Private Program with your Educator.
Payment can cover access to the Full Online Program or Belly Birth Online Course + products from our shop or private mentoring.
During COVID we will be keeping restrictions in accordance with RANZCOG & Govt. guidelines and resume face to face courses as soon as possible. If our Weekend Courses have changed to Live Zoom Workshops we are providing more education, more support and more access to our Online Course Resources. At this stage we are not able to offer any refunds other than discounts already provided.
We recommend you bring the person who will be your main support at birth and/or a doula. You may also request that an additional birth support person as well as a partner attend if there is room we will try and accomodate.
If you are a solo mum please contact us directly to see if we can arrange a private Solo Mums course with others. We need 2 mums to make this viable.
Most She Births® couples only attend our 2 day program but some still choose to do both. It is definitely a good idea to tour your hospital. You could also attend talks they offer on early parenting, bathing, breastfeeding. Dr Howard Chilton’s (paediatrician) talks are now available online that used to be given at The Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney.
The whole of She Births® is unique. We have a specific language, sequence and process of transformation intrinsic to our program. Even though there have been numerous attempts to replicate our course since the Births Medical Journal publication there is no other scientifically verified, ‘expert birth keeper’ created course with a multi-disciplinary and evidence based tool kit available in the world.
She Births® uses a deep hypnosis method created by Nadine Richardson called; Body Mind Integration Techniques (BMIT). The origins of BMIT are found in the ancient practice of yoga nidra, which is a yogic method for aligning with our highest truth and creating subconscious mind change.
BMIT is different from other forms of hypnosis because it is based on very deep physical connection, not just mental imagining and stimulation. BMIT also encourages a 4th state of awareness, transcendence, often experienced in meditation and childbirth. Nadine has practiced and taught yoga for over 20 years and created the unique She Births® visualisations to help women overcome their fears of giving birth and to enable them to stay ‘in their bodies’ throughout birth.
As well as BMIT we also encourage women to actively embrace the sensations of labour using specific movement and breath work that increase the bodies natural endorphins, ie. pain killers.
Some major Health Care Providers do cover the She Births® program and rebates are available, but you will need to contact them to find out if you are eligible for rebates. Currently we do not have a provider number.
Contrary to what some people believe; you do have options when having a c-section, and your choices can have a considerable effect on your state of mind as you birth, comfort, the atmosphere of the room and your baby’s introduction to the world. You prepare well for important events in your life and are used to making empowered choices… birth should be no different!
We now have a Beautiful Belly Birth Online Course filled with guidance to create a positive family centred c-section. It covers the tools and technique, principles and hormones and will help you go into birth and parenting with a positive mindset. As well as our breathing techniques, acupressure can be great to help with breastfeeding, our massage techniques prior to birth give you pregnancy comfort. We look at nutrition for better health, recovery and understanding of your baby’s microbiome and immune system after a c-section. We include our visualisations and some mums write their own positive birth visualisation using the background hypnosis track we provide. Listen to ‘scripting your birth’ podcast with Peta Kelly and utilise the music track inside your app/Spotify playlist provided. All birth preparation is key to supporting you during breastfeeding and baby-led attachment so you can still encourage a ‘crawl’ to the breast.
All the techniques and principles learnt in She Births® are applicable to any birth experience or outcome, including a caesarean. They are also highly beneficial to practice during pregnancy because they will allow you to feel calmer throughout and prepared for any birth outcome.
It is often the second or third and sometimes even a scan after 35 weeks that is the deciding factor for your birth. It is important to remember that the majority – in fact over 90% of placentas move up and out of the way for a vaginal birth, because the lowest quadrant of your uterus grows at the very end of pregnancy and draws the placenta away from the cervix.
Don’t miss out on She Births! We can help you and your partner be fully prepared for your birth experience, however it unfolds. Please ask your She Births® Educator for the specific yoga postures and techniques to avoid, and those that will encourage the movement upwards of your placenta. We have huge success with this over the last 10+ years.
Yes! We can give you all the Online and hard copy resources, book and videos prior to the course. This means that you can learn some of the content you need and start to make all the important changes required. Then the face to face course becomes your consolidation and practice with your partner to be able to support you fully. Please phone us to make sure we know and we can get resources to you ASAP.
Some couples choose to do more than one full birthing course and thoroughly enjoy their time spent at each one. If you have just discovered She Births® and have FOMO give us a call to book into a short private session or enjoy any of our great value Online Birthing Courses. You don’t have to miss out.
If you are unable to attend, The Birthing Institute will make a plan for you to learn childbirth education with us in a safe manner with access to the Full Online course and instructions or by moving to another date if possible.
Together we can do this. At She Births® we are doing everything we can to keep business as usual. However, some Weekend Courses may have to changed to ZOOM during lockdown. We continued to teach full days but also provide families with more support and time from your Educator and Founder, as well as more Online Resources to help you through these challenging times.
We are registered COVID safe business and will maintain Australian Government health guidelines.
We take pride and stand by all the courses we deliver and the support we give to our families. In order to maintain our business and provide education to families we will not be offering refunds or refundable downgrades from a Weekend Course or an Online Course.
Please refer to our COVID plan for full details
If you select to pay for a course via Direct Bank Transfer pleasse check your email account for these. An email will be sent subject ‘Thank you for your order’.
Here you will find our account details to make the transfer.
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