Welcome to Flourish & Flow

Hello, I’m Ellie, and I’ve been working as a NHS midwife for over 10 years.

My passion for hypnobirthing began while working in a birth centre, where I supported low-risk women and birthing people. During that time, I witnessed first-hand just how beautiful and unique every birth can be. Those experiences showed me the powerful difference that knowledge, support, and confidence can make to a birth experience.

More recently, I’ve had the privilege of caring for some of the most vulnerable members of our community. It was during this time that I noticed many women didn’t have access to the same opportunities, information, and support as others. That realisation inspired me to take action.

I reached out to Hannah from Calm Births and completed her hypnobirthing teacher training, accredited by the RCM. Since then, I’ve been fortunate to incorporate hypnobirthing into my work as a midwife, while also offering private and group classes outside of the NHS.

I have had the experience of using hypnobirthing skills to birth my own baby, which was incredibly empowering and reinforced just how powerful hypnobirthing can be. Helping people feel informed, confident and calm about their birth is something I’m really passionate about, whatever their birth looks like for them!

For me, I really liked to hear how things work (the science) as well as what to expect. I found these were very well explained. This really helped me during labour as I knew why everything was happening and I knew it needed to happen, I knew it was a means to an end! I am a visual learner so I found all the visuals helpful - the slides, the booklet and the demonstrations. The breathing techniques were really helpful during labour. I also liked the relaxation recordings and the affirmations- having these on audio and written was really beneficial.

Rhiannon S

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