Little Passengers - Bristol

Flo C.

We absolutely loved doing the Little Passengers hypnobirthing course - it was really comprehensive and taught both me and my partner a range of brilliant tools to help prepare us for birth. Laura was a great teacher, who went at a really good pace, letting everyone ask questions while covering lots of information. The resources she sent out after each session were so helpful as well, and it is great to know that she is there if we have any questions as the birth approaches.

We also did the baby care add-on workshop 1-2-1 with Laura which was incredibly useful, with lots of practical tips. We feel very much prepared!

Robin R.

Laura was absolutely superb. As an experienced actively-practicing midwife and mother, she is able to provide the course with depth, substance and realism which I believe can be missing in some hypnobirthing and other antenatal courses. Laura's course is not just about how to go through labour itself, but how to make informed decisions to help you stay in control and understand the process all the way through, whatever twists and turns may arise. As a practicing midwife, Laura presents a wonderfully balanced look at the roles of natural birth and medical intervention and provides the basics to understanding these and the tools to question and decide what is the right course for you at each point. As a new parent myself, I can't recommend this course enough. Our birth was very different to how we'd planned, but the fundamentals were incredibly useful in helping us to have a positive experience.

Robin Redfern

Peta C.

This was our first interaction with any antenatal classes or similar, and was also the first time (at about 26 weeks pregnant) that we'd had a pretty comprehensive explanation of labour itself and the various environments that might take place in. Laura was excellent, she gave such a clear breakdown of everything, and explained the physiology, the various approaches of different medical teams, choice-making, and how to use hypnobirthing to keep calm throughout/take the rough with the smooth. We specifically chose Little Passengers with all the above in mind, and knowing that other courses lean more heavily into encouraging less medicalised settings (not always realistic). Met some really nice people and had underestimated how helpful/encouraging that would be! Thank you Laura!

Mikhaila S.

We're very grateful for the education we received from the hypnobirthing and newborn courses. Laura is really knowledgeable and breaks things down in a way that gives you the facts and information without judgement so that you can understand what's going on in your body through the labour and birthing process, and then make decisions accordingly. Our birth experience didn't go to plan, however we did feel calm and empowered enough, to be able to cope with the unexpected changes to plan and pivot where needed. We (and our little girl) have definitely benefited from all we learned.

Casandra B.

If I could give more stars, I would.
If you're looking for an empowering and honest antenatal course, little passengers is the one for you. Hypnobirthing is more than relaxation and breathing techniques.
We have done it for our second baby, I truly regret not have done it during my first pregnancy.
Laura is fantastic, very knowledgeable and supportive. I really valued that she shared her own experience not only as a midwife working for the NHS but as a mum of 2. Very clear and straight forward when sharing evidence based information. The resources and tools gained during this course are everlasting. I have to add that this is brilliant for birth partners too.
If I'm ever pregnant again I'd ask her for a refresher course!

Hannah W.

The Little Passengers hypnobirthing course really changed the game for us. I had just assumed the birth of our first baby would be difficult and traumatic - a case of just getting through it. But my partner and I learnt so much over the two weekends with Laura, and felt both fully prepared and positive and I certainly felt much more capable and empowered as a first time mum to be. The wealth of information and tips and tools, both medical/clinical and less so, was fantastic, and the course was delivered in a very open, honest and friendly way - we felt we could ask anything.

In the end, our little boy was born via water birth in the midwife-led unit and thankfully without any major difficulty or intervention. Although obviously a challenging experience for me, I genuinely would only describe it as positive and though I know much of this is down to luck, this course certainly played a huge role for me and for my partner.

We would both wholeheartedly recommend Little Passengers, can’t praise the course and Laura enough.

Maria V. J.

We couldn't recommend the gentle cesarean workshop enough. It provided us with context and info we'd never had before and empowered us to advocate for ourselves and make decisions in situations that otherwise seemed out of our control. The result was our second baby arriving on a day full of oxytocin and very little adrenaline! This workshop truly put us in the right mindset to begin our journey as a family of 4. Thank you Laura for all the help and support!

Laura N.

My husband and I highly recommend Laura and “little passengers” hypnobirthing course. We first met Laura in 2022 where we took part in her workshop whilst pregnant with our first daughter. Laura transformed our understanding and perception of Labour and birth, due to her vast experience, knowledge, understanding and empathy.
We became excited for what was to come and put in to practice all of the techniques she had taught us.
Whilst we didn’t exactly get the Labour and birth we had hoped for, we remained calm and I was able to trust in my body and my baby.
Now pregnant with our second daughter, we’ve just finished a 1:1 refresher session with Laura. Again, this was great and exactly what we needed to reconnect as a couple, refocus ourselves on this pregnancy and baby and it has ignited our excitement once more.
I believe this course and Laura stand out above other courses available. With Laura being a midwife, you learn physiologically exactly what happens to your body, which in our experience, eliminated any fear associated to labour and birth. Laura is also very warm, personable, professional and empathetic which puts you at ease immediately.