July '26 - Biomechanics & Active Birth

Service Description

Our best-selling active birth and biomechanics workshop is hands-on and interactive for you and your birth partner. The cost is £65 for the 1.5 hour session including materials to take home for practice. This session will take place on Saturday 25th July from 11am - 12.30pm. Biomechanics quite simply means the study of biology and mechanisms of movement. In 2025, Midwife May trained with Molly O'Brien to deliver the biomechanics for birth class for parents-to-be. These active birth techniques optimise physiology, the space in your pelvis, and your baby's position and when used during labour and birth are - quite simply - amazing and can change the course of labour. The use of biomechanic techniques can increase the rate of spontaneous labour, reduce the need for induction, and reduce the chance of c-section (Lennon, 2024 as cited in the British Journal of Midwifery). We will also look at techniques that can be used with an epidural, and during labours that may have stalled or slowed down due to fetal positioning. The techniques can also reduce pain and encourage baby in to an optimal position. The techniques are incredibly simple and easy for your partner to remember and use in labour, so please bring him/her along too! You will be contacted via email prior to the course to discuss any medical or pregnancy conditions that may affect your participation in the course. See you there!