Doula care. Personalised hypnobirthing.
Birth planning and preparation for your positive birth.
Congratulations on your pregnancy and welcome to The Good Practice!
I'm Charlie. I'm an experienced hypnobirthing teacher and doula. I support women like you, who want personalised support through their pregnancy and birth.
I support evidence-based informed planning and choices that lead towards positive birth experiences... however birth happens.
If you are seeking practical advice about pregnancy, labour, birth & the early days, if you'd like support to make realistic birth plans, & you'd like reliable & flexible coping skills for labour and birth, you are in the right place.
I will help you make all this new information you're acquiring relevant to you, to help you navigate the processes and make fully informed decisions that are uniquely appropriate to you. I will help you prepare for your birth calmly and confidently so you feel entirely ready for this birth to come.
I offer completely personalised pregnancy and birth support & services in Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and across Kent. I work in-person and remotely.
Hypnobirthing classes, antenatal birth planning sessions and doula support
in Sevenoaks and across Kent
Finding the right antenatal classes, hypnobirthing course and doula support can feel a bit overwhelming. How do you know who is the right doula for you? How do you know which classes and sessions are going to resonate with you and leave you feeling confident?
This is a highly personal choice, and the answer is different for everyone.
However, I may be the right doula for you if;
...you're looking for an experienced pregnancy and birth supporter...
...you are looking for sessions that are personalised and tailored to you...
...you want information and resources that are evidence-based...
...you'd like hypnobirthing skills that give you confidence, and allow you to feel in control...
...you know birth plans are important, and you want yours to be realistic...
...you want to be able to make fully informed decisions that are uniquely appropriate to you..
Join me for antenatal classes, hypnobirthing sessions and birth planning that brings you confidence, control and brilliant birth partner support and a positive birth that is just right for you.
I would never have another baby without
checking Charlie's diary is free
Jo, second time Mum after trauma
Doula Care and Support packages
Birth Doula support is for you if you want accessible, personalised, continuity of support through your pregnancy, labour, birth and the early days. I will support you as you make fully informed birth plans, prepare coping techniques for birth with your partner and consider realistic contingencies. Click here to find out more
If you want all the time and personalised support of a doula, but don't feel you need someone else in your birth room, then this is for you. Connection and support from an experienced doula throughout your pregnancy and virtual support during your labour and birth, followed by support in the early days as a new Mum and growing family. If this sounds right for you, click here for more information
Every birth is special however it happens. And every mother deserves to cherish the memories of it. A planned caesarean birth is no different. Doula support for a planned caesarean birth can help you prepare practically so you feel confident and calm on your baby's birth day. I can help you bring some of your own sparkle to the day, so you, your partner and your baby are completely centred, and make memories to treasure for a lifetime. If you'd like to find out more, click here
Our little boy is a week old already... each day I just think how great the birth was. I'd never have believed I would say that about giving birth if you'd asked me at the start of my pregnancy. Thanks again for all your support and encouragement throughout.
It made the world of difference to us.
Laura, second time Mum using hypnobirthing for the first time
Hypnobirthing packages
A course of three one-to-one hypnobirthing sessions, personalised uniquely to your expectations, anxieties and aspirations with an experience hypnobirthing teacher and doula, who knows how hypnobirthing works in early labour and in your birth room. You'll discover and refine hypnobirthing skills and techniques that are practical, adaptable for you and that you - and your birth partner - can feel confidence in for your labour and birth. Find out more here
If you'd like to be able to refine and focus your hypnobirthing practice as your pregnancy progresses, and support any adaptations to your birth plan you can opt for the Hypnobirthing+ service. In addition to your hypnobirthing classes we'll have an on-going WhatsApp group through your pregnancy and I will be available to you to discuss any changes to your plans or developments in your pregnancy, and how you can apply your hypnobirthing skills for a positive birth. For information about this package, click here
You successfully used hypnobirthing techniques in a previous birth and now you'd like a refresher for your birth to come. I'll support you as you reflect on what worked for you in your last birth, and the hypnobirthing and birth planning skills you can lean on to prepare for this positive birth to come. Find information about this service here
Charlie is amazing - so down to earth, kind, supportive and knowledgeable. We had an online session just before I was due to be induced when things felt really stressful and overwhelming. Her session was great - so empowering and totally reframed things. She gave my partner and me confidence and knowledge which really transformed our birth experience
Poppy, first time Mum
Bespoke Antenatal Classes
Aromatherapy for pregnancy and birth
Aromatherapy and essential oils are a gently powerful way to manage pregnancy symptoms including nausea, nerves, anxiety and tiredness. They can give you a boost and help to reset and energise. This 2 hr session will introduce you to 6 oils that you may find extremely supportive and a variety of ways you can use them in your pregnancy and labour. Click here for more information
Planning your Home Birth
It's a great idea to stay at home as long as possible during your labour - and who knows, you and your baby may actually decide you'd like to give birth at home too. Being well prepared is vital for your confidence - and your birth partners - when you're planning to have your baby at home. This 2hr session gives you all the practical home birth planning advice and guidance you'll need.
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Planning your Birth Centre Birth
We're fortunate in Kent and Medway to have several midwife-led birth centres. You may be considering the stand-alone Maidstone Birth Centre, or the alongside midwifery-led Birth Place at Medway Maritime Hospital, Darenth Valley Hospital or the Oasis Unit at the Princess Royal University Hospital in Orpington (the PRUH). Your midwife will be able to give you great advice about the benefits of birthing at a birth centre, and I can augment that with practical advice about preparation and birth plans based-on a decade of experience supporting women and their families. Find out more here
Planning your Hospital Birth
You can have a lovely positive birth in hospital - and a well-informed, practical and realistic birth plan will be a vital piece of your preparation. In this session I'll help you write a birth plan that connects your to your midwives, gives you and your birth partner evidence-based knowledge and prepares you to manage changing plans and contingencies.
For more information about this session, click here
Planning your Positive Caesarean Birth
Your caesarean birth can be a beautiful memory for you and your partner. This Positive Caesarean Birth planning session gives you all the insight and information you need to prepare confidently for a calm birth, including doula-informed hints and tips for the birth and for your recovery. Find out. more here
Positive Planning for Induction of Labour
You may be choosing an induction of labour, or you may right at the end of your pregnancy and getting advice that induction of labour is a sensible route for you and your baby. While induction of labour has a bit of a scary reputation, it is possible to experience it positively. What's important is to have a realistic, evidence-based plan that is completely tailored to you and your expectations of your birth experience. This session will help you and your birth partner prepare to navigate the processes of induction of labour and make fully informed choices about how you want your labour and birth to progress. To find out more and book a session, click here
Hiring Charlie was truly the best gift we could have given ourselves. From the very beginning, she offered unwavering support and helped us feel informed, empowered, and confident in our choices. Her guidance—especially around when to call the midwives—was invaluable, and her steady presence throughout my labour made all the difference. Charlie supported us with such gentleness, compassion, and care. I felt completely held by her, and so did my husband. She brought a sense of calm and reassurance that we’ll never forget
Cally, who I supported in both her first and second births
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I've sat down to write this four times. Each time I have had to stop, as I felt my words were not adequately describing the impact Charlie had on ensuring I had a wonderful third birth. She educated, calmed and empowered me to have the most wonderful and positive birth experience. I can't recommend her enough!
Anna, third time Mum
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After a terrifying ordeal having my first child I sought out Charlie from The Good Birth Practice when I was pregnant with my second. Safe to say with all her help even my "emergency Csection" after two days of failed induction was calm, I was in control and no doubt it saved me from suffering any post-natal mental health issues.
Josie, second time Mum after birth trauma
Supporting growing families in Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and throughout the surrounding areas
Based in Sevenoaks, I support women and families across the areas served by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, Medway NHS Foundation Trust, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust and Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington
I can also support you remotely, with hypnobirthing, birth planning and virtual Pocket Doula classes and sessions via Zoom.
So I fucking rocked it!!!
The whole thing was amazing! Thank you again for all your help!!!
Emma, second time mum, planned caesarean birth