Emma's Antenatal

Emma's Antenatal Forest based birth-wisdom-keeper, doula, self-regulated wise & wild woman, hedge-witch, creatrix, supporter, lover, teacher & women's advocate 🧙‍♀️
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Antenatal / Active Birth / Hypno for Birth
Couples Workshops
Women only weekly classes
Pre & Postnatal Yoga

Pregnancy asks so much of your body, your heart and your mind. You feel every ounce, every second, deeply.Between appoin...
04/08/2026

Pregnancy asks so much of your body, your heart and your mind. You feel every ounce, every second, deeply.

Between appointments, preparing for your baby's arrival and everything else that life brings, it's easy to forget that you deserve to be cared for too. And you do, mama!! Oh you do!

Imagine spending a whole day with nothing expected of you. I invite you to relax, rewind, and rest, restore, revitalise.

I invite you to be part of a day to slow down, breathe deeply, nourish your body and connect with other mums-to-be who are walking a similar path in their pregnancy.

Join me at our beautiful Roundhouse in the Forest of Dean for a deeply nourishing Pregnancy Retreat Day.

Together we'll enjoy gentle pregnancy yoga, delicious nourishing food, birth art and meaningful conversations in a calm, supportive space surrounded by nature. It's a chance to reconnect with yourself, your baby and the incredible journey you're on, while preparing for birth in a way that feels peaceful, empowering and completely without pressure.

If your heart is craving a slower, gentler way to prepare for birth, I'd love to welcome you.

✨ Get in touch to book your space! DM “RETREAT” for more info!

What if the things we throw away could become something treasured?Join me, Emma, at Medicine Festival for a hands-on wor...
01/08/2026

What if the things we throw away could become something treasured?

Join me, Emma, at Medicine Festival for a hands-on workshop where we’ll explore the ancient craft of transforming wild salmon skins into beautiful, durable leather. Connective, long lasting, forever pieces that are made with wonderful people, together.

Together, you’ll discover how fish skin can be cleaned, prepared and naturally tanned to create a unique material with incredible texture, strength and character. This is a really beautiful technique and will make for a gorgeous workshop at this amazing festival.

You’ll then use your own piece of fish leather to create a beautiful handmade item to take home, such as a keychain pouch, earrings or brooch.

Don’t be fooled. This definitely is not your average craft workshop.

We are reconnecting with ancestral skills.
We are learning to work with natural materials.
And most importantly, we are slowing down, making with our hands, and seeing possibility in what others might throw away.

Fish skin tanning is a skill that can be practised at home with simple tools, patience and curiosity, making it a beautiful way to reconnect with traditional making and resourcefulness. And that is why we are bringing our love and presence to Medicine Festival.

Come and learn a skill that connects you to the land, the water and generations of makers before us.

Each booking is for 2 sessions.

Day 1 - 10am-12noon
Day 2 - 2pm-4pm

✨ Find me at Medicine Festival and leave with your own piece of wild-crafted fish leather.

Tap the link in my bio to book or comment “MAKE” to reserve your space!

Women gathering, coming together in circle, in meeting, in connection, in real life.I absolutely live for these times.Pr...
31/07/2026

Women gathering, coming together in circle, in meeting, in connection, in real life.

I absolutely live for these times.

Pregnancy can feel lonely.

It really can, particularly if you aren’t already part of a circle that can nourish you.

So, something changes when you're surrounded by other women walking a similar path. I see this happen so often, and I live it myself when I gather with soon-to-be Mums, Women in ritual, and other Birth Workers like myself.

You realise you're not the only one wondering if you're doing enough.

You're not the only one carrying excitement alongside fear.

You're not the only one dreaming about meeting your baby while questioning everything at the same time.

In a circle of women, there is no competition. We’re all in this together.

For generations, women prepared for birth together.

They held one another through pregnancy.
They shared knowledge.
They reminded each other that birth isn't something to fear, but something to step into feeling supported and informed.

That spirit still matters today.

When women gather, something beautiful happens...and I see this in my work on a daily basis. It feels so right, so beautiful.

Confidence grows.
Fear softens.
Connection deepens.
And mothers are born alongside their babies.

🤍 If you're longing for antenatal support that feels nurturing, empowering and rooted in genuine connection, I'd love to welcome you. Send me a message or book your free discovery call to find your village.

I’m inviting you to do something, you may not have been asked yet.Trust yourself.Your body has been listening long befor...
29/07/2026

I’m inviting you to do something, you may not have been asked yet.

Trust yourself.

Your body has been listening long before the world started giving you advice. Oh yes, Mama!

Everywhere you turn during pregnancy, someone has an opinion.

I’m here to remind you so authentically, so fully, that you do not need to listen or take any of these on board.

The noise, the questions, the tests and concerns can become so loud that you stop hearing the one voice that matters most. Your voice. That quiet inner voice of truth.

And... you really don’t need to know everything. Your decision and sureness can come from such a pure place of joy and centredness.

I will help you take that time to understand your options, ask questions, weigh up facts, and make the decision that feels right for you, your baby and your family.

There is no prize for having someone else's version of the "perfect birth."

There is power in making informed choices that align with your values.

Your birth experience, whether it goes to plan or becomes something completely unexpected, your decisions deserve respect.

My role isn't to tell you what to choose. I am here to help you feel informed, confident and empowered enough to make those choices for yourself.

When you fully and truly trust yourself, you can lovingly walk into birth carrying something incredibly powerful...

Confidence.

Ready to feel calm, informed and confident about your birth choices?

I'd love to support you through pregnancy with antenatal education that puts you at the centre.

Send me a DM or book your free discovery call today! Tap the link in my bio for more info.

Your midwife's role is to keep you and your baby safe. We know that already.My role is to help you remember that your vo...
28/07/2026

Your midwife's role is to keep you and your baby safe. We know that already.

My role is to help you remember that your voice matters too. 🤍

Though, in my experience, empowerment doesn't come from someone else making decisions for you. It comes from understanding your options, trusting your instincts, and feeling confident enough to ask questions, say no, say yes, or simply ask for more time.

Whether you're planning a home birth, a hospital birth, or something in between, you deserve to feel informed, respected and supported every step of the way. This is YOUR birth. Nobody else’s.

As your antenatal educator and birth supporter, I'll help you,
✨ Understand your birth choices
✨ Build confidence in your body
✨ Learn how to advocate for yourself
✨ Prepare your birth partner to support you
✨ Replace fear with knowledge and calm

An empowered birth isn't about having the "perfect" birth. We sometimes misplace that. What it is about is, knowing your choices, feeling heard, being respected and proud of yourself.

You are the expert on your body. You deserve care that listens. You deserve to feel powerful in pregnancy, birth and beyond.

If you're ready to prepare for birth with confidence instead of fear, I'd love to walk alongside you.

🤍 Comment or DM me “EMPOWERED” TO book your free discovery call, and find out how I can support your pregnancy and birth journey.

This summer looks a little different. But I am able to help more of you with treatments, advice, and creating space for ...
20/07/2026

This summer looks a little different. But I am able to help more of you with treatments, advice, and creating space for your wonderful birth, and post-partum journey.

I’m stepping away from my usual role of holding birth spaces, and teaching, by making time to simply be too.

I’ll still be offering pregnancy massage and a few beautiful treatments along the way, but mostly I’ll be soaking up community, connection, nature, yoga, creativity and all the things that nourish the soul.

🌞 Buddhafield Festival
My favourite festival for yoga, meditation and deep connection.

Usually, I’m there teaching, holding birth space or offering treatments, but this year I’m arriving as a punter for a change! Come and say hi if you see me!

🌱 Green Gathering
Find me around Fly Pitch Alley! This is a beautiful, local, traveller-friendly festival with a rootsy, down-to-earth feel. A place for mellow party vibes, great music and a community that feels like coming home.

In previous years we’ve held birth spaces here, shared skinning and self-butchery workshops, and explored food systems, waste and working with natural materials.

🐟 Medicines Festival
My first time here and I’m so excited!

I’ll be teaching Fish Tanning Workshop showing you how to transform natural materials into beautiful handmade pieces like bags, earrings and brooches.

You can book your workshop here:
https://www.emmasantenatal.com/fish-skin-tanning-medicine

I’ll also be sharing Closing the Bones rituals and a Witch Wound Workshop.

🌙 Sattva
A tiny, beautiful yoga and bhakti community gathering on the edge of Glastonbury. I’ve known this wonderful crew for 17 years, and I adore the grounded, clean-living, heart-centred community they create.

🌞 Sun & Moon Festival
A wonderfully eclectic gathering of people, wellbeing, creativity and connection.

Use code NEWFRIENDS for a discount.

I’ll be teaching some deeply nourishing women’s workshops, including:

✨ Inanna & The Spiral Path
A women’s journey into the underworld through story, reflection and walking the labyrinth.

This summer is a reminder that birth work isn’t only about the moments around birth. It’s community, connection, and remembering that wisdom held in our bodies, our stories, and the natural world around us.

If you’re pregnant and looking for nurturing support, pregnancy massage or a doula to walk alongside you, my diary is open for FREE discovery calls.

Getting your baby here safely doesn’t mean you have to go to hospital.Too many women spend their pregnancy worrying abou...
17/07/2026

Getting your baby here safely doesn’t mean you have to go to hospital.

Too many women spend their pregnancy worrying about what could go wrong, instead of imagining how wonderful it could feel to be truly supported.

I have spent time and connected with so many wonderful women, dreaming of a beautiful, serene home birth. Yet the odds seem stacked and they focus on the element of ‘getting baby here safe’, above all else. Of course, this is what everyone wants. But we don’t get told that this happens long before labour. The prep for a happy birth started before you realised it needed to.

A Doula like me can make all the difference, and give you that empowering birth, YOU want.

I'm here to help you prepare emotionally as well as practically, so you can replace fear with understanding, overwhelm with confidence, and uncertainty with trust in yourself.

Every woman deserves to feel empowered throughout her pregnancy, birth and beyond.

💛 If you're ready to feel supported, nurtured and completely yourself as you prepare to meet your baby, I'd be honoured to walk alongside you.

Send me a DM and let’s have a chat.

You deserve to feel like the goddess you already are.Pregnancy has a funny way of making everyone focus on your baby, wh...
15/07/2026

You deserve to feel like the goddess you already are.

Pregnancy has a funny way of making everyone focus on your baby, while you quietly wonder if you're doing enough. That can feel really frustrating, especially when you’re trying to manage pregnancy and everything that comes with it.

But here's the truth.

You are already doing something incredible.

Growing your baby is one of the most powerful things your body will ever do, and you deserve support that reminds you of that every single day.

As your Doula, my role is to help you reconnect with your confidence, trust your instincts, and feel empowered to make the decisions that are right for you.

This is so much more than helping prepare you for birth. It's about preparing you to step into motherhood feeling strong, heard and respected.

You already have everything you need within you. Sometimes you just need someone to help you see it.

💛 If that sounds like the support you've been searching for, I'd love to chat. Send me a message to find out how I can help you feel empowered during your pregnancy.

Right now, you might be wondering if you'll cope with labour. Amongst so many other questions and ‘what ifs’.You might b...
13/07/2026

Right now, you might be wondering if you'll cope with labour. Amongst so many other questions and ‘what ifs’.

You might be carrying fears that no one else can see. Maybe you've heard one too many horror stories, or perhaps you simply don't feel confident yet.

I want you to know something...

Confidence isn't something you either have or you don't. It's something that grows when you're supported, informed and reminded that your voice matters.

As your Doula, I'm not here to tell you how your birth should look. I'm here to help you understand your options, answer your questions without judgement, and remind you that you are capable every step of the way.

I don't want you to just give birth. I want you to walk into birth believing in yourself.

You deserve to feel calm. You deserve to feel confident. You deserve to feel empowered.

💛 If you're ready to prepare for birth with someone completely in your corner, send me a DM. I'd love to support you.

Emma xx

"I thought breastfeeding would just, happen." I hear this more than you probably think.If you've found yourself saying t...
09/07/2026

"I thought breastfeeding would just, happen." I hear this more than you probably think.

If you've found yourself saying those words through tears, you're not alone, I promise you.

Maybe your baby won't latch. Every feed hurts. And you’re watching countless videos, trying every position, and still wondering what’s going wrong.

Here's something I want you to hear.

You are not doing anything wrong. Nothing wrong at all.

Breastfeeding is natural, but that doesn't always mean it comes naturally. It can take time, support and gentle guidance for both you and your baby to learn together.

You don't have to struggle in silence, and you don't have to figure it all out by yourself.

Whether you're in the early days with a sleepy newborn or you're weeks into your feeding journey, I'm here to offer personalised breastfeeding support that meets you exactly where you are.

✨ In person around the Forest of Dean
💻 Virtual appointments available wherever you are

I offer compassionate support to help you feel more confident, whatever feeding looks like for your family.

🤍 If feeding feels harder than you expected, send me a message. Let's work through it together.

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