Making Effective Birth Plans or Birth Preferences

Planning for every eventuality as birth is notoriously unpredictable

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All you need to know about writing effective Birth Plans, and why writing them can improve your chances of getting the birth you wish for. Including information on your rights, labour and birth choices and with downloadable birth plan templates.


Your Instructor


Joy Horner
Joy Horner

I am a Pregnancy, Birth and Postnatal coach, a Birthkeeper, Antenatal educator and Former Midwife. i am also the mother of 2 grown up children.

I qualified as a registered nurse in 1987 and registered midwife in 1989. I then alternated nursing and midwifery until 2002 when midwifery became my life, I also gained a diploma in Antenatal Education through the National Childbirth Trust in 2002. I have worked in Obstetric hospitals, birth centres and in the community.

I became an Independent Midwife in 2005 working mainly in homebirth practice. I specialised in helping anyone who had suffered previous trauma, breech births and VBAC.

I run pregnancy and new baby support groups online and in my home town Glastonbury, UK.

I produce free educational content on facebook and on you tube.

I am a trustee of a baby loss charity,

I hope my courses are accessible and inclusive. If not please do not hesitate to tell me.


Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.

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