Absolutely!

The Alexandra Birthing Centre is Watford General’s midwife-led birth centre, while the Delivery Suite is the hospital’s obstetric-led setting for births that may need closer monitoring or medical support. Both are based within Watford General’s maternity service.

Your Rise & Glow course won’t tell you which option you should choose. Instead, we’ll help you understand the differences between birth settings, think about what matters most to you, and feel confident asking your midwife questions about your individual circumstances.

We’ll also explore the practical things that can support you in either setting – from creating a calm environment and using breathing, movement and comfort techniques, to understanding your options if your birth plan changes.

So whether you’re hoping to birth at the Alexandra Birthing Centre, are planning to use Delivery Suite, or aren’t sure yet, you’ll come away feeling much better equipped to make a decision that feels right for you.

You can join our antenatal Hypnobirthing courses any time after your 12 week scan, right up to 37 or 38 weeks! Most women choose to join a Hypnobirthing course in the second trimester of their pregnancy, when they have the most energy.

Starting Hypnobirthing earlier in your pregnancy (ideally around 20 -25 weeks) allows you more time to practice the techniques ahead of the big day, as well as benefitting from the relaxation tools to fully enjoy your pregnancy without feeling anxious about birth.

On the other hand, many women decide to join our Hypnobirthing Courses when they are 30-36 weeks pregnant, to coincide with discussing their birth plan with their midwife, which also works very well. The choice is yours!

Hypnobirthing is a complete antenatal education course, designed to fully prepare you for birth.

By understanding the science of exactly what your body is designed to do during birth, Hypnobirthing will teach you practical tools and techniques to help you work with your body, rather than against it.

Hypnobirthing is scientific and evidence-based (nothing woo-woo here!) and in recent years more and more women are choosing to prepare for birth using Hypnobirthing techniques.

We strongly recommend birth partners do the course with you so that you are both on the same page and able to prepare together. Your birth partner should be someone who you trust to fully support you on the big day. This could be your actual partner, or it could be your mum, a close friend, a sister, or whoever you trust most with this important job! 

Often women are concerned about their partners being sceptical. But I promise, once they have understood what Hypnobirthing is, how scientific, logical and practical it all is, they will be completely on board!

They will be your biggest source of support, and will have such an important role in the birth room. Being able to learn and practice the techniques together during your pregnancy will ensure you are both fully prepared for the big day. 

Absolutely not.

Hypnobirthing isn't about achieving one particular kind of birth. The breathing, relaxation, comfort and decision-making tools you learn can be useful whether your birth involves a pool, induction, epidural, assisted birth or caesarean.

Our focus is helping you feel informed, involved and supported whatever happens.

Katy's teaching area includes Hemel Hempstead, St Albans and Berkhamsted.

She can also support families around Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Potters Bar, and elsewhere in Hertfordshire, depending on availability and travel distance.

If you're nearby but don't see your town listed, just get in touch at [email protected] 

Yes. Katy supports families in St Albans as well as Hemel Hempstead and Berkhamsted through private 1:1 Hypnobirthing. Surrounding areas in Hertfordshire are also covered. 

Local group courses in Hemel Hempstead are also planned for 2027.

Absolutely. Many families around Hemel Hempstead and St Albans receive maternity care through Watford General Hospital, including the Alexandra Birthing Centre.

The course isn't tied to a particular hospital or birth setting. Instead, we'll help you understand your choices, feel confident asking questions and build practical tools you can use wherever and however you give birth.

Our classes will be perfect for you! Katy's courses are designed to prepare you for birth rather than one particular maternity unit, so everything you learn can be applied whether you're planning to give birth at Lister, Watford General or elsewhere.