I attended the Calmbirth course with my partner and it was such a valuable experience for the both of us, identifying strategies to achieve the type of labour we both want. Julie is a wonderful teacher and I strongly recommend couples, especially first time parents, to attend this course.

We recently attended both your Calmbirth and Transition to Parenthood courses. We want to say a huge thank you for your fantastic courses. The Calmbirth course really helped Louise during labour, she was able to relax and focus on her breathing, getting through some tough times! After an hour of pushing, and endless massaging of leg cramps by myself and our doula, little James was born. We were a little in shock to begin with, but quickly bonded and enjoyed our first moments together as a family.

The Transition to Parenthood course has helped us too. We both remember you mentioning to watch if baby turns his head to one side, which James was doing. We have since visited our chiropractor and James is now comfortably wiggling about. The rest of the course was very practical too and we are already applying the rest of the knowledge as new parents!

Also, your impersonation of a cry for a feed is absolutely spot on!

My wife and I found the course a great tool in preparation for birth. We had the course recommended to us by a number of different people. At the end of the course we felt like we had a few tools or techniques in preparation for the birth and even beyond.

Julie Clarke, What a woman! She helped me 25 years ago in 1989 turned me from a petrified young mother to a confident natural birth experience, 3 times. Will forever recommend. Hope she won't be in retirement for my next generation. So proud to see she still thrives in this business and well deserved.

Highly recommend the Calmbirth course for any first time parents who are as clueless as we were! This combined with our hospital course prepared us as much as anyone could be for the birth of our son. Julie is great, we learnt so much and are so grateful.

Approximate cost: $340

We really enjoyed the Calmbirth classes held by Julie and found them very helpful and insightful. It was a wonderful calm class atmosphere and lovely to speak with other positive parents to be

My husband and I completed both the Calm Birth and Transition into Parenthood courses with Julie. We both feel incredibly empowered after attending these courses and well informed about birth and caring for our newborn. Julie reminds you of the positivity and your body's natural ability to deal with these life events whilst providing relevant and practical content. Husbands/partners are included every step of the way too, which is wonderful. The take away books, notes and CDs are very comprehensive providing hours of further learning and revision should you wish to do that. Julie is very open and the extra curricular support is the best I have ever encountered, she encourages you to contact her whenever you need to.
Regardless of what our birth entails - natural, drugs, emergency c-section - we feel that we can make it a positive and wonderful experience thanks to the tools and skills we have learned from Julie. Thank you so much!

My husband and I attended the calm birth class as we had been told about it by some good friends. We went with the intention that any extra knowledge we received about the birth couldn't hurt.
The course went beyond my expectation of alleviating the fear I held in regards to my labour.
My husband and I both have so much confidence now in our ability to give birth in a natural and calm way. Even if unforeseen circumstances do arrive in our birth and medical intervention is required, the techniques we have learnt to relax and stay calm are priceless in any everyday experience.
Thank you Julie.
Sally and Scott

I would recommend both these courses to all expectant parents. Julie is a fantastic teacher and I walked away feeling ready to give birth. These courses have really taken my fears about labour, birth and parenthood away. It has also given me tools I can draw upon to deal with difficult situations that may arise during labour and birth.

Julie is such a great educator. She used stories to help us remember her lessons and has armed us with the tools and techniques we need for a natural birth.
Shane & Lucy