Julie's Calmbirth course was a wonderful way to spend two days. We learned so much more than we could ever gather from books and the internet, and are looking forward to a calm and natural labour and birth with a huge amount of enthusiasm, positivity and confidence!

Approximate cost: $350

Julie's course dispelled all the myths that unhelpful friends and family love to dispense when you are expecting. Our birth plan worked out exactly as we wanted and we can honestly thank Julie for giving us the knowledge that enabled us to avoid having any interventions in the delivery of our son.

I entered Julies Calmbirth course fearful of childbirth and walked out confident and looking forward to the birth of our baby. I learnt so much valuable knowledge and great techniques for childbirth and beyond. I recommend this course to everyone having a baby.

Approximate cost: $350

My husband and I had no idea what this whole course was about and was recommended to do this by our midwife. We are having our first baby and this course, Calm Birth has really opened up our minds on going towards a more calm, stress free birth without any painkillers if all goes well. Julie is such a patient teacher and fantastic at what she does in delivering the course materials. We are now looking forward to the birth of our first child without any apprehension or tension. Would highly recommend it to any couples - be it their first or subsequent pregnancy!

Approximate cost: $350

I could not recommend Julie's course more! With my husband we did the Calmbirth class in preparation for the arrival of our little man (baby no 1). The course was excellent and Julie is fantastic. We finished the course feeling very confident, relaxed and excited about the upcoming birth. And as I am writing this review after the birth of our son, I can tell that the course made all the difference. It did not give us any unrealistic ideas or expectations about the birth but left us confident, informed and prepared and therefore during the whole labour we just worked with my body, using the techniques that we learn and "surrendering" to the whole process. The result was a labour that we wished for and our beautiful healthy boy. He was born in water, with no medications...and the midwife wanted to keep my husband as a doula, that's how amazingly he supported me throughout the process! Wouldn't do it without the course and all the advice Julie gave us. It was fantastic and I could not recommend it more!

I highly recommend Julie's Calmbirth and Transition into Parenthood classes. She is amazing. Both myself and my partner now feel well prepared for the wonderful life change which we are about to experience. Julie's style of interactive group learning and her warm sense of humour put us at ease and made the classes great fun. Thanks Julie!

It is an invaluable course that my husband and i did. Julie is so experienced and passionate about what she does; This alone makes you feel so positive about everything. The help and support she gives you during and after the class is amazing. Also, the course content is great and equips you with new skills and those that really work. I feel my partner was definitely more supportive and understanding about labour and birth and this is so important. I definitely recommend the calmbirth course and transition into parenthood course to all my pregnant friends. It will definitely give you the most exciting and relaxing birth you have always wanted.

I attended both of Julie Clarke's courses - Transition into Parenthood and also the Calmbirth training. I found the classes to be extremely thorough. Julie is warm, engaging and has such a passion for what she does, it really shows. My partner also really enjoyed the courses. I went on to experience 3 amazing natural births and I truly do credit this to having completed Julie's courses. I couldn't recommend these more highly to expectant parents!

Excellent! My Fiance and I both attended the calmbirth course with Julie Clarke and have left feeling empowered and able to cope and have a successful active and relaxed birth. It was a great resource that gave us the tools we need to get through the labour birth, and beyond. Julie was most hospitable, and such an inspiration and we feel so prepared for the birth of our first child. I highly recommend this course to anyone, even second time parents who haven't participated in calmbirth previously.

This course was a God send. My husband and I attended both the Transition to Parenthood and the Calm-birth classes and they made a massive difference to our preparation and birth of our beautiful baby girl. We were so much more relaxed and it resulted in a natural birth with a very happy, calm little bub who was born healthy, alert and ready to breastfeed straight from birth. My recovery has been very quick and my husband and I also have the follow up information we need when arriving home and being parents for the first time. Excellent for first time parents or second, third babies etc. Highly recommended over other courses including ones run by the hospital.