Heartfelt Childbirth Without Fear is a comprehensive online pregnancy course designed to support you through pregnancy with knowledge, calm, and trust in your body and your baby. This self-paced course brings together gentle breathing practices, meditation, pregnancy aquacise, non-verbal communication and essential first aid education — allowing you to prepare physically, emotionally, and intuitively for birth, from the comfort of your own home.

Non - verbal communication

During pregnancy, your connection with your baby goes far beyond words. Even before birth, your baby can feel, sense, and respond to you. Through your emotions, your touch, your breath, and your presence, you are already communicating. In this part of the program, we will go through a gentle meditation to help you slow down, become present, and deepen this connection with your baby. Non-verbal communication is about tuning into this deeper connection.

Book - Heartfelt childbirth

After giving birth to my daughter Natalie, I made a promise to myself — if I ever had another birth experience as beautiful as my first, I would write a book. When my second experience turned out to be even more empowering, I knew it was time to share my story.



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Breathing

Breathing is the key to relaxation, strength, and connection during pregnancy. In this section, you will learn different types of breathwork to help you tune into your body, calm your mind, and prepare for childbirth. These breathing techniques will not only support you in the water but also assist in labor, helping you manage pain and stay present.

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Aquacise

Water is the perfect element to relax your entire body and relieve the pressure of pregnancy. In this section, you will discover gentle yet effective water exercises designed to support your changing body, improve circulation, and ease discomfort. Aquacise helps strengthen muscles, enhance flexibility, and promote deep relaxation—all while feeling weightless in the water.

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Feeling safe

This section is here to gently support your awareness of situations where you may need to respond or seek help during pregnancy. It introduces simple guidance around moments such as choking, loss of consciousness, or when immediate assistance may be needed. This is not about creating worry, but about helping you feel more informed, calm, and prepared.

Course Curriculum

“I would highly recommend the Heartfelt childbirth program. The exercises from the programme enabled me to move with confidence and felt great to be active. Being in the water felt just amazing as it took any pressure off my joints giving me weightless freedom of movement. It especially took the pressure off my back and exercising in the water was so enjoyable, especially in the later months of pregnancy! As with any exercise you feel great afterward so being able to keep up exercising and suitably for pregnancy was really brilliant”

Sarah Ellen OConnor
Mother of two

I can testify, having given birth just over a week ago, that the Heartfelt Childbirth Programme was a vital part of my preparation for bringing a gorgeous little person into this world! I cannot recommend it highly enough and absolutely loved every moment of it. Kate is such a beautiful, inspirational person with a wonderful insight into pregnancy and is bursting with positivity and enthusiasm. I loved the water based exercise programme, especially in the 3rd trimester. My body felt like it could move normally in the pool and it enabled me to continue aerobic, strengthening and mobility exercises in a safe way. The relaxation at the end was an added bonus! The breathing exercises were calming for body and mind but also critical in preparation for labour. Those slow exhalations got me through some challenging moments! I had never previously considered basic lifesaving skills for pregnancy so that element of the programme was completely new to me. Hopefully I’ll never need these new skills but I felt competent after Kate’s clear and concise training. Overall, the programme was a lovely mixture of being physically challenging, informative and relaxing with a good bit of craic thrown in for good measure! So grateful to have had the opportunity to participate in a great course.

Ailbhe McMahon

Course Pricing

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