Testimonials | The Stirling Birth

I was feeling very nervous about the thought of giving birth, but after completing the four-week hypnobirthing course with Claire at Stirling Birth School, I felt instantly more positive and confident. Claire is a fantastic teacher—engaging, knowledgeable, and incredibly supportive—and she provided so many helpful resources throughout the course.

I would highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to feel more informed about birth and learn practical techniques to stay calm, in control, and confident in understanding their rights. It was also invaluable for my birth partner, helping him understand how best to support me during labour and how to advocate for me when needed.

Claire is a talented teacher and her comprehensive course has made us feel much more confident in understanding and preparing for birth. She has been hugely empathetic and supportive from the moment we got in touch, and created a lovely atmosphere for us to get to know the other couples on the course.
Highly recommend.

We attended the group classes and found them so helpful. If you’re anxious or worried about birth, we would highly recommend this class. My partner and I have come away feeling empowered by the knowledge we have gained and are now more calm and excited for birth. We found it really helpful that partners were able to come to this class as my partner now feels more confident in how best to support me and advocate for me throughout labour and birth. Claire is a great communicator and is so warm and approachable. Highly recommend!

Not only did Claire & The Stirling Birth School give us the tools of hypnobirthing & help us to understand our options & rights, she helped us to prepare for all eventualities and not just our ‘ideal birth’. We left our Sunday night sessions feeling reflective and genuinely integrated the course into our life. Claire was so patient and understanding and went above and beyond. Weeks after graduating I called Claire to talk through options I had been given by my health team, I was anxious and Claire listened, talked things through and reassured me. She reminded me that I knew what was best for my baby and myself. I honestly couldn’t recommend Claire & The Stirling Birth School more!

Thanks to Claire’s help we managed to have the home birth I’d hoped for which was predominantly stress free and without the need to transfer.

We were lucky to have two great and supportive midwives, but with Claire’s help were we able to communicate with them effectively and were very clear about our wishes, which were heard and respected.

We both made use of the tools we’d learned in our sessions, right through from putting the room together, to managing each stage of labour, our water birth, and golden hour.

The one to one sessions allowed us to really tailor the experience and Claire could not have been more helpful and supportive, coming back with additional information around our queries each session, and has the most lovely, friendly, calm and reassuring manner.

Thank you for all your help and support during our sessions, it gave us both the confidence that we needed alongside a valuable toolkit which helped make the birth calm.

We attended one of Claire’s group classes and it really helped us. The class was a good size that it felt personal and you could ask any questions needed. It was a really positive experience to get my birth partner involved with specific information for him, which made a real difference on the day of the birth. We learned a lot and there was a good range of presenting along side interactive activities.

We attended the group Winter course led by Claire - it was a highly informative course and has helped us grow in confidence ahead of our labour! The course covered so much and had a great balance, with open discussions, interactive sessions, and covering a wealth of content.

Claire is a fantastic presenter and instructor, and delivers a brilliant course. We would highly recommend to all expectant parents in the area!

We booked a private 1-to-1 session with Claire to help us prepare before the birth of our baby boy. The course content was fantastic and had many tips for both myself and partner that were invaluable during labour. Our birth experience was really positive and I think completing this course was worthwhile!

Claire tailors content to your particular concerns and I would highly recommend joining a course with her!

Cannot thank Claire enough for coming to us for a 1:1 course. The course was really well structured, interactive and fun! Myself and my partner found it so beneficial and we now feel so much more relaxed and prepared for the arrival of baby number 2. Highly recommend Claire’s courses to both first and second time parents. Thank you so much!