About Relaxed Birth and Parenting
Relaxed Birth and Parenting was founded in 2007 by Dominique Sakoilsky and Louise Bennett, who between them have over 35 years of experience of working with women and their families in pregnancy, birth and parenting as active birth teachers, doulas and therapists.
The Relaxed Birth and Parenting Birth Educator and Doula Trainings were born out of their desire to share their passion
and joy for birth with a wider audience and to move birth forward in the UK and beyond. There are now Relaxed Birth and Parenting Practitioners working in Bristol, North Somerset, South Wales and the West Midlands, providing support and guidance to pregnant women via weekly antenatal classes, birth workshops, one-to-one sessions and doula services, as well postnatally with postnatal groups and much more.
Relaxed Birth and Parenting is firmly rooted in active birth and the physiology of birth, but also places strong emphasis on the strength of the mind-body aspects of birth and the importance of active relaxation in pregnancy, birth and parenting. Through pregnancy yoga, bodywork, breathing, simple meditations and informal discussions through which women can explore their experiences during this transformative stage of life – along with the other skills that individual practitioners bring to their work – Relaxed Birth and Parenting aims to provide women with complete physical and emotional wellbeing
on their parenting journey.
Relaxed Birth and Parenting is accredited by the Federation of Antenatal Educators (FEDANT).