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Birthlight, now worldwide, started with informal, small birth preparation classes taught by Francoise Freedman in Cambridge in the 1980’s. As an anthropologist at Cambridge University, Dr Françoise Freedman was asked to share parenting

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Featured Birthlight Practice: Rolling Cat

Shake off the winter with Rolling Cat as we move into Spring! Or if you’ve been sitting too long, sweating over your social media or woke up feeling stiff and crumpled it is the ideal

Finding my way to Pregnancy Yoga – From Event Manager to “Mothering the Mothers”

My Birthlight Journey

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Your Pelvic Floor Through Every Stage of Life: Why One-Size Advice Doesn’t Fit All

Most conversations about the pelvic floor begin — and end — in the same place: pregnancy, birth, postpartum and the instruction to do your Kegels. But your pelvic floor is with you for life. It

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