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Our Story

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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Grounding: the gateway to balance, calm and connection in pregnancy, the postnatal year and beyond (and for the changing season)

At Birthlight we pay a lot of attention to ‘grounding’ practices in pregnancy and after birth as this opens the door to better postural awareness and more effective breathing practices that foster emotional and physical

Rebecca’s Story and Mama Blossom

Hi, my name is Rebecca, the very lucky owner of Mama Blossom with now 4 teachers and 1 therapist helping me to support women and families on their journeys.

A very unusual start for a

Braving the Waves: The Ten-Year Journey of Sunny, Baby Swimming Instructor & Birthlight Tutor in China

When the global pandemic hit in 2020, the baby swimming industry entered a deep winter— countless institutions quietly shut down. Yet one instructor chose to swim against the tide: Sunny, the first person to introduce