"Andy is the one of the most experienced Childbirth Educators and offers a NobleBirth course that is positive and responsible"
Having taught in excess of 600 couples she is highly sought after and is booked out months in advance for both group and private tuition. She spends her time between Melbourne and Jeddah providing private tuition to parents in the Middle East.
Andy specialisies in working with Cross Cultural parents, Muslim parents, mothers without a birth partner for labour and expatriates in the Middle East Region.
She started NobleBirth in 2008 and wishes more parents to have the benefits of positive birth preparation.
Andy's qualifications include;-
Diploma of Bowen Therapy
Certificate IV in Clinical Hypnotherapy
Certificate IV Training and Assessment
Certificate of Childbirth Education for Health Professionals
Accredited HypnoBirthing® Practitioner Training
She is currently undertaking further study in childbirth education to improve classes and knowlege
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Andy believes she has the best job in the world! She has great respect for pregnant families and enjoys being able to reduce tension expectant parents may be experiencing. She teaches with passion and anecdotally from her positive experiences. Andy takes face to face classes in Australia and The Middle East and Skype classes elsewhere.
Andy's Experience
In 2002 Andy experienced a great deal of intervention and a lot of fear during her labour with her beautiful 1st son Jack. The experience left her feeling dissatisfied about birth, she felt like she had failed in being able to bring him into the world without the epidural she wanted to avoid.
The medical intervention made her feel powerless when she "failed to progress" and she narrowly avoided an emergency caesarian. Andy found the whole experience really long, and ultimately she was left feeling very drugged and uncomfortable after the birth. Additionally, Andy was left without her baby for the first 2 days because of complications during the labour. That experience gave her determination for a better birth experience next time around. She was very fortunate to have her obstetrician, Dr Peter Jurcevic, recommend HypnoBirthing® when she became pregnant again.
In 2006 Andy gave birth to her 2nd child, Max. She used the HypnoBirthing® Technique through her pregnancy and labour and felt exhilarated and empowered by the birth experience. This birth was pain-free without the use of any drugs and she was able to deliver Max easily. It changed her view on birth entirely. It was experienced in a Private Hospital setting which is encouraging for women having their baby under the supervision of medical staff. Her birthing experience was life changing and her focus has shifted toward preparation for a positive birth experience and so she now teaches HypnoBirthing® and subsequently developed the benchmark NobleBirth Hypnobirthing Course