Transition into Parenthood Antenatal Courses and The New Mindful Hypnobirth Course Sydney Australia / Julie Clarke

I'm incredibly grateful for the support of Julie throughout my pregnancy and birth.
My husband and I attended Julie's hypnobirth and transition into parenting courses, and she attended my sons birth as our doula.
Feeling nervous about my first birth I was looking for a better and more supportive approach, I'm so glad I found Julie!
She has an amazing amount of knowledge and experience and a genuine passion for supporting couples.
Julie's teaching gave us the confidence to navigate the medical system and her calm and loving nature made it such an enjoyable time - even with a late pregnancy breech presentation thrown into the mix!
The wisdom and knowledge she passed on through our countless conversations gave us the confidence to advocate for ourselves. My nervousness slowly turned into excitement as I prepared for birth and becoming a Mother.
Her coaching and practical advice fully prepared my husband for birth, he was such a support through my labour and it was such a positive and bonding experience for us.
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Julie and her courses. Thanks Julie! Xx

Julie has been instrumental for me achieving my dream birth. I had a c-section with my first baby and was hoping to have a VBAC with my second. With Julie’s guidance, advice, care and knowledge, I had a VBAC. Julie attended my sons birth as our doula. My husband and I highly recommend Julie. Her kind, calm, caring and knowledgeable nature were key to our successful navigation of the medical system to be in the right place to have a VBAC. I was in the private system and moved to the public in the 39th week of my pregnancy when I realised that it was most likely I would have to have a c-section if I stayed where I was.
Thank you so much Julie for all of your encouragement, sharing of your knowledge, all the time that you took for phone calls, messaging, attending our sons birth and your ongoing support. It has made a huge difference to our family’s life, having your support and guidance?
I feel so empowered having achieved my dream birth and that is a feeling I hold dearly and will for the rest of my life.
I first met Julie when my husband and I attended her wonderful mindful hypnobirthing course. It was so insightful into having a calm birth and I felt so empowered to achieve my VBAC dream after this course. We attended Julie’s Transition to parent course also which gave my husband and I loads of tips and support on all areas of labour, birth, bringing baby home and up to 5 years old. I use the booklet that I received at this course regularly to refer back to or find out information about different aspects baby care.
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I recently did my birth doula and postpartum doula training with Julie!
I had a fabulous experience. The course was in so much detail and it was also amazing as I could do it at my own pace whilst I also attended to other commitments. I have learnt so much and I am so looking forward to putting my certification to practice I would highly recommend Julie and her services to anyone. She was always available for help when I needed it too and still follows up which I so appreciate:)

Thank you Julie xx

Julie is truly amazing at what she does and her passion to help those she meets comes through instantly. Her knowledge about all things pregnancy, birth, labour, hypnobirthing, hospital systems, parenting is outstanding as is her ability to help people feel comfortable enough to talk about all the awkward parts of pregnancy and birth! My husband and I first signed up for her Hypnobirthing Course, which really took away my fear of birth and helped my husband feel confident in how to support me. We then signed up for her Transition to Parenthood course a few weeks later at which point Julie helped us with navigating and grounding during unexpected complications, something that was way beyond the scope of the course but helped us tremendously. Thank you Julie from Olga and Josh x

Both me and my husband were a bit anxious about labour and birth after hearing traumatic birth stories and all possible complications from other people, but Julie's course definitely calmed us down and showed us that birth can be a wonderful, natural experience. I personally really enjoyed the labour and birth guided visualisation and lovely ideas of how the partner can be involved in the process. I would recommend the course to anyone who feels overwhelmed and scared of natural birth.

I enrolled in Julie Clarke’s online Doula and Post Natal Doula Course in 2020. I had a full year to complete it. It is a thorougher yet really enjoyable course. It was the best decision I made and I would highly recommend anyone considering becoming a Doula or Post Natal Doula to enrol. Julie is truly inspirational and a rare gem in the field. I would of loved to have had Julie as my Doula! Julie has such a warm, genuinely caring and calm disposition. Throughout the course she was more than willing to answer any of my questions and nothing was ever too much trouble. Thank you so much Julie for offering your online Doula and Post Natal Doula course option. Your such a beautiful lady making a real difference. Well done

Me and my husband attended all 3 Julie’s courses - Transition to parenthood (2 days) and Mindful Hypnobirth (1 day). We couldn’t be more happier with the outcome of these courses. Julie is one amazing and very experienced woman. Her knowledge about birth preparation, labor and babies is incredible. Thanks to her I don’t fear anything anymore and Im excited for my labor. My husband enjoyed it as well! We strongly recommend Julie’s courses and we are so ready for our baby to come in 2 weeks!

I chose to do the online course since Julie is located in a different state. All the materials were received quickly and Julie was always available for clarifications and questions. This is a basic course to start the doula experience, however considering the price it covered all the necessary aspects.

Julie Clarke has been so kind, warm & welcoming. She is professional yet personable, and she has an incredible amount of valuable experience around birth — she knows her stuff and I feel I can put total trust in what she teaches. I have felt so grateful to have learnt from her. She’s been supportive, understanding, and just all round wonderful. She is a gem that anyone giving birth or wanting to become a birth doula would be lucky to learn from:)

We can’t recommend the Julies Hypnoborthing course enough! The course was amazing and provided us with the perfect amount of information and encouragement for going into labor. We feel so much more confident & empowered with the information Julie shared with us. Would recommend to anyone!
Thank you so much Julie!
Magda & Maciej

Julie is an incredible women who has given us the confidence to head into the birth of our first child with a wealth of knowledge and an overwhelming sense of calm.

Her birth courses are detailed yet extremely easy to follow, all set within a warm, relaxed and homely environment.

Thank you so much Julie, we appreciate you preparing us for our next journey ️

Wow I don’t know where to start
First I’d love to dedicate this review not only for the amazing knowledge I was able to gain from Julie but to Julie here self. What an amazing person, her energy is just unconditional love. This course has given my husband and I so much confidence with our home birth, it has given me peace of mind for my birthing day.
Even outside of birthing I just feel there is so much information you can use in everyday life.

I highly highly recommend Julie Clarke. She has worked hard to make her class amazing but also the atmosphere.

I’m so grateful to have been able to attend this class, thank you Julie Clarke you are making such a difference in this world and in this moment to me xx

My husband and I completed the 1 day Transition into Parenthood class as we are expecting our first baby and we both found the class to be very informative and useful for both the labour side and post birth. Julie was a very knowledgeable teacher and encouraged lots of questions and would not hesitate in recommending this course to other first time parents.

I attended Julie's Transition into Parenthood 2 day course and 1 day Hypnobirthing course to prepare for the birth of our first baby. Julie's class was extremely informative and empowering. I went from absolutely dreading labour and birth to the extent that I refused to talk about it, to feeling calm and confident. Julie's class also empowers birth partners to take a really active and involved role in helping with birth and newborn care. The class materials are also very helpful to read through as you get closer to birth. I also can't thank Julie enough for her generosity of letting me call with questions and to discuss my options as I prepared to give birth.

My partner and I found the the course to be really informative. Julie was amazing, knowledgeable and managed to keep all participants engaged. Our concerns and questions around the whole birthing/labour process have been shed and as all questions answered. I would definitely recommend any expected parents to attend

Julie is empathic, deeply knowledgeable and an excellent public speaker and teacher. She imparts wisdom with calm confidence and a good dose of humour. Highly recommend the hypnobirthing course for any parent-to-be to understand how to prepare for labour, including using a raft of simple tools to create a safe, grounding and loving birth experience.

Julie is very experienced and knowledgeable. We felt very welcomed and safe to ask any questions. Was an awesome group and came home feeling more confident in myself and what we can achieve. Thanks Julie for your kindness

If you are considering doing the Birth and Post Natal Training Courses with Julie, I would love to share my experience with you. I first wanted to become a Doula because working as a nurse in birthing suites, I observed a gap between the medical care provided for the safe delivery of baby, and the emotional needs and support of the mother. I felt I could provide a more rewarding experience for both the parents, and myself being a Doula.

I looked around at all the courses and chose this one because Julie made it personal. I wasn't talking or enrolling online with no personal contact. Julie was in contact with me the whole way through the enrollment process, and available at any time if I needed support.

I contacted Julie and she was so authentic and genuine, I knew I wanted to work and study her course. She displayed the same compassion and connection that is needed as a doula. And she was treating her students in the same manner. That was the stand out for me!

Her attitude, service and responses to me were timely and so easily accessible! She was also extremely encouraging.

When I received my Doula kit package I felt incredibly grateful - the resources were way beyond I ever expected. The best part was a book she included in the course that educates the doula on the Fathers side of things - this makes the course completely holistic in my opinion. Other courses I looked at only focused on supporting the mother who is birthing. This is one of the stand out features of studying with Julie!

I would recommend that if you have ever had a dream of becoming a Doula - reach out to Julie and ask questions! She will reply with encouraging yet honest answers, and that gave me confidence in her as my trainer!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

My wife and I attended Julie's 1-Day class. We applied everything she had taught us and had a wonderful birthing experience.

The midwifes said that we did so well it's like we already knew what we were doing.

I completed my birth and postnatal Doula training with Julie. It was fantastic to learn within an intimate group, allowing time to dive deep into areas as needed and ask as many questions as we wanted. Even better - I was able to bring my 3m old baby along for the training! Julie has a great evidence-based approach to her teaching combined with such a depth of experience. I would definitely recommend the Doula training to those interested.