A birth conversation is a personalised, midwife-led session offering antenatal education, birth preparation, postnatal support and infant feeding support.

These sessions are flexible and tailored to you, focusing on your questions and helping you feel informed, confident and prepared.

These sessions provide personalised antenatal education and birth preparation, similar to antenatal classes but tailored specifically to you.

Rather than a group setting or fixed programme, sessions are flexible and focused on your individual questions, helping you feel informed, confident and prepared for birth and early parenthood.

These sessions are suitable for anyone who would like additional antenatal education, birth preparation or postnatal support alongside their NHS or private maternity care.

They are particularly helpful if you:
• feel unsure about your options
• want more time to ask questions
• would value clear, evidence-based information from a midwife

You can ask anything related to pregnancy, birth preparation, postnatal recovery or infant feeding.

Common topics include:
• labour and birth options
• induction and caesarean birth
• pain relief
• feeding and breastfeeding

No question is too small.

You can book an antenatal session at any stage of pregnancy.

Many people choose to book during the second or third trimester when preparing for birth, but sessions can also be helpful earlier on, or after birth for postnatal support and reflection.

Sessions are flexible and tailored to your needs, so you can book whenever you feel you would benefit from additional time, clarity or reassurance.

Antenatal, birth preparation and postnatal sessions can be delivered virtually or in person in your home within the Leicester area, depending on your personal preference.

In-person infant feeding and breastfeeding support is available locally in Leicester and surrounding areas.

Sessions are conversation-based and educational.

Yes. In person infant feeding and breastfeeding support is available locally in Leicester and surrounding areas.

These sessions provide practical support with feeding, including positioning, attachment, building confidence, and understanding responsive feeding.

Infant feeding support is also included within virtual antenatal and postnatal sessions, offering evidence-based support wherever you are in the UK.

No.
This service is designed to sit alongside your usual maternity care, not replace it. It simply offers extra time to talk things through.

No. These sessions provide evidence-based education and information only.

They do not include medical advice, diagnosis, or clinical decision-making. Any concerns should always be discussed with your midwife, GP or healthcare team.

To keep clear professional boundaries, I don’t:

• Give medical advice

• Make decisions about your care

• Review notes or test results

• Communicate with your maternity team

• Provide emergency or urgent support

Sessions are offered at a fixed rate, with care taken to keep them as accessible as possible:

£55 – Online session, in person sessions may incur an additional mileage fee dependent on location.

£85 – Face-to-face breastfeeding support

You can book your antenatal, birth preparation or postnatal session through the bookings page on the website or via email.

Sessions are flexible, personalised and designed around your needs.

Yes, you are welcome to have your partner or a support person join the session if you would find that helpful.

This can be particularly useful when preparing for birth or discussing postnatal support and infant feeding.

If you have any urgent concerns about your health or your baby, it is important to contact your midwife, GP, maternity unit, NHS 111, or emergency services as appropriate.

Birth Conversations with Saaraa provides education and information only and does not offer urgent care or clinical support.