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My name is Laura, I am 34 years old I am married to John and we have an 8 month old son called Sam.

Both John and myself wanted to know more about what we were getting into whilst I was pregnant and decided to pursue NCT antenatal classes, as neither of us had had anything to do with pregnant women, so we knew that a baby would come at the end of the 9 months, but nothing that was involved.

Our classes were run by Laura Davies in the evenings for (I seem to remember) 6 or 7 weeks. We found the sessions to be precisley what we needed in that we found Laura very approachable and more importantly knowledgeable in this field. There seemed to be nothing she didn't know about and her matter of fact attitude to the whole thing made life alot simpler. She didn't even lie about it hurting! Most people you ask whilst pregnant will fudge the truth so as to not scare you to death about the pending birth, but if asked a direct "pain" question, Laura was very honest, which was actually reassuring.

All the sessions were very well organised and executed and we both came away having learnt lots on every occasion. I would recommend to anyone who feels in the dark about their situation to seek antenatal classes and preferably with Laura Davies.

My name is John and I am Laura’s husband. I was at first sceptical about these classes as I thought they may be a bit too happy clappy and learning about breathing etc, but actually I enjoyed them and learnt alot. Like Laura (my wife) I would recommend them to any new parents to be, just to be able to understand all the stages of labour, birth and indeed afterwards!

Next time Laura is going to be our doula as well!!

Laura & John Clough

John, Laura and baby Sam. John and Laura attended Laura's antenatal classes

Julie and I have been friends for just over 11 years now. We first met at antenatal classes when she was expecting her first child and my second was on the way. We both had boys and now Julie also has two daughters.

Ever since we have been very close. I class Julie as a very good friend, who I know will always be there with helpful advice and a caring attitude. She is fun to be with and is extremely reliable. If I need any assistance or help with my own children Julie is my 'first port of call'.

Julie is very confident when dealing with all aspects of childcare and has a great relationship with both babies and older children alike. Her interest in babies, children and parenting is reflected in her previous jobs, and I am sure she will bring lots of care, support and encouragement in her role as a doula.

Jo, Horton Heath Hampshire.

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