Free 2-minute quiz
What's Actually Making You Anxious About Birth?
A free 2-minute quiz built by a registered midwife to help you name exactly what's behind your birth anxiety, and know exactly where to start.
WHAT'S INSIDE
A quiz that actually gets to the point.
5 quick questions that get specific
Not just "how anxious are you," but what's actually driving it.
A personalised result
Names what's on your mind so you can stop wading through generic birth content that doesn't fit.
A clear next step matched to your result
Knowing where to start is hard. You don't need the whole internet's worth of birth advice at once.
Built by a registered midwife
Rooted in real life lived experience supporting women to give birth, not just confident-sounding content.
This training is for you if...
You're expecting your first baby and feel like you should be excited, but mostly you feel anxious and can't quite explain why.
You've read a dozen birth articles that all say something different, and you're more confused now than when you started.
You want to be an active part of the decisions in your birth, not someone things just happen to.
You want to be an active part of the decisions in your birth, not someone things just happen to.
You're tired of birth content that either scares you or tells you to 'just trust your body' with nothing behind it.
โPeople walk away feeling genuinely empowered and prepared.โ
Fiona was incredibly knowledgable, helpful and passionate. We left feeling confident and reassured for the upcoming birth of our child. Highly recommend for first time parents to be informed and empowered.
Jade was so lovely and really simplified everything. Gave us a lot of confidence going into this experience as first timers. Highly recommend
Excellent session with Midwife Emily. We highly recommend attending this session to better prepare for baby's arrival.
PowerBirth gave my partner and I all of the tools we need to feel calm and confident about our upcoming birth. Beth was incredibly knowledgeable, compassionate and professional in her delivery of the course content, making us feel empowered about the birthing process and excited to meet our little boy in August. Thank you Beth!
This was myself and my husbands first birth class and we left feeling so much more confident in the birth and labour experience. We could not thank Beth enough for her guidance, willingness to answer questions and openness. Highly recommended this course for any expectant mums and birth partners.
Super helpful. Would highly recommend for any new parents looking to get a better understanding of what's to come.
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About the creator
Hey, I'm Beth Ryan, a registered midwife and the founder of PowerBirth. I wrote this guide because so much of what people are told about early labour is either vague or frightening, and neither actually helps.
This is the same physiology I teach inside PowerBirth Online, the course 1,348 people have now gone through preparing for birth.