About Us

We can't wait to meet you! 

"With both of us facilitating the Antenatal Academy course you get double the knowledge, double the expertise and double the experience!


We believe that you need to educate and prepare both your mind and your body to have a positive experience and we were beyond excited to discover that our expertise and knowledge combines perfectly to give you a comprehensive and unique antenatal education for your mind and body. It was a no-brainer for us to develop this course and we know that what you and your birth partner will learn during our classes will make a massive impact on the birth and the first few weeks of being a parent.


To find out more about our experience and knowledge have a read below.  We can't wait to meet you and support you on your birth and parenting journey!"


Your Antenatal Educators,

Debbie & Helen

Helen Fortes

Helen Fortes is both a Teacher and a Birth and Post-natal Doula, providing emotional and practical support for families. She is a fully trained 3-step-rewind practitioner (to help couples with negative birth experiences) and birth educator, and is passionate about home birth and the rights of all women and birthing people. She also helps Debbie facilitate the local Pregnancy Support Group.


Helen loves supporting people to navigate the maternity system and give them the confidence to make informed decisions that shape their birth and postnatal experience. Helen is a Mum of two and recently a surrogate where she carried and birthed another couples baby, how amazing is that!


Find out more about Helen here http://www.natalnurturing.com


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    "She is truly amazing and we couldn't recommend her more.... thank you Helen"

    - Sylvia, N. London

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  • Helen from Antenatal Academy

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    "It's hard to express the huge gratitude I feel for Helen's loving support during my pregnancy, birth and postpartum. My baby's birth was the most incredible experience..."

    - Rachel, Cambridge

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    "I cannot express my gratitude and love enough for you, for helping bring our baby into the world.." 

    - Gary, Cambridge

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  • Debbie from Antenatal Academy

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    "I would no doubt recommend Debbie, her material is very easy to follow and she has a lovely way of teaching"               - Jhos, Mildenhall.

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    "Debbie is friendly, welcoming and professional. The course was enjoyable and worth it."  

    - Ashleigh, Bury St Edmunds

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    "...I highly recommend Debbie as a very warm, professional and knowledgeable teacher." 

    - Lucy, Bury St Edmunds

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Debbie Willis

Debbie is an Antenatal Educator, Birth Coach, Hypnobirthing Practitioner and facilitator of the Bury St Edmunds Positive Birth Group. Having learnt about hypnobirthing and after having straight forward positive birth experiences where both she and her two children were born healthy and recovered quickly, Debbie realised that she wanted to support women through teaching them how to trust their bodies and learn the very effective tools of hypnobirthing. She trained through Natal Hypnotherapy and has been supporting couples through Group and Private antenatal courses and birth coaching since 2012. 


A self-confessed ‘Birth Nut’ Debbie is an experienced facilitator; she loves talking about the nitty-gritty of birth and you certainly won’t be bored in her class!


Find out more about Debbie here www.betterbirthandbaby.co.uk/about

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