Feel prepared for birth

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Feel prepared for birth 〰️

Self-paced | 6 modules plus bonus | ~120 minutes total | Partners included

Our comprehensive online birth prep course covers everything you need to know, at your own pace, in your own time, from the comfort of home.

Designed and presented by Rachel Fitt, Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist, Founder of Fitt Physiotherapy and mum of two planned caesareans, this course combines the latest evidence with genuine lived experience.

Enrol now, A$197

Who’s it for

This course is for you if:

  • You're pregnant and want to understand what happens to your body in birth

  • You'd like to know what's within your control, and what isn't

  • You're planning a caesarean, or want to be ready in case you need one

  • You want your partner or support person to feel prepared too

  • You don't live near a pelvic floor physio, or want to learn before you see one

It's best done in pregnancy, ideally before 34 weeks, so you have time to practise.

WHAT’S INSIDE

6 modules plus a bonus module. Everything you need.

Each module builds on the last, from understanding your pelvic floor to navigating birth choices with confidence.

  • The foundation of everything. Learn what your pelvic floor actually is, how to activate and relax it correctly, and why it matters for birth and recovery, plus what normal bladder, bowel and pelvic function looks like during pregnancy.

  • What actually happens to your pelvic floor during birth, covering perineal injury, grades of tearing, levator avulsion and what to know if you've had a severe tear previously. The full picture, delivered with honesty, not fear.

  • The practical module. Everything here is within your control, from pelvic floor relaxation and perineal massage to pushing technique, optimal fetal positioning and what the evidence says about tools like the Epi-No, Swiss ball and TENS machine in labour.

  • Know what to expect and how to advocate for yourself. Covering Australian birth statistics, induction of labour, the BRAIN framework for unexpected decisions, delayed cord clamping and how to build a birth preferences document that actually works, including the role of your support person.

  • A caesarean is birth, and it deserves the same preparation. Relevant for everyone, given unplanned caesareans occur in around 1 in 3 Australian births. Covering what to expect in theatre, birth preferences, recovery, scar care and massage, pelvic floor considerations and a safe return to exercise timeline.

  • Most birth prep courses skip this entirely. Know what to expect in the first hours after birth, including the APGAR score, Vitamin K, the heel prick test and newborn hearing screening, so you can make informed decisions rather than feeling like things are happening without your understanding.

  • The fourth trimester, covered properly. Common pelvic floor symptoms, abdominal separation, breastfeeding and your pelvic floor, postpartum sexual health, birth trauma support and a safe return to exercise timeline, for both vaginal and caesarean births.

How it works?

  • About 2 hours of video, in six modules plus a bonus

  • Online and self-paced, so watch whenever suits you

  • 6 months' access, so you can rewatch any part

  • Your partner or support person can watch with you

  • Available anywhere in Australia

Why I made this course

I'm Rachel Fitt, a Senior Pelvic Floor and Continence Physiotherapist with more than nine years in women's health. I founded Fitt Physiotherapy in Mount Waverley, Melbourne.

I'm also a mum of two. Both my babies were born by planned caesarean, so the caesarean module is close to my heart.

I made this course to empower women with education, so you can advocate for the pelvic health piece of the puzzle, wherever you live.

No two people are the same. Everyone makes their own decisions based on what's important to them and what they want their birth to look like. This course gives you honest, evidence-based information to make those decisions with confidence.

BIRTH PREP BUNDLES

Birth Prep Education

Online course

$197

  • Full online course, 6 modules plus a bonus module, 6 month access, partners included

Save when you commit to the full pathway. More information on our pathway options here.

Our bundles are designed to give you seamless, comprehensive support from pregnancy through to postpartum recovery, at a saving on individual prices.

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Birth Prep Bundle

  • Most popular

Online course + in-clinic appointment

$487 $397 Save from $40 to $90

  • Full online course, 6 modules plus a bonus module, 6 month access, partners included

  • 60-minute in-clinic practical appointment from 30 weeks

  • Transperineal ultrasound pushing technique assessment

  • Guided perineal massage

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Workshop + In-Clinic Bundle

Face to face workshop + in-clinic appointment

Pricing TBC

  • 2-hour face to face birth prep workshop

  • Partner included in workshop

  • 60-minute in-clinic practical appointment

  • Transperineal ultrasound pushing technique assessment

Coming in 2027.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • In pregnancy, ideally before 34 weeks. That gives you time to practise relaxation and perineal massage before birth.

  • No. It covers vaginal and caesarean birth, and there's a full module on caesarean birth for everyone.

  • Yes. Your partner or support person is included, and there's a section just for them.

  • 6 months from when you enrol.

  • No, it's online only. If you're near Mount Waverley, the Birth Prep Bundle adds a 60 minute in-clinic appointment from 30 weeks.

  • No. The course is general education. See your health professional for advice about your own pregnancy.

Ready to feel prepared for birth?

Enrol in online course — $197