The Active Birth Centre is the official website of Janet Balaskas and the home of Active Birth on the web. Active Birth is about welcoming babies with love and joy and having a positive experience of birth. Join us for regular pregnancy yoga classes, hypnobirthing courses, and the Active Birth Workshop (Janet's iconic antenatal course). We also offer a FEDANT accredited training programme for midwives, doulas, and antenatal teachers to become Active Birth practitioners. About Janet Balaskas: Janet is the founder of the Active Birth movement. She is an internationally renowned childbirth educator and bestselling author of 7 books published in over 11 languages. Since founding the Active Birth Movement in 1981, she has transformed the way millions of women give birth around the world, by successfully campaigning for the right for women to give birth actively. Along the way, she pioneered the concept of pregnancy yoga, popularised home birth and water birth