The Birth Trauma Training Programme

Our best-selling CPD-certified online course is open for sign ups. You can join us for live training in November.

More info here

“This course is inclusive, the information is current, relevant and needed now more than ever. Thank you!”

— Jasmina Brković

Our online training course (called “The Birth Trauma Training Programme”) is designed for any professional looking to upskill around birth trauma, the cost of caring and trauma-informed ways of working. It is interactive, accessible, action-packed and includes:

  • Five modules of learning

  • A download of all course slides, references and notes

  • A quiz and education in practice handouts

  • 6 months access to recordings

  • A PDF Download of the Make Birth Better Training Manual

We’re incredibly proud of the results our training delivers. Your course will not disappoint.

Please note: this course attracts a wide range of professionals with a broad range of experience and the content is designed for this purpose. Therefore if you feel you already have extensive experience, please contact us directly here about the right training for you.

What topics does it cover?

    • The wider context around trauma

    • Birth trauma as perinatal trauma

    • Prevalence & causes of birth trauma

    • Susceptibility to birth trauma

    • The Make Birth Better Model

    • Trauma-informed ways of working

    • The psychological impact of caring

    • Ideas for driving systemic & cultural change

    • Tools for looking after your teams and you

    • Wrap up of course content

    • Spotting the signs of birth trauma

    • Partners and babies

    • Managing enquiry with confidence

    • Evidence-based assessment

    • Treatment, therapy & healing

    • Co-regulation, empathy and consent

    • Containing anger, rage and hyperarousal

    • Trauma-informed birth planning

    • Grounding techniques

    • Communication & language

    • The role of power & systems

    • Exploring susceptibility to birth trauma

    • Spotlight on race, sexual trauma, birth injuries and LGBTQIA+

The live training will be facilitated by: Trudi Webber (Training Lead), Dr Rebecca Moore (Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist and MBB Co-founder), Kate Greenstock (Midwife & Coach), Sakina Ballard (Advanced Lived Experience Practioner and MBB Director) and Natasha Williams (Psychotherapist).

The sessions include the voices of women, birthing people and families who have experienced birth trauma, as well as professionals who have experienced vicarious trauma. Each session also includes time for reflection so you can design the actions you want to take to make birth better.

“Everything I have learnt during this course will help me during my future career.”

— Jonanna Simpson

The Team

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    Dr Rebecca Moore

    Founder & Perinatal Psychiatrist


    Rebecca works as a Perinatal Psychiatrist (20+ yrs) in London, dealing with infertility, pregnancy loss, anxiety, depression, OCD and trauma. She founded MBB with Dr Emma Svanberg.

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    Trudi Webber

    Training Director

    Trudi has over 15 years of project management experience, particularly in charity and corporate relationships in maternal health and education sectors. She has also worked as a childbirth educator, yoga for pregnancy teacher and doula for 20 years. She uses her extensive skillset to facilitate and improve our Make Birth Better (bespoke) training and its effectiveness.

  • Natasha Williams

    Associate Trainer

    Natasha is a trauma informed Psychotherapist with nearly 30 years of working within social care and mental health provision. She brings a wealth of personal and professional experience, knowledge and insight in terms of Reproductive trauma. Natasha is passionate in advocating for change, particularly through effective training.

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    Illiyin Morrison

    Midwife


    Illiyin is an award-winning, dedicated registered midwife, author (The Birth Debrief) and perinatal trauma specialist. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her work and her unwavering commitment to maternal well-being extends beyond the birthing suite. She advocates for comprehensive postpartum care, destigmatising mental health challenges, racism and unconscious bias and fostering a supportive community for all parents.

Study Live with Us

Join our immersive live training experience across two half-days in November 2026.

Live course (£249 - payment plans available): The next round of live training will be held on Thursday 5th November (9am-1.30pm GMT) & Monday 9th November 2026 (9.30am-12.30pm GMT).

There will be five modules of online learning with the MBB team of experts, held over two intensive-style half days of training.

When you complete this course you will get a CPD certified certificate for six hours of training.

Modules:

  • What is Birth Trauma with Trudi Webber
  • The cost of caring with Kate Greenstock
  • Symptoms, assessment & enquiry with Dr Rebecca Moore
  • Managing trauma and improving communication with Natasha Williams
  • Systems change & susceptibility with Illiyin Morrison.

All sessions will be recorded and can be accessed until June 2027.

Note: there’s an option to buy your ticket with a payment plan (5 x £50/month).

Are you a student? We offer a 50% student discount - email us here for your discount code.

Join us in November

The benefits of joining the live programme include:

  • More experiential learning

  • Greater sense of accountability

  • A chance to learn alongside likeminded professionals and colleagues

  • Ask real-time questions of your expert facilitators

If this date does not work for you, or you wish to get started right away, this training is available as a instant access self-paced study which you can find below.

Start Training Now

Want to start study immediately? Prefer self-paced study?

Our Instant Access course is available all year round.

The instant access training is facilitated by: Trudi Webber (Training Lead), Dr Rebecca Moore (Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist and MBB Co-founder), Kate Greenstock (Midwife & Coach), Sakina Ballard (Advanced Lived Experience Practioner and MBB Director) and Natasha Williams (Psychotherapist).

Instant Access (£199 - payment plans available): This self-paced study option gives you access all five modules of brilliant training immediately. You will be watching pre-recorded videos and be able to submit questions to us throughout.

When you complete this course you will get a CPD certified certificate for seven hours of training.

Each module is 1.5 hours long and comes with an additional learning library.

You have six months to complete the training from the day of purchase so you can choose how and when you wish to work through it. This option is ideal for people who want to start now and would prefer a lower price. Note: If you decide once you’ve purchased ‘instant access’ that you also want to join a future live round we will give you 50% off the live access ticket price.

Note: there’s an option to buy your ticket with a payment plan (4 x £50/month). Are you a student? We offer a 50% student discount - email us here for your discount code.

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“I highly recommend for anyone working with women and birthing people in any capacity. Together we can change the experiences of those using our maternity system as well as those who work in it.”

— TS

Want to see how the course looks?

Join our Lauren in the video below for a little tour of our training hub: showing you the great stuff that awaits when you sign up. For a quick peek (under a minute) see our reel here.

FAQs

  • On purchasing the training, you will receive an email with details of how to access our training hub. From here you will be able to access the training, worksheets, slides and all of the bonuses.

  • Yes, we can arrange this for you. Please just email us here with your requirements.

  • You’ll have access to the online course recordings for 6 months from the after the live session, or the date of purchase if you choose instant access.

  • Yes! If you have any questions or queries about the training, please send them over to hello@makebirthbetter.org and we will get them answered as quickly as possible.

  • Our course has passed the rigorous assessment criteria set by the CPD Certification Service who only certify courses which meet the very highest standards in training. All certificates provided at the end of this course will be officially “CPD-certified”. Please kindly note that this should not be confused with any governmentally recognised qualification and as such should not be regarded as certifying competence in performing a particular role, treatment or activity so may not be sufficient to obtain liability insurance.

    Please note that CPD certification cannot be issued until payment plans are complete.

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If for any reason you need to contact us directly, please email hello@makebirthbetter.org