About

What is Mother’s Wisdom?

Mother’s Wisdom was Founded by Anne Jeffery, it provides a personalised woman-centred approach from Pregnancy to Parenthood . Arming expectant parents with antenatal education, knowledge and support so that they know and understand how their body works for them and their baby during labour.

When your baby is born you have now entered a whole new realm whether you are a first time mother or have previously given birth. . Every birth and every baby is different. Now there is a whole new dynamic going on in your life and relationships. Mother’s Wisdom is here to hold your hand and be a safe haven while you are adjusting to life with a new born or planning a subsequent pregnancy.

Who is Anne?

Anne is a Teacher, Speaker and Coach, she has worked and supported women (and their families) in all aspects of their physical , spiritual and emotional and mental health needs for more than 20 years within the NHS and independently. Anne continues with her own yoga practice and healing journey, she has been practising yoga for 23 years and brings the knowledge and wisdom of her teachers and herself to her clients.

Anne’s passion is supporting women enabling them to blossom, to know their own worth and capabilities so that they can make the best fully informed choices for themselves, their families, in whatever setting they are in.. It is women who are the change makers and will shape this world for the better.

Training, Experience and Qualifications

Anne qualified as a Registered General Nurse and practised within the NHS for over 40 years, 20 years of which were spent in the hospital setting. Anne spent 14 years working in a busy adult and paediatric Accident and Emergency department and was the Accident and Emergency nurse manager for 6 years. 

She furthered her education and undertook a BSC Hons in Public Health and became a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor RHV, BSC. Hons Public Health) Becoming a perinatal mental health and breastfeeding specialist.

  • Registered general Nurse

  • Health visitor BSC.Hons Public Health 

  • Certified Hypnobirthing practitioner for the past 18 years teaching antenatal classes with the NHS and Privately. 

  • An Active Birth teacher, teaching pregnancy and postnatal yoga. Taught by Janet Balaskas of the Active Birth Centre. She has taught Active birth classes with the NHS as well as Independently 

  • Doula A birth Doula/birth companion, trained by Dr Michel Odent and Lillianna Lammers Doula 

  • NCT Breastfeeding counsellor supporting breastfeeding cafes and working to UNICEF standards 

  • Baby Massage Instructor certified with IAIM (International Association of Infant Massage)

  • One of Many Coach and Trainer 2016. Anne utilised her coaching and training experience within the NHS as an advanced quality improvement practitioner and Independently 

  • Trauma support and resolution EMDR 2022 EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing)

Anne ensures that she is professionally up to date with current research and practice and attends regular continuous professional development in the areas of birth, parenting, women’s health, physical, psychological, spiritual and emotional well being. 

Experience Highlights

  • Breastfeeding Support

    Anne has supported well in excess of 1000 women and babies to successfully breastfeed and overcome many breastfeeding challenges enabling mothers to breastfeed as long as they wished.

  • NHS Support Groups

    Anne devised and facilitated an NHS postnatal yoga and psychological support group for women and their babies. The group was evaluated and 100% of those who attended stated they had become more confident parents and trusted their instincts

  • Wealth of Experience

    Anne has supported women and their partners throughout pregnancy, during birth, postnatally, multiple births in all situations and settings, home birth, Cesarean, Water-birth, breech birth and births deemed as High Risk.