The Best Birth Prep in the north of Italy

I want to express my sincere gratitude for all the support you've provided us with in such a brief period. Your kindness and patience during this challenging time mean the world to me. You inspired and opened up my mind to the possibility of vaginal birth which is a massive accomplishment in our journey. Opting for the C-section was undoubtedly the best decision with the recourses we had today and I couldn't be happier with how things turned out.

Margaretha has been essential for us around the birth of our little daughter. During the hypnobirthing workshop, she had an excellent understanding of what we needed. We went very deep, and many things came to the surface—not only for me, but also for my partner and for us as a couple. This allowed me to feel exactly the connection with my partner during the birth that I had hoped for. After the birth, Margaretha supported us at home, and I felt an immense amount of love. She sensed precisely what we needed, whether it was helping with household tasks, thinking about breakfast, going to the pharmacy, or giving some attention to our other child. But beyond all the practical support, she also contributed enormously on an emotional level. After giving birth, mothers are very fragile, and with Margaretha, I felt that I could talk about anything, ask any question, and that she understood me—even when I didn’t say things out loud. We had a wonderful time and are very grateful that our paths crossed. Thank you, Margaretha.

Thank you Margaretha for helping me find my answers, for showing me that birthing my baby can be the most natural and empowering process. Thank you for teaching us and exposing us to a new world of love and supporting us through out it all. To all mommy’s out there, this is a gift to yourself and to your baby, open your heart to pure love. Margaretha has been there every step of the way giving us her full support. This is why working with her has been truly magical.

I want to thank you for your unvaluable help Margaretha. Beyond your HypnoBirthing teaching skills, it is your interpersonal skills which really makes you an outstanding teacher and the course so effective. Your ability to pick up on fears and concerns even when not verbally expressed make all the difference. Thanks to you I enjoyed a very serene end of pregnancy and was prepared for birth. What I did not expect from this course but was crucial in the end is that is empowers you to ask questions, make informed choices and be in control of how your birth should play out. Thank you so much for bringing HypnoBirthing to Italy and for being such a wonderful person inside out. It is so brave and inspiring to take a leap like this in a foreign country! Lots of love,

After years of life abroad, Luis and I decided to come to Milano - my birthplace and home - to give birth to our first baby before moving to his home place, Argentina. We knew we did not want a classical hospital birth and with this mindset and in the midst of such emotional and geographical change, we met Margaretha. We profited from all services offered by her – from Hypnobirthing classes, to doula services, to psycho-energetic counseling. What struck and helped me most was the calm and confidence Margaretha is able to convey to you. She is amazing at creating a safe space around you wherever you are and in which you’re able to come in touch with your true feelings. Furthermore she has supported us in taking some decisions which I was afraid to take because against the mainstream. They have proved to be the best option for my new family! Before, during and after she is there for you.

Myself & my husband completed our hypnobirthing course with Margaretha Lesman over a w-end together with another couple & I can honestly say it was the most amazing enlightening birth journey course (is how I would describe it😉)! I am expecting my 2nd baby & I wish I had known about hypnobirthing when I was expecting my 1st. By the end of the course I felt empowered & much wiser regarding how labour progresses & a deeper understanding of the birth journey. Overall I feel a sense of calm & positivity as my due date approaches. Margaretha has much wisdom to share & I am so glad I completed her hypnobirthing course in a relaxed & open space. It is a w-end of your time well spent.

Margaretha is such an angel. I asked for her help and support when I was still in one of the hospitals of Milan, a few days after my son's birth. I was miserably trying to breastfeed him as he was losing lots of weight after 2 days. I can't express how helpful Margaretha was by being so supportive, sharing her deep knowledge with me and calming me.

Dopo due giorni di corso con Margaretha io e mio marito Francesco ci siamo sentiti più forti e rassicurati riguardo al percorso che abbiamo deciso di intraprendere, ci siamo sentiti guidati è mai giudicati. Abbiamo imparato tante cose e messe in discussione tante altre. Consigliamo a tutti la gentilezza e la fermezza di Margaretha che è una persona di grandissima esperienza, coscienziosa e con una passione immensa. Grazie !

I met Margaretha during my pregnancy, an amazing hypnobirthing practitioner, very informative and well experienced. She prepared me for the birth of my baby girl in such a calm and relaxing way, I had no idea how tense I was. It was such a relief! First she helped me to come over my fears, understand my power, she made me take over the control of the whole process in a continuous supportive and positive mood. She was my mentor, my therapist, my sister, my rock. I feel so blessed to have had her support in such a delicate period of my life, I suggest HypnoBirthing with Margaretha to all the mom-to-be!

Myself & my husband completed our hypnobirthing course with Margaretha Lesman over a w-end together with another couple & I can honestly say it was the most amazing enlightening birth journey course (is how I would describe it)! I am expecting my 2nd baby & I wish I had known about hypnobirthing when I was expecting my 1st. By the end of the course I felt empowered & much wiser regarding how labour progresses & a deeper understanding of the birth journey. Overall I feel a sense of calm & positivity as my due date approaches. Margaretha has much wisdom to share & I am so glad I completed her hypnobirthing course in a relaxed & open space. It is a w-end of your time well spent.

I was introduced to Margaretha by a friend towards the end of my pregnancy. I was planning a homebirth and had been fairly confident throughout the pregnancy but as the birth grew closer I had a few questions and doubts. These related to my lack of understanding of the Italian system but also the unstructured planning approach taken by my midwives, the langauge barrier and my worry that I would be pushed towards an induction should the baby be "late" as it was suggested baby was big at various scans. A session with Margaretha gave me answers to my practical questions for navigating the local systems but also gave me the confidence to challenge the suggestions that the baby would need to be induced and request the additional support I needed from the midwives I was working with. She reminded me this was no time to be the overly polite "good girl". A really positive experience!

For any woman who wants to prepare for a natural birth, without the 'fear factor', I would highly recommend the hypnobirthing course with Margaretha. Personally, it really helped me to feel relaxed and confident that it is possible to give birth without the need for medical interventions and pharmaceutical pain relief, if you just trust your own body that it knows what it needs to do and when. I have found the breathing techniques, meditations and affirmations (that I use on a daily basis) to be very helpful and I feel prepared for when the time comes. Margaretha is wonderfully warm and open - she has a lovely energy about her and creates a beautiful, calming and supportive atmosphere in her studio. I also loved the fact that the partners are included in a very significant way during the course- after all, they have an important supporting role to play at the birth! My partner and I really enjoyed the experience we shared together with another lovely couple and we are very grateful to have discovered Margaretha and this course in time for our new arrival. I'm very much looking forward to working with Margaretha again postpartum.