Birth Loop is a full immersive board game experience where you eat, play, laugh and learn everything you need to feel truly ready for birth. No boring lectures. No clipboards. Just real preparation that actually sticks — and a gamified innovation in reducing maternal inequalities in our communities.
What to Expect
Part escape room. Part celebration. Part life-changing preparation. Birth Loop brings together everything you need to feel confident, informed and ready.
Navigate a giant, tactile board game with real challenges, live scenarios and decisions that actually matter.
No two journeys are the same. You pick your entry point and navigate the board your way.
A midwife, a professional counsellor and peer supporters guide you the whole time.
Culturally sensitive food and drink flows throughout the session.
Every participant leaves with a physical Confidence Toolkit packed with essentials.
No cost. No catch. Childcare, travel expenses and food are covered.
About Birth Loop
Imagine an escape room designed around your birth journey. Birth Loop is a large-scale, immersive board game experience that transforms how families prepare for one of the biggest moments of their lives. Think tactile challenges, live scenarios, problem-solving under pressure and real midwife expertise — all in one celebratory space.
You navigate a colour-coded game board, choose your own path through the maternity journey, and unlock knowledge through play. Food and drink are provided throughout, culturally sensitive and delicious. You leave with a Confidence Toolkit, vouchers, and everything you need to feel ready.
What We Offer
Our flagship immersive experience — a large-scale board game where you navigate the full maternity journey through tactile challenges, peer learning, and real-world scenarios. Using Play-Doh, Dingbats, and Learning Counters to make every concept accessible.
A community-led, peer-supported space for families in the early postnatal period. Connect with others who truly understand the journey, access lived-experience guidance, and find your footing in those precious early weeks.
Everything Provided
A physical goody bag of birth & postpartum essentials to take home
Distribution of vouchers for practical birth and postnatal needs
Culturally sensitive catering — also a learning tool for gestational health
Real-time NHS service information and local support signposting
On-site childcare so parents can fully participate without worry
Travel expenses covered to remove every logistical barrier to attendance
Trauma-informed, DBS-checked facilitation throughout every session
A physical goody bag of birth & postpartum essentials to take home
Distribution of vouchers for practical birth and postnatal needs
Culturally sensitive catering — also a learning tool for gestational health
On-site childcare so parents can fully participate without worry
Travel expenses covered to remove every logistical barrier to attendance
Trauma-informed, DBS-checked facilitation throughout every session
Why Birth Loop
Birth Loop hasn't launched yet — but the need is clear and the belief is real. Here's what people are saying about why this matters.
I wish something like this existed when I was pregnant with my first. I had no idea what questions to ask or what I was entitled to. Birth Loop fills a gap that NHS appointments simply can't.
As a dad, birth education has never felt designed for me. The men's session concept is exactly what's missing — practical, jargon-free, and action-oriented. I want to feel useful, not lost.
The families I work with in South London face real inequalities in maternity outcomes. A game-based, community-rooted approach that meets people where they are is not just innovative — it's necessary.
Next Event
Location: Brixton
Session Format: Women-Only
Free to attend · 4 hours · Saturdays · Next session May 9, Brixton (Women-Only)
The People Behind Birth Loop
Every session is held by a multidisciplinary team with clinical expertise, lived experience, and deep community roots.
Founder and Lead Facilitator with experience as MNVP Lead and London Service User Rep, passionate about creating inclusive, trauma-informed spaces for birth preparation.
BACP-accredited counsellor providing trauma-informed emotional support and real-time anxiety management throughout every Birth Loop session.
Trauma Informed Support for sessionss. Passionate about empowering marginalised communities.
Specialist knowledge of the father experience to support decision making to advocate during the maternity journey.
Midwife, Health Visitor, Academic and Public Health Specialist with a passion for educating and empowering communities.
Our Partners & Funders
Awarded the THINC Fund — voted for by the Brixton community.
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