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Pregnancy Dialogues

A gentle small-group programme for connection and reflection during pregnancy

Pregnancy Dialogues is a facilitated prenatal bonding programme for expectant parents.

Through guided reflection, relaxation exercises, and supportive group conversations, parents are invited to slow down, connect with their baby during pregnancy, and explore the emotional transition into parenthood.

Sessions explore topics such as:

Connection with your baby

Pregnancy and emotional wellbeing

Birth preparation

Family relationships and support

Becoming a parent

Life after birth

The programme is informed by prenatal and perinatal psychology, attachment research, and the Prenatal Bonding (BA) approach developed by Jenő Raffai and György Hidas.

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When a Medical Diagnosis Changes Everything — You Still Have a Way to Connect.

Pregnancy Dialogues helps you build calm, connection, and confidence before your baby arrives.

When your baby’s health is uncertain, pregnancy can stop feeling like yours.
You become a patient, a decision-maker, a worrier, everything but a parent who gets space to bond, wonder, and dream.

When pregnancy becomes focused on appointments, diagnoses, or uncertainty, parents can easily lose space simply to know and connect with their baby. Pregnancy Dialogues gently helps make room for that relationship again.

It’s a gentle, research-informed programme that supports you to:

create a sense of safety and connection with your baby, even in uncertainty
practice calming and grounding techniques that support both parent and baby
strengthen communication and connection with your partner before life becomes more medically complex
The next group is starting mid July 2026 – If you’re pregnant between 25-32 weeks pregnant in that time, you’re welcome to join us! Click the button below.

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About Mathilde

Parent Coach | Facilitator | Researcher

I’m Mathilde, a parent support coach and group facilitator with over 20 years of experience walking alongside families in the medical system. I’ve stepped into hundreds of living rooms, holding space for parents in their hardest moments—with empathy, courage, and calm. My work centres on helping parents bond with their baby before birth, steady themselves through pregnancy and NICU, and find their way forward as a family. I’m not afraid of big emotions or difficult stories; my role is to create a safe, supportive space where parents feel seen, connected, and equipped for the journey ahead.

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Supporting the Whole Parent

Pregnancy affects more than the physical body alone. During stressful or medically complex pregnancies, it can become easy for the emotional and relational aspects of pregnancy to be overshadowed by appointments, information, decisions, and medical care.

Pregnancy Dialogues creates space to slow down and reconnect with the whole experience of pregnancy, including emotional wellbeing, reflection, connection, and support.

The programme is shaped by holistic understandings of wellbeing reflected in Te Whare Tapa Whā, recognising the importance of caring for the whole person and the relationships around them.

This may include space for:

calm and rest
emotional reflection
strengthening connection with baby and whānau
grounding during times of change or uncertainty

What Sessions Are Like

Each session begins by slowing down through gentle breathing or guided relaxation, creating space to settle and connect. Sessions also include a simple candle-lighting ritual to acknowledge the presence of each baby within the group.

Sessions include reflective conversation, quiet connection exercises with your baby, and opportunities to explore themes around pregnancy, birth, relationships, and becoming a parent.

You may be invited to:

notice your baby’s movements and responses
reflect on hopes, fears, and expectations
explore changing family relationships
practice calming and grounding techniques
connect with other expectant parents in a supportive environment

The sessions are gentle, welcoming, and non-judgemental. There is no pressure to share beyond what feels comfortable.

Grounded in Te Whare Tapa Whā

Pregnancy Dialogues is grounded in both prenatal and perinatal psychology and Te Whare Tapa Whā, recognising that pregnancy affects the whole person: body, emotions, relationships, and sense of meaning.

Taha Tinana (body): breathing, relaxation, and settling the nervous system
Taha Hinengaro (mind and emotions): space for reflection, fears, hopes, and adjustment
Taha Whānau (relationships): strengthening connection with baby, partner, and support people
Taha Wairua (meaning and grounding): making space for values, identity, and inner steadiness during pregnancy.

Like the four walls of a wharenui, each part supports the others.

Pregnancy is a busy time of life, both physically and mentally. By dedicating the time for this course I felt better prepared for the birth of our beautiful baby. The relaxation techniques were beneficial during pregnancy, labour and even today I use the technique to co-regulate when my baby is upset (Gastric Reflux), it works a charm. By learning to stop and connect with my baby I was able to refocus on what was important.

Mathilde just has this really warm, respectful way about her. The sessions made me slow down and actually connect with my baby in the womb—it wasn’t something I’d ever thought about before. It made me realise how much my own behaviour shapes our relationship as a family. The classes were super friendly and welcoming, and I’ve even made some beautiful friendships along the way.

- Chelsea

During the pregnancy dialogues we were encouraged to find a song to sing to our baby while they were still in the womb. I chose a song that was meaningful to me, and I sang it regularly throughout my pregnancy. After our son was born, there were moments when he would cry, likely from a headache caused by the vacuum delivery. Whenever I started singing that same song, he would quiet down almost immediately. It was as if he recognized it—such a beautiful, amazing, and helpful gift! The pregnancy dialogues were also incredibly valuable for other reasons. They gave me the space to reflect on my own upbringing and to articulate my vision for parenting in a way I hadn’t done before. It was eye-opening and helped me think more clearly about the kind of parent I wanted to be.

Monique

A Gentle Starting Point

If you are still considering whether Pregnancy Dialogues is right for you, or waiting for a new group to begin, this free resource offers a small reflective exercise to help you slow down, feel more grounded, and reconnect with yourself and your baby during times of stress or uncertainty.

This short, research-backed guide will show you:

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