GUILD OF PREGNANCY AND POSTNATAL INSTRUCTORS

Instructors are listed in the table below alphabetically under 'Area Covered'.

On most browsers using keys 'Ctrl F' together will bring up a search box you can use to search the page for a particular town or county.

Alternatively, you can search via a Google map based system, click here.

Just enter your location or post code and it will bring up a list of instructors below the map. Then click on the red balloons and more details about the instructor will appear.

Guild instructor member details are provided here to assist pregnant women and new mothers find a qualified pregnancy and postnatal instructor in their area. This information is also for instructor professional networking purposes of a non commercial or non profit-making nature.

Your class or individual programme format should be specifically structured and balanced for the pregnant or postnatal body, which is a vulnerable time for women and can extend for a significant period of time after the birth of your baby. We provide a list of what is not suitable here.

Please note that the Guild are not insurance brokers or insurance experts. The Guild does expect and advise instructors  to have insurance and this is normally arranged by the instructor with a specialist broker. However, you should always check with your instructor that they carry insurance, and that it is current, relevant and appropriate to your needs. Exercising with babies present needs special care and specific insurance. The Guild policy on this is set out here.

The Guild makes no claim as to  the adequacy of any training of any individual instructor, nor takes any responsibility for the practical competence of individual instructors, even though they may be a member of the Guild. Training courses vary widely in both content and standard. The information given above is to assist you to find an instructor in your area; it is not a guarantee of quality. You are reminded that it is always a good idea to ask individual instructors about qualifications, experience and commitment to continuing professional development and to follow up any claims of professional registration, such as with REPs, British Wheel of Yoga and Pilates professional bodies etc.

Certificates of qualification should be readily made available for you to see on request, including insurance, music licence and first aid. Your instructor should hold specific qualifications for the type of exercise being taught and have certificates for up to date professional development. Membership of the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPS) is desirable but not obligatory; there are different levels of registration from level 2 (lowest) to level 4 (highest) and these indicate the level of training having been undertaken by an individual instructor. Ideally those teaching yoga and Pilates should be registered with REPs to minimum level 3 and British Wheel of Yoga (for yoga).

Please note that qualifications in midwifery, physiotherapy and osteopathy do not include specific exercise/fitness qualifications and any health professional teaching exercise should also hold a specific, nationally recognised and up to date exercise teaching qualification and ideally be registered with REPs.

You also have a responsibility to be open and honest about any physical problems you may have and to follow all safety instructions given by your instructor.

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