The Birthing Institute Pty Ltd is an Australian company located at 3 Moran Close, Main Arm 2482 Australia, with ABN 51 155 526 917 and can be contacted via email on info@shebirths.com. These terms of use govern your use of this site, which is provided by our company, The Birthing Institute.

By accessing this site, you are indicating your acknowledgment and acceptance of these terms of use. These terms of use are subject to change by our company at any time in its discretion. your use of this site after such changes are implemented constitutes your acknowledgment and acceptance of the changes. Please consult these terms of use regularly. We may, at any time, and at our sole discretion, modify these Terms and Conditions of Use, including our Privacy Policy, with or without notice to the User. Any such modification will be effective immediately upon public posting. Your continued use of our Service and this Site following any such modification constitutes your acceptance of these modified Terms.

Upon purchasing a Weekend Course or paying a deposit towards a Weekend Course you are agreeing to The Birthing Institute’s COVID Plan.

Podcast Disclaimer

The only purpose of this podcast (The She Births® Show) is to educate and to inform. It is no substitute for professional care by a doctor or other qualified medical professional. This podcast is provided on the understanding that it does not constitute medical or other professional advice or services. The Birthing Institute assumes no liability for any of your activities in connection with this podcast or for your use of this podcast in connection with your Web site, computer or playing device.

Product Delivery

Upon purchase, you will receive an email with a link to a direct download for your product or access to the members area. If you do not receive this it is your responsibility to contact us via phone or email.

Product Purchases

Upon purchasing a Weekend Course or paying a deposit towards a Weekend Course you are agreeing to The Birthing Institute’s COVID Plan

Charges from this site will appear as The Birthing Institute on your credit card statement. When you are purchasing from this site you agree to be billed either as a one-off transaction, or recurring subscription, depending on the product you have purchased.

During uncertain times we need to adhere to Government guidelines. This could mean that a group face to face course becomes a private course, a face to face course with restricted numbers, a group live zoom course or a full online course with private consultation. If you are in lockdown, live in an area that has been declared a hotspot, borders have been closed and you are unable to attend a face to face course, alternatives will be provided for you. Your health and safety are of the utmost importance to us. Please note that no refunds will be made available if these changes occur as there is NO material change to our services.

Returns Policy

Weekend Course refunds

She Births® is committed to supporting families through education as well as our unique technology platform and private community. By engaging with any of our antenatal programs, you will be given information and exclusive access that will help you create a beautiful birth, no matter what unfolds.

A non-refundable deposit of $397 is paid per couple when booking any Weekend Course. Spaces are strictly limited in all of these programs. The deposit, along with your completed registration form, will give you access to the She Births® Online Resources so you can begin to engage with our unique curriculum and practices.

Upon purchasing any course with us, you will be accepting Terms and Conditions stating that a deposit is non-refundable and any balance of payment is only ever refunded at the discretion of The Birthing Institute. According to the ACCC and NSW Fair Trading, She Births® does not have to return any balance of payment unless fair reason and a medical certificate is supplied at least 48 hours before the course. We have the right to refuse a refund request and if a refund is accepted, a cancellation fee will be charged.

No show without any form of communication will not be refunded. The ACCC clearly states that you can not cancel your course if you fail to explain your needs to the provider within a reasonable time period.

If a booking is cancelled within four weeks of a course date, the remaining balance will only be returned at the discretion of The Birthing Institute when the place has been filled by another couple. She Births® will make every effort to fill that space and refund the balance of payment only. A deposit will be retained to cover administration and/or marketing costs to find a replacement.

We are aware that difficult circumstances can occur, but please note we do NOT offer refunds for a ‘change of mind’. Depending upon the circumstances surrounding the need to cancel or reschedule, it is expected that individuals take responsibility to appropriately communicate to She Births® and make alternate arrangements such as booking a private course or changing to an online course either for a vaginal or c-section birth. The Birthing Institute reserves the right to make alternative arrangements for you should the need arise and can transfer your access to an online program.

Online Courses

Our Online Courses are available to all participants for 12 months from the date of purchase.

Requests for refunds are only considered if the request is received within 30 days of purchase, and a legitimate reason is given in terms of your satisfaction with the curriculum. We do not offer a ‘Change of mind’ refund.

She Births® reserves the right to refuse refunds for our technology products and will charge a cancellation fee if the request for a refund is approved.

Products refunds

We are happy to exchange for another item, subject to availability should your item be proven to be faulty and if the request is received within 30 days of purchase and the product has not been damaged by use. Exchanges can take up to 10 business days to process. We do not offer a ‘change of mind’ refund. Should we need to refund an item, a cancellation fee will be charged, and customers are liable for the cost of returning the product via post. We will accept up to one exchange per order.

In addition to any excuse provided by applicable law, we shall be excused from liability for non-delivery or delay in delivery of any products and services available through our site arising from any event beyond our reasonable control, whether or not foreseeable by either party, including but not limited to, labour disturbance, war, fire, accident, adverse weather, inability to secure transportation, governmental act or regulation, and other causes or events beyond our reasonable control, whether or not similar to those which are enumerated above.

What if I am having a c-section.

Contrary to what some people believe; you DO have options and need empowering knowledge when having a c-section. Your choices can have a considerable effect on your state of mind as you birth, your comfort, the atmosphere of the room and your baby’s introduction to the world. You prepare well for important events in your life and are used to making empowered choices… a belly birth should be no different!

All of the following tools and techniques videos apply to your birth, and the whole following education curriculum, including principles and hormones, will help you with a positive mindset. Within our Belly Birth Online Course you can discover even more.

All four breathing techniques (some mums even push during a c-section birth)
Acupressure for breastfeeding
Massage techniques prior to birth to pregnancy comfort
Nutrition for better health, recovery and understanding your baby’s microbiome
Three visualisations (Some mums write their positive birth visualisation based on visualisation #4. Listen to ‘scripting your birth’ podcast with Peta Kelly and utilise the music track inside your app/Spotify playlist provided.)
Breastfeeding and baby-led attachment can allow you to still encourage a ‘crawl’ to the breast and make feeding easier.

Credit Card Security

All transactions are processed via a third party PCI Compliant provider called Stripe.

Access To This Site

You agree to use this site only for the lawful purposes described in more detail in the “Restrictions on Use” section below. You agree not to take any action that might compromise the security of the site, render the site inaccessible to others or otherwise cause damage to the site or the Content. You agree not to add to, subtract from, or otherwise modify the Content, or to attempt to access any Content that is not intended for you. You agree not to use the Site in any manner that might interfere with the rights of third parties. To access this site or some of the resources it has to offer, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of this site that all the information you provide on this site will be correct, current, and complete. If our Company believes the information you provide is not correct, current, or complete, we have the right to refuse you access to this site or any of its resources and to terminate or suspend your access at any time, without notice.

Restrictions On Use

This site is provided solely for non-commercial, personal use, and/or so that you may learn about our Company and the services we provide. You may not use this site for any other purpose, including any commercial purpose, without our Company’s express prior written consent. For example, you may not (and may not authorise any other party to) (i) co-brand this site, or (ii) frame this site, or (iii) hyperlink to this site, without the express prior written permission of an authorised representative of our Company. For purposes of these Terms of Use, “co-branding” means to display a name, logo, trademark, or other means of attribution or identification of any party in such a manner as is reasonably likely to give a user the impression that such other party has the right to display, publish, or distribute this site or Content accessible within this site. You agree to cooperate with our Company in causing any unauthorised co-branding, framing or hyper-linking immediately to cease.

Proprietary Information

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Hyperlinks

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Submissions

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Child Safety

Protecting the online privacy of children is especially important to us, and those under the age of 13 are protected by federal law. For that reason, our Company does not knowingly permit children under the age of 13 to become registered members of our sites or to buy goods and services on our sites, without verifiable parental consent. Our Company does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information about children under 13, except with their parent’s express consent. If we ever include children under the age of 13 as part of our intended site audience, those specific web pages will, in accordance with the provisions of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), be clearly identified and provide an explicit privacy notice; and we will provide processes to obtain parental approval, provide access to information and allow parents to request removal of their children’s personal information.

Downloading Materials

You understand that our Company cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the Internet will be free of viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other code that may manifest contaminating or destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to this site for the reconstruction of any lost data. Our Company does not assume any responsibility or risk for your use of the Internet.

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Limitation On Liability

Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, licensors, service providers, content providers, employees, agents, officers, and directors will not be liable for any incidental, direct, indirect, punitive, actual, consequential, special, exemplary, or other damages, including loss of revenue or income, pain and suffering, emotional distress, or similar damages, even if company has been advised of the possibility of such damages. in no event will the collective liability of company and its subsidiaries, affiliates, licensors, service providers, content providers, employees, agents, officers, and directors, to any party (regardless of the form of action, whether in contract, tort, or otherwise) exceed the greater of $100 or the amount you have paid to company for the applicable content, product or service out of which liability.

Indemnity

You will indemnify and hold Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, licensors, content providers, service providers, employees, agents, officers, directors, and contractors (hereinafter known as the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from any breach of these Terms of Use by you, including any use of Content other than as expressly authorised in these Terms of Use. You agree that the Indemnified Parties will have no liability in connection with any such breach or unauthorised use, and you agree to indemnify any and all resulting loss, damages, judgments, awards, costs, expenses, and attorney’s fees of the Indemnified Parties in connection therewith. You will also indemnify and hold the Indemnified Parties harmless from and against any claims brought by third parties arising out of your use of the information accessed from this site. Information you provide You may not post, send, submit, publish, or transmit in connection with this site any material that:

you do not have the right to post, including proprietary material of any third party;
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threatens or abuses others, libels, defames, invades privacy, stalks, is obscene, pornographic, racist, abusive, harassing, threatening or offensive;
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impersonates or misrepresents your connection to any other entity or person or otherwise manipulates headers or identifiers to disguise the origin of the content;
advertises any commercial endeavour (e.g., offering for sale products or services) or otherwise engages in any commercial activity (e.g., conducting raffles or contests, displaying sponsorship banners, and/or soliciting goods or services) except as may be specifically authorised on this site;
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includes programs which contain viruses, worms and/or Trojan horses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications;
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Security

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Miscellaneous

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