About
Birth of Brilliance (BoB) is a social enterprise with the mission to transform lives of expectant families and childbirth practitioners through education.
Birth of Brilliance (BoB) Childbirth and Parenting programme is an evidence-based programme for expectant parents that combines education on emotional intelligence and relaxation practices with childbirth and parenting education. It is designed to prepare expectant parents for a transformative experience of pregnancy, childbirth, and parenthood.
BoB team have previously designed and delivered childbirth preparation classes to over 4000 families within NHS, with overwhelmingly positive results. The current programme has been developed based on the feedback collected from thousands of families and hundreds of birth practitioners on the influence of such education.
Research evidence suggests participation in the education is associated with improved mental wellbeing, sense of confidence, ability to cope with labour, and positive childbirth experiences, whilst reducing fear and anxiety. Such a positive mental state in parents enables them to give their child the best possible start in life in a loving and stable family, something that every child deserves!
I left the class feeling quite empowered, quite excited for my birth, I wanted to labour, to birth my child, strange thing to say’. (Louise – second pregnancy)
‘I think I’d been quite apprehensive and trying not to think about it (giving birth), but after the class I was feeling a lot more settled about it… (after birth) I found the impact on her (the baby) to be really interesting, it is noticeable. (Neave – First pregnancy)
‘I was sceptical until I understood the theory behind it, something clicked, it was a switch in the mindset’. (James – partner)
Our founder
Dr Mo Tabib, a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a registered midwife, researcher, and midwifery lecturer is the founder of Birth of Brilliance (BoB). During her career, Mo has had the privilege of serving thousands of birthing families as a community, hospital, and independent midwife since 1991. She developed the award-winning Antenatal Relaxation Classes (ARC) as an initiative in NHS Grampian. ARC won Innovation Award from Scotland Maternity & Midwifery Festival (2019), Iolanthe Midwifery Award (2020) and was short listed for Royal College of Midwives Award (2020).
Both in-person and online versions of ARC were well received by over 4,000 families from 2013 to 2023. In her PhD , she explored the influence of ARC on maternal psychological wellbeing and childbirth experiences.
She has also developed and taught Emotional Intelligence Programmes (EIPs) to childbirth practitioners and has embedded such education in undergraduate and postgraduate curricula at university. Mo’s current research interests and publications are focused on the influence of such education on wellbeing of expectant parents, future, and current childbirth practitioners. During her academic career she has received several awards for her innovative and compassionate approach to education. Mo’s work is recognised nationally and internationally with several publications and invited conference presentations.
In BoB programmes, she brings the art of midwifery, the science of psychology, research evidence, and innovative teaching methods together to serve those who have a role in nurturing the next generation.
Geraldine Stevenson is an experienced midwife, childbirth educator, and qualified in complementary therapies for midwifery practice. Geraldine is extremely passionate about providing a holistic approach to pregnancy, childbirth and beyond, and has been supporting countless numbers of women, babies, and families for over 30 years. She has had a prominent role in developing and providing award winning Antenatal Relaxation Classes (ARC) in NHS and establishing a post-date aromatherapy and acupressure clinic within NHS Grampian. Geraldine’s has introduced several initiatives to midwifery practice such as establishing brief relaxation sessions for hospital staff to reduce stress and burnout. In BoB, Geraldine combines her extensive experience of midwifery practice, childbirth education and skills in complementary therapies to provide a gold-standard education for expectant parents and childbirth practitioners. More information on the complementary therapy services that Geraldine offers can be found here.
