Holistic Maternity Care
& Online Courses
We serve women, not the system
Experience holistic maternity care throughout Pregnancy, birth and beyond
BLACK FRIDAY DEALS!
Transform your pregnancy or career with our Childbirth Preparation & Advocacy Course—now 30% off with code BLACK30!
This comprehensive course offers everything you need for a truly empowered journey in childbirth education, whether you’re expecting or looking to start a new career as a certified and accredited doula. You’ll gain access to:
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Extensive Pregnancy & Birth Education: Dive into hours of expertly curated content on pregnancy, childbirth, trauma, and healing practices, helping you approach birth with confidence and calm.
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Supportive Community: Connect with hundreds of experienced birth workers ready to share insights, answer questions, and support you every step of the way.
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Flexible Learning: Enjoy a blend of live sessions and home-study modules, so you can learn on your schedule while receiving real-time guidance and support.
This course isn’t just about gaining knowledge; it’s about transforming yourself and, if you choose, preparing for a meaningful career supporting others in birth and advocacy.
Use code BLACK30 for 30% off—an unmissable chance to invest in yourself, your birth experience, and potentially, a whole new career path!
Who we are
The Free Thinking
Maternity Organisation
Become a certified natural birth practitioner with our free thinking organisation. From childbirth classes for expectant parents to online doula training, we offer a range of courses to empower you throughout pregnancy, birth, and beyond. Specialising in human rights, we provide guidance and support in birth choices and social services referrals. Enrol in our one-year birth attendant course or take advantage of our courses to navigate the system and understand your rights. Join us for a transformative journey in maternity care. This is the future of maternity care, this is When Push Comes To Shove.
Pregnancy Care & Services
We provide NON clinical maternity care. We have Natural Birth Practitioners all over the UK & in 9 other countries.
Certified Courses
Train with us and change the world. Become a certified birth practitioner whilst enjoying the benefit of self development & spiritual growth.
The Unity Project
The Unity Project is an empowering branch of When Push Comes To Shove (WPCTS), a movement designed to herald the era of the divine feminine.
The Creator
Nickita Starck
Nickita Starck is founder of When Push Comes To Shove – the fastest growing alternative maternity structure in the world.
WPCTS is an EBE award nominated organisation dedicated to empowering women while working closely with The PHA.
Nickita founded the organisation in 2021 when independent midwives in the UK lost their insurance to practice. This was the last hope for women to have autonomy over their birth.
“Since day One Nickita has been like a beacon of light for me at a time when I desperately needed it. Feeling lost within the world of midwifery as it currently stands, I found myself feeling lost and without direction.Nickita was so lovely and kind and reassuring and helped me to at least have hope that there definitely is another way….
Her courses introduced the world of being a birth assistant, guardian in such a beautiful way and she introduced us to everything from looking after ourselves, first and foremost and figuring how we use our Gifts to assist our ladies and just understanding the beauty of natural birth and our ability to be with women as we had always wanted to.
Nickita’s course is a Godsend and I would highly recommend her course to open up yourself to the fact that there really is another way.
Simply Amazing”
“Since day One Nickita has been like a beacon of light for me at a time when I desperately needed it. Feeling lost within the world of midwifery as it currently stands, I found myself feeling lost and without direction.Nickita was so lovely and kind and reassuring and helped me to at least have hope that there definitely is another way….
Her courses introduced the world of being a birth assistant, guardian in such a beautiful way and she introduced us to everything from looking after ourselves, first and foremost and figuring how we use our Gifts to assist our ladies and just understanding the beauty of natural birth and our ability to be with women as we had always wanted to.
Nickita’s course is a Godsend and I would highly recommend her course to open up yourself to the fact that there really is another way.
Simply Amazing”
“Since day One Nickita has been like a beacon of light for me at a time when I desperately needed it. Feeling lost within the world of midwifery as it currently stands, I found myself feeling lost and without direction.Nickita was so lovely and kind and reassuring and helped me to at least have hope that there definitely is another way….
Her courses introduced the world of being a birth assistant, guardian in such a beautiful way and she introduced us to everything from looking after ourselves, first and foremost and figuring how we use our Gifts to assist our ladies and just understanding the beauty of natural birth and our ability to be with women as we had always wanted to.
Nickita’s course is a Godsend and I would highly recommend her course to open up yourself to the fact that there really is another way.
Simply Amazing”
