The UK’s leading sovereign birth organisation
Birth is powerful. So are the women who protect it.
When Push Comes to Shove trains doulas, supports families, and advocates for women facing pressure from the system, built on sovereignty, informed consent, and the courage to stand outside when we need to.
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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”
