Holistic Maternity Care
& Online Courses

                                                     We serve women, not the system

Experience holistic maternity care throughout Pregnancy, birth and beyond

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

Pregnancy Care

We provide NON clinical maternity care. We have Natural Birth Practitioners all over the UK & in 9 other countries.

Certified Maternity Doula Courses Online

Certified Courses

Train with us and change the world. Become a certified birth practitioner whilst enjoying the benefit of self development & spiritual growth. 

Advocacy Services

Know your rights in birth. Book a 1-1 zoom consultation for bespoke support to craft your perfect birth plan or contact us if you have been referred to social services.

Nickita Starck - When Push Comes to Shove Founder

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”

Beverley, Birth Assistant Course Participant

“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”

Beverley, Birth Assistant Course Participant

“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”

Beverley, Birth Assistant Course Participant
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