Our Ante-natal Classes

 Starting in the third trimester, we will prepare you as much as possible for all realities of birth and parenthood, from knowing what to expect in labour, being as mentally and physically prepared as possible for the birth, the immediate time afterwards and the weeks that follow.

The course runs on Monday or Tuesday evenings for 5 weeks (each session is 2 hours 7-9pm) 3 x sessions covering late pregnancy, labour and birth, 1 x session covering caring for your baby, and 1 x session on feeding.

Course dates

Mondays 18th July - 15th Aug (babies due Sept) - Full
Tuesdays 26th July - 23rd Aug (babies due Sept/ Oct) - 2 Spaces left
Mondays 5th Sept - 4th Oct (babies due Oct/ Nov) - 4 spaces left
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Antenatal Booking Form

Course Information

-  Ideally you need to be 26-33 weeks gestation at the start of the course. 

​ - The 5 week course cost is £180 and includes light refreshments (including home made cakes) and a resource pack, plus invaluable online support from a midwife, from when the course finishes - right up to when your baby is born.

- Please note that we only take a maximum of 8 couples per course to keep the group environment safe so as a result the courses usually fill up fast.

​- A £20 non-refundable deposit is required at time of booking to secure your spaces with the remaining balance due prior to course
commencement. We accept bank transfer, cheque or cash. 

What do we cover? 

Breathing Techniques
TENS
Aromatherapy
Hypnobirthing
Bath
Massage
Mobilising
Eating & Drinking
Over the counter pain relief
Staying at home/ When to go in
What a contraction feels like

Pain relief options - Entonox, Pethidine, Water, Epidural
Three stages of labour fully explained.
Complications - Meconium, Breaking Waters, Oxytocin IV, Continuous Fetal Monitoring, Fetal Blood Sampling, Early breaking of waters
Induction of labour- possible reasons
Instrumental/ Assisted births
Caesarean section
Immediate Post Delivery
Transfer to Postnatal ward
Recovery
Going Home

Feeding – breast and bottle
Postnatal Depression/ Baby Blues
Midwifery support at home
Health Visitors
Blood loss
Recovery from Birth
Bathing Baby
Nappy changing
Exercise/ Pelvic Floor
 
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Refresher Course

We are not currently offering this service

Intensive Course

We are not currently offering this service
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What parents say about our ante-natal classes...

Abi

My partner and I were really looking forward to starting the Birthing & Beyond course after being recommended by a friend as quite frankly, we had no idea what to expect about having a baby! Learning the ins and outs of labour was most helpful because they provided us with lots of information that I had no idea about. The session that spoke about c sections was particularly helpful to me after having to have an emergency c section, it meant I was able to go into it with some idea of what to expect. Lorna was absolutely fantastic and it was so nice meeting a lovely group of new mums and dads. I now have a support group of other mums going through the same as me. Also, the homemade cake they provided weekly never disappointed! Thank you so much.

Melissa
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Brilliant Course!
There's so much to think about when your a 1st time mum to be, labour is not always what you expect or hope 🙃
Having knowledge of all eventualities really helped me to stay calm throughout my labour, I can't thank my tutor enough (as she also by chance delivered my baby!)
Plus you meet a bunch of new friends all with newborns to help you get out the house when you just need a coffee and a chat.
Always a good piece of cake 🍰 on offer at each class too 😋

Chloe

​Really glad I took these classes - despite missing the last few due to having my baby early! I was so glad to have an arsenal of pain relief/comfort techniques ready when I went I to labour and my partner stayed so calm throughout, even when I was shouting that I'd changed my mind and wanted an epidural, he reminded me that I was just hitting the wall as Lorna had described 😆 Also grateful that Lorna talked about the 4th Trimester which, I discovered, is very, very real! X