Online Antenatal Class
Antenatal Class Overview:
Our Antenatal Class is structured to provide you with a thorough understanding of various aspects of pregnancy, labour, and postnatal care.
Here's a glimpse into what our sessions cover:
Pregnancy Aches and Pains: Addressing the discomforts commonly experienced during pregnancy and offering practical strategies to ease them, ensuring a more comfortable and enjoyable journey.
Labour Stages 1 to 3:
- Identifying Signs of Labour: Guidance on recognising the onset of labor and understanding the signs.
- Stages of Labour: Detailed insights into each stage, including what to expect and how to navigate through them.
- Hospital Arrival: When to head to the hospital, coordinating with your Lead Maternity Carer (LMC), and what to do if you're delivering in a hospital setting.
- Special Scenarios: Managing situations such as breech or posterior positioning, interventions like ventouse, forceps, and c-sections.
- The Golden Hour: Exploring the crucial first hour after birth, covering initial procedures for your baby and the significance of skin-to-skin contact.
Postnatal Care:
- Breastfeeding Support: An expanded section on breastfeeding, addressing challenges that may arise and providing practical solutions.
- Newborn Care: Comprehensive guidance on caring for your baby, including bathing, changing diapers, and ensuring a safe and nurturing environment.
- Sleep Insights: Addressing common questions and concerns about newborn sleep, including how to survive sleepless days and nights, understanding the concept of 'sleeping through the night' and when it typically occurs, the average duration of babies' sleep, and much more. We also explore topics such as newborn sleep patterns, effective layering, and establishing a daily routine for better sleep management.
Mental Health and Well-being:
- Antenatal and Postnatal Depression: Recognising signs, seeking support, and fostering a positive mental health journey.
- Nurturing Relationships: Exploring the dynamics with your support person, cherishing the relationship, and navigating parenthood together.
Our Antenatal Class goes beyond traditional education, offering a compassionate and informative space where you can confidently approach parenthood.
This class is taught by Obstetric Postnatal Nurse/Lactation Consultant/Postnatal Depression Educator Liora Noy.
Location: Online Zoom Class
Cost: FREE to The Village Community
Class size: 4-8 couples or pregnant person + support person
Dates/times: These classes are coordinated with expressions of interest. Please use contact form below and one of The Village Team will contact you for further details.
Option 1: Intensive weekend course held over 2 days
Option 2: 4-5 classes held weekly
Suitable for women at 28-34 weeks of pregnancy. Partners/support person welcome.
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