Course Outline: If you have planned and booked to birth at Birthcare, this class is for you, held in one of our birthing rooms. It is led by an experienced LMC midwife and will guide you through how to manage labour from the beginning at home, to birthing at Birthcare. You will have the opportunity to try the birthing couch, birth ball and other features our birthing rooms offer. For first time parents, this is an addition to the Preparation for Parenting Class.
Course Outline: Self-care before and after pregnancy Getting off to a good start, what to expect as breastfeeding is establishing Positioning and latching your baby How to avoid and manage common problems Expressing and storage of breast milk Introducing solids and weaning Where to get support, help and other resources
Course Outline:
Discovering your body’s own coping resources Positions and strategies used during labour and birthing Focus on keeping labour and birth normal Using techniques in order to avoid reliance on drug therapy and medical intervention Situations where pregnancy, labour and birth are not straightforward and medical assistance is necessary Infant feeding and early parenting skills Includes a tour of Birthcare
Recap on signs and stages of labour Difference between 1st and 2nd births Pain management options; massage and positions Introducing baby to the family Breastfeeding skills
A perfect course for a partner who has not experienced a Birthing Journey before.