Childbirth Education Course Structure
Our childbirth education group class is tailored to provide an in-depth experience in preparation for one of life's most awe-inspiring transitions.
Delivered in a serene, group setting, the course brings parents a step closer to understanding the journey of birth, alongside early parenthood and all it entails.
Part 1
Preparing For Childbirth
- Nutrition and diet for pregnant mums
- Exercises for pregnant mums
- Important muscles
- Key breathing techniques
- Perineal massage
- Mental preparation
Part 2
In Labour
- Birth anatomy
- Changes in pregnancy
- Your hospital bag
- What to expect in a normal labour
- Common pain relief methods
- Other delivery methods
- Common complications
- Episiotomy
- Importance of partner support
Part 3
After Baby is Born
- Cord blood collection
- Delivering the placenta
- The golden hour
- Pain management
- Getting up and about
- Lochia (post-partum bleeding)
- Breastfeeding after delivery
- Changes in a mother’s body
Part 4
Going Home
- Postnatal diet
- Wound care at home
- Mother’s emotional wellbeing
- Getting fit
- Postnatal checkup
- Postnatal intimacy and contraception
- A new normal