London Ante Natal Courses - New Baby Company

Kensington and Fulham

Price £425

Dates and Registration

This weekly preparation for labour, birth and the early weeks course is run in Kensington and Fulham and will teach you all you will need to know for the birth and the weeks afterwards. It is a comprehensive combination of classes that cover the antenatal and postnatal period and is an indispensible aid to expectant mothers and fathers.

Learn about a whole range of topics from labour to breastfeeding and bathing to swaddling. Whether you would like to learn about how to structure your baby's day, or whether to feed on demand or pro-actively, this is the course for you. Full of useful information that mothers and fathers have found invaluable. The full agenda is listed below.

Fathers can attend up to 4 of the classes.

The advantages of this course include:

1. In developing this course we have gone into more detail on the first few months after the baby is born, this is central to our aim, which is to prepare mums and dads for parenthood as well as the birth.
2. Some of the information pertaining to this course is not relevant to fathers, such as breastfeeding, and they do not need to attend those classes.
3. Many ante-natal courses only offer one evening for the fathers. With the Birth and Beyond course they have a choice of attending up to four so that they can get fully involved.
4. We appreciate that some fathers only want to attend one or two classes. They can chose which ones they want to attend: some may be more interested in the birth, others could be more concerned about what happens after. The benefit of this course means that they have the choice, dependant on where their interests lie.
5. With this course, mothers get to spend part of it on their own, enabling them to discuss matters that are only of concern to them.
6. We have several locations in London, so if you miss a class it is easy to make up, as we have course running all the time.

The course is led by midwives and maternity consultants with years of practical experience with expectant and new parents, and provides full preparation for labour, birth and the early days and weeks with the newborn baby.

There are 7 evening classes, from 6.30-8.30pm. Fathers to be are invited to attend sessions 2,3,4 and 6 with their wife/partner.

Course fee is £425 per couple.

Session 1

Preparation for labour, birth & life with a new baby. Thinking about a birth plan.

Session 2

All about labour & birth-how your body works in labour, how babies are delivered. Natural labour & birth explained. Pain relief options.

Session 3

Complications and interventions of labour, induction, assisted birth & caesarean section. Epidural & spinal pain relief. 3rd stage of labour and first few hours with your baby.

Session 4

How to help yourself to a natural & stress free labour & birth. Optimal positioning, relaxation, active birth, birthing pool, massage, alternative pain relief options inc TENS, hypnobirthing.

Session 5

Confident Feeding-Breastfeeding, Bottlefeeding, Expressing & Use of equipment.

Session 6

Session 7