Fulham and Notting Hill
Price £425
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The Birth and Beyond course is run in Notting Hill Gate 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.
This course serves the areas of Wandsworth, Clapham, Balham, Wimbledon, Earlsfield, Fulham, Battersea, Chelsea, Kensington, Pimlico, Mayfair, Westminster, Victoria, Notting Hill, St Johns Wood, Primrose Hill, Maida Vale, Marble Arch, Shepherd’s Bush and Queen’s Park, Acton, Ealing, Barnes and Richmond.
The advantages of this course include:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
All attendees will receive a folder of information and course notes.
This London antenatal course is run at The Westover Notting Hill and Babylist in Fulham from 6.30pm - 8.30pm in the evening.
Course Agenda
Class 1 - Getting Ready
The last trimester and normal problems of pregnancy
Exercise during pregnancy
Pelvic floor exercises and their importance
Preparing your nursery
What to take to hospital
When to go to hospital and what happens when you first arrive
Class 5 - The First Month (fathers' course class 4)
Having help, maternity nurses or night nannies
Dealing with sleep deprivation
How to structure your day
Crying, colic and reflux
Visiting your baby clinic and baby’s red book
Practical skills – cord care
Class 2 - Labour (fathers' class 1)
Arriving at hospital
1st stage of labour, what happens and how it feels
Pain relief on offer, the pros & cons
2nd stages of labour, how to cope
Staying active and breathing
Informed choices – getting the information to make the right decisions
Class 6 - Breastfeeding
How things work and physiology
Importance of the early feeds - supply and demand
Positioning and fixing
Problems you may encounter
Postnatal issues with breastfeeding
Class 3 - More on Labour & Caesareans (fathers' course class 2)
The role of a birthing partner and their responsibilities
3rd stage of labour
Abnormal labours and intervention
Caesarean section, elective and emergency
Birth plans
Class 7 - The Second & Third Months
Out & about in the early weeks
Baby’s day – the sleep, feed, awake cycle
Pro-active versus baby-led parenting
Growth spurts
Working towards a routine
Dealing with bad sleeping habits and stretching babies night time sleep
Class 4 - The First Few Hours & Days (fathers' course class 3)
Your new baby – what to expect
Apgar score & Vitamin K
Skin-to-skin contact and the first feed
Leaving hospital
Common problems in the early post-natal period
Home visits by midwife and Guthrie test
Practical skills – nappy changing and swaddling
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London Antenatal Classes (Birth & Beyond) 
