Description
Antenatal classes provide a safe space for you to explore changes to your body and empower yourselves with knowledge and confidence, while reflecting in an informed manner on the change that awaits you.
Birth preparation classes that empower you with the information you need to make the right decisions for you and your family. Created by a qualified Hypnobirthing practitioner and training developer, the evidence-based information is given to you in an informal learning environment designed to promote a calm, relaxed state-of-mind.
The 6 week course covers:
- what your place of birth options are
- what happens to your body during birth
- pain relief options available to you at home and in hospital
- interventions that might be offered to you from sweeps to sections and everything in between
- positions that may help you birth your baby
- what happens when the placenta is delivered
- infant feeding and normal feeding behaviour.
The classes are designed to help empower you to take confident control of your pregnancy and labour. With Hypnobirthing visualisations and relaxation techniques threaded through each of the sessions you will be helped to change your mindset and relieve any anxiety you may feel about childbirth; learn tools to help you keep calm throughout the labour and help you overcome any fear you may have. You will be encouraged to realise your true potential and see birth as the beautiful and exciting experience it can be!
Five of the six classes are just for those who are pregnant, however on week 5 you have the opportunity to bring your birth partner/s along so they can understand the important role they have in providing practical, physical and emotional support in your labour. They can also meet other birth partners and discuss any concerns they may have too.
There will be plenty of opportunity to talk through your own unique circumstances, reflect on your experience and discuss different approaches to how you can navigate the maternity system. The classes are suitable from approximately 14 weeks of pregnancy and are just as useful for parents-to-be who already have children as they are first-time parents. Whatever your birth choices are or will be, they will be supported in the judgement-free environment.
Stockport Birth Services antenatal classes will be held at Orange Bloom Yoga Studio in the heart of Hazel Grove. The course is 6 weeks long with each class lasting around 2 hours. Once you’ve made your booking and paid you’ll receive an auto-confirmation screen, you’ll then receive an information form to complete within 24-48 hours of purchase.
