Class details
Our four-week programme is designed to help you understand your options, make informed decisions and feel prepared for birth, life with a newborn and the fact that things don't always go to plan. Each class combines evidence-based information with practical activities, discussion and plenty of opportunity to ask questions.
We also create dedicated space during the course for pregnant people and birth partners to talk separately. Each group has time with James to discuss the things they may not feel as comfortable raising together, with key themes brought back to the whole group the following week.
And because antenatal classes aren't just about what you learn, we want you to leave with your own Parenting Posse too. We encourage each group to arrange a meal together before the final class and keep the following week free for a social, helping those new connections continue beyond the course.

Class one - understanding birth
Choosing where to birth
Defining and explaining the three different stages of labour
Recognising when to ask for help

Class two - choices
Tools for asking for more information
Pain relief options
Assisted births
Induction of labour

Class three - baby care
Discussion on good products to buy
Relationship changes and supporting one another
Nappies, crying and comforting

Class four - feeding and baby first aid
Benefits and techniques for breast, formula and mixed feeding
Feeding patterns and techniques
Baby first aid
