One-to-one
£100
Up to 8 hours of content
Online
Flexible sessions to work round you
Tailored content to cover specific concerns
Overview
Welcome to our one-to-one antenatal classes, where you have the flexibility to tailor your learning experience. Choose how you'd like to split the information to suit your needs and preferences. Once booked, I'll schedule a call so we can discuss the finer details, including any specific concerns you have to make sure I cover those in detail!
(Please note, it is NOT guaranteed I'll be able to do the exact time/date you request due to my inter-changeable shift pattern and other courses. If you require specific dates, please email before booking to discuss availability)
Whats covered -
Introductions and early labour
Active labour
Assistance in birth
The postnatal period
Specific requests
There'll be introductions and general chat about you're feeling about your birth. After that discuss decision making in maternity care and the decisions you might need to make throughout your journey to parenthood. Moving on, learn about early labour and how this can still progress without dilation. You'll also learn coping strategies as well as what hormones are involved. Find out what to expect when you get to the hospital and what happens when your water breaks.
Starting with the importance of the labouring environment and how to personalise this wherever you choose to birth. Learn about positions to help labour progress and get the chance to try some for yourself (if you'd like). Next, find out about pain relief, everything from breathing techniques to the epidural. We'll also discuss tapushing, perineal tearing and the importance of the golden hour
Get to know about the induction of labour process and some of the reasons inductions are offered. Discuss monitoring of baby throughout labour to keep them safe in both low risk and high risk pregnancies. Next go through instrumental (forceps and suction cup) birth and discuss why this might be suggested. We'll also talk through caesarean birth and what you can expect in theatre and of course recovery.
We'll talk about parental bonding immediately after birth and how to continue this when you're home. Learn some of my best newborn tips and tricks and understanding their behaviour. We'll also take a deep dive into both bottle and breastfeeding as our final topic.
I'll cover specific questions, topics or concerns you might have.