Class 1:
The Third Trimester & Breastfeeding
120 minutes
Approx 32 weeks
Every 1st Wednesday of the month
3pm – 5pm
- Physical changes in the third trimester
- Preterm labour
- HDP (hypertensive disease of pregnancy) & oedema (swelling)
- Listeria/childhood illnesses
- Benefits of breastfeeding
- Anatomy and physiology of breastfeeding
- Attachment and positioning
- Understanding milk supply & when to feed baby
- Skin to skin
Partners welcome
Class 2:
Normal Labour & Caring For Your Newborn
120 minutes
Approx 33 weeks
Every 2nd Wednesday of the month
3pm – 5pm
Partners welcome
- Pre-labour or labour? How to know the difference
- When to go to hospital and what to take
- Partners – how to support women in labour
- Stages of labour – what is happening?
- Newborn sleep patterns
- Settling techniques
- SIDs guidelines
- Practical demonstrations of swaddling, holding and massage
Class 3:
Complications Of Labour & What To Expect In The Postnatal Period
120 minutes
Approx 34 weeks
Every 3rd Wednesday of the month
3pm – 5pm
Partners welcome
- Pain Relief options for labour
- Complications of labour and delivery
- Unplanned caesarean birth
- Newborn babies: what to expect at the time of birth
- Length of stay and postnatal options
- Wound/perineal care
- Lochia
- Establishing breastfeeding
- Routines & new family dynamics
