Antenatal Classes
If you’re looking for more information about what to expect in the lead up to giving birth and what to expect once your baby is born our Antenatal classes are for you.
The below sessions are a guide to what will be covered in our classes and if you have anything that’s not listed we can definitely talk about it too! Please note the following sessions will be held over ONE day.
Session 1
Labour and Birth
- Introduction about the sessions and what you both are hoping to get out of today?
- Stages of Labour and signs that you may be in labour.
- Natural methods of pain relief and Pharmacological methods of pain relief.
- Importance of the Birth Environment
- What happens after the baby is born
- Initiation of feeding
Session 2
Early Parenting
- Newborn behaviour and interactions
- Tests for your newborn
- Feeding expectations
- Early postnatal feelings
- The Pelvic floor
- Services available in the community
- Discharge from hospital
Class days and times are flexible to suit your needs, you are welcome to book in for a couples session or if you have friends and or family that are pregnant and would like to participate in the class with you that’s OK too.
If you would like to book in, phone us on 02 6964 7296 or contact us below.
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Whether it’s for a general enquiry or to make an appointment,
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Antenatal Care
Once you are pregnant your own midwife can care and support you through each stage of your pregnancy. Antenatal visits are scheduled throughout your pregnancy to check on the health and well-being of you and your baby. We check your health, listen to the baby’s heart beat and measure growth. These visits can be scheduled at the centre or in your own home.
Postnatal Care
The birth of your baby and going home is a huge transition for you and your family. Your midwife will have the flexibility and time to care for you in your home or at the centre. Your midwife will support you by listening to your needs, encouraging and giving you the confidence to care for yourself and your baby this may include mother and baby checks, support and education.
Pregnancy Massage
Pregnancy has an effect on every system of your body and enables you to support, grow and birth your baby. As a Registered Nuturelife® practitioner, specialised perinatal massage techniques are used to provide relief from some of the common discomforts of pregnancy including back, hip and shoulder pain, pelvic and ligament pain, as well as leg cramps, carpel tunnel, anxiety and depression.
“We’re here to guide you through your pregnancy”
A woman who receives care from a known midwife has the time and opportunity to build trusting relationships with each other as they meet. Women and families cared for in this continuity of care model are more likely to have a normal birth, have a more positive experience of labour and birth, be satisfied with her maternity care, successfully breastfeed her baby and cost the health system less.
“We’re here to guide you through your pregnancy”
At the centre we have the time to listen to your needs in our relaxed caring environment. The care provided to you from a midwife that you meet and know throughout your pregnancy gives you that extra piece of mind. Pregnancy care from Pea in a Pod encompasses all of your needs, mind, body and baby.
