Antenatal Classes
Class Times:
All workshops are held Saturdays 2-4pm at the Pregnancy & Parenting Wellbeing Centre, Baulkham Hills
“Our Affordable Antenatal Courses are just $40 each per couple. You have the flexibility to attend the workshops that suit your personal needs, time and budget.”
Book into all 5 courses for your complete antenatal education and receive this special free gift valued at over $110 (all fees must be paid prior to first class)
- Prenatal Yoga at Home DVD
- Relaxation for Pregnancy & Birth CD
- Perfect Parent Perfect Children by Dr Bob Jacobs
- Complimntary Skype of Phone consultation (tailored to your personal needs)
Yoga for Active Birth
Learn and practice positions and breathing for an Active Birth. You will look at which positions help the baby come into the right position, open the pelvis and reduce the risk of tearing. Learn how yogic breathing can be used during labour to calm the body, focus the mind and help your body release maximum labour hormones – for a more efficient, less painful and even safer birth for you and your baby.
Natural Birth Intensive
Learn the true nature of natural birth, how the media creates unnecessary fear and what women who have ecstatic births do (and don’t do!) You will discover the physiological benefits for mum, baby and family and come to understand the importance of protecting the women’s emotional state and how best to support her.
Avoiding Unnecessary Intervention
Learn about the Cascade of Intervention and how to avoid the unnecessary. Why do so many women experience medical interventions? Women are often not explained properly the effects of being interrupted during labour nor the risks of induction and caesarean. Find how one leads to the other, what medical interventions are used for and learn about natural alternatives for inducing labour, turning babies and pain relief.
Creating Your Birth Plan
Workshop practical ways for you and your partner to support your vision of your birth. Going to hospital too early is a problem for many women’s labours. When you disturb your rhythm in the earlier part of labour, your labour is likely to slow down or even stop. Learn how to tell when it’s time to go to the hospital. Create a vision for your birth and a birth plan that focuses on physical and emotional outcome for mother and baby rather than a list of ‘do wants and don’t wants’ that you’ll find in some pregnancy media, which is not very useful as a stand alone tool. You will workshop your personal situation in this workshop.
Baby in the First Weeks
Understand what happens immediately after birth. Discover the secrets to easier breastfeeding and a calm and settled baby. Babies are often overstimulated during and after birth causing feeding and settling problems. Learn why many cultures practice a ‘confinement period’ and how this will help you to be more in tune with both yours and your baby’s cues and needs and help for a quicker recovery.
“This was the best experience that we have had. Loved the classes.” Zuhra & Mustafa
“(We most enjoyed) the thorough explanations and new ideas that I hadn’t read elsewhere.” Helen & John
“(Learnign about) the confinement period is a relief, (I am now) feeling OK to hold the baby a lot.” Dana & Peter
Private Consultations
Contact Tara to tailor a consultation to your personal needs, budget and time. All Antenatal Workshops are offered as a 1 hour private consultation for $95.
