Antenatal Classes

Click here for: Antenatal Classes Leamington

Click here for: Antenatal Classes Kenilworth

Are you looking for Antenatal Classes that;  

• Are delivered by trusted birth specialists with healthcare backgrounds in midwifery and health visiting
• Are non judgemental – supporting you to make the right choices for you and your baby
• Explore ALL of your available options
• Offer continued support after the birth of your baby from a team of trusted healthcare professionals and those with a healthcare background
• Build a local network of expectant and new parents
• Are value for money with no membership fees

How do we compare to the NHS antenatal classes?  Click here

Are you employed with JLR? We are a partner with the Invest In You Scheme and payment can be used towards all antenatal classes and hypnobirthing

For antenatal class dates and times please click on one of the locations below:

• Kenilworth
• Leamington

Antenatal Classes Content

Our 12.5-hour antenatal classes will educate you on all aspects of labour, birth and those early days of parenting. We work with you to ensure you can make informed choices that are right for you and your baby. The classes are non-judgmental and designed to explore all options available to you. We aim to answer all your questions and explore both the practical and emotional aspects most relevant to you.

We aim for you to finish your course feeling calm, confident and fully prepared.

Our courses cover the following:

• What you can expect physically and emotionally before, during and after birth
• Discussing in detail the important role of your partner or birth supporter
• Birthing environments and what can help or hinder your labour
• Coping and support strategies through labour and birth
• Communicating with your health care providers and making informed choices
• Different stages of labour and the role of hormones
• Pain relief options
• Self-help techniques for labour and birth – breathing, relaxation and massage
• Homebirth
• Waterbirth
• How your baby travels through the pelvis
• More complex birth journeys – what to expect and decision making, including topics such as induction of labour, assisted birth and caesarean birth
• Caring for your newborn in the first few weeks – safe sleeping, nappies, bathing, soothing, routines, benefits of skin to skin and the Fourth Trimester
• How your baby’s brain is developing from birth and how you can make a difference
• Feeding choices – breast and bottle
• Sharing the feelings and dilemmas of approaching parenthood – relationship changes, emotional wellbeing and mental health
• Recovering after birth

After birth our support continues with  infant feeding support and 24/7 social media support.

Experienced Professionals

Our experienced educators and multidisciplinary team work together to ensure you receive the most up-to-date information on national and local events and services. All of our team have healthcare backgrounds and have previous hands on experience of working in the NHS and maternity services.

Whether you are considering a hospital, Birthing Centre or home birth, our classes offer you the perfect start to prepare you for this new journey. Whilst at the same time helping you to build a network of other local parents-to-be.

Read our reviews: Facebook

The Bump2baby reality antenatal course was informative and fun, and really helped us feel prepared for birth and baby. Helen was fantastic, we would recommend this course to all parents-to-be. We learned so much, and met a really lovely, supportive group of expectant parents too! February 2022