Course content

What can I do to maximize my chances of a positive birth experience?

What happens in my body and my baby’s body during childbirth? What role do hormones play?

What roles can your partner play?

Which options are there for pain relief? We will discuss both medical and non-medical options.

What medical interventions might be proposed, and what do I need to know, to make decisions about these?

Roadmap of the hospital setting.

What can I write in my birth plan?

Realistic expectations, what if things go differently?

Relaxation and breathing techniques.

Mindfulness techniques.

The basics of breastfeeding.

Recovery after birth, including a complete workbook that you take home to make your own post-natal recovery plan.

There will be time to discuss any additional questions you have or topics you would like to cover.