BirthWays

Antenatal Classes

Our Antenatal Classes are run by Sr. Sandy Standish (CPN, registered midwife) and Sarah Meder (Doula). We cover all the basics of pregnancy, birth and newborns, without any pressure to achieve a specific outcome (eg. natural birth without drugs, homebirth).

Our classes are not just about giving you all the obstetrical information about birth, but about helping you feel prepared from an emotional and psychological point of view as well. We borrow a number of very easy and practical exercises from the book Birthing From Within by Pam England and Rob Horowitz while balancing this with a more mainstream approach to antenatal education.

Examples of course topics:

Stages of labour
Dealing with pregnancy niggles
Turning your fears about giving birth into ways to cope with the unexpected
Becoming a mother/father
C-section and how to have the best experience possible
Newborn care
Labour etiquette for birth partners (helping birth partners know what they can do to help you and how)

Cost

Weekend Workshop - R850

Private lessons - please ask

It is also possible to arrange special rates for small groups of friends who would like to the course together. Please use the contact page to inquire about this.