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One Day Antenatal Workshops

Our informal workshop gives you the opportunity to expand your knowledge about your pregnancy and meet other expectant parents in a relaxed and friendly environment.

Each workshop can accommodate up to 8 couples and is led by our friendly and knowledgeable professionals.

Our workshops are held at the weekend and tailored to suit the common needs of every expectant couple. They include the following topics:

Birth

  • Stages of labour
  • Recognizing the onset of labour
  • Skills for labour, relaxation and breathing techniques
  • Use of birthing ball, massage and birthing positions
  • Pain relief options
  • Discussion of birth plan
  • How to communicate you needs effectively to the health professionals
  • Homebirths, waterbirths and natural births
  • Ventouse, forceps and caesarean section
  • The important role of fathers and practical suggestions of how they can be involved
  • Initial baby bonding and skin to skin contact


Post birth and early parenting

  • Breastfeeding your baby
  • Bottle feeding your baby
  • How to cope in those first few days
  • Your baby’s crying and sleeping patterns
  • Your physical and emotional post birth recovery
  • Coping with the emotional impact on parents

“I was convinced that I wanted all the drugs to make it as pain free as possible before the class. Now I want to have as much control as possible and I feel well informed. I feel more confident in putting together a birth plan. The venue was great, easy to find and plenty of car parking spaces.” Miss M, Hornchurch

Each workshop runs from 10am to 4.30pm and by the end of the day you will have the information and confidence to make your own choices about how your baby is born.

All of our information is supported by a range of complimentary handouts.

“The venue was very nice. Enjoyed seeing other couples, sharing experiences etc. Also enjoyed meeting the midwives and learning about the various aspects of pregnancy. I feel I have learned a lot today and glad we came to the course.” Mr W, Romford

The Venue

Our workshops are held at St Joseph's Social Centre in St Mary's Lane, Upminster. There is ample parking and refreshments are provided throughout the event. We break for lunch mid-way through the one day workshop. Whilst lunch is not provided there are a variety of places to eat locally or feel free to bring your lunch with you.

The cost for attending a workshop at St Joseph's is £49 per person.

Places on our popular workshops are limited, so early booking is advised to avoid disappointment.

Workshop Dates

We have the following workshop dates available:

One Day Workshops

Please phone us before booking online.

Saturday 16th January 2010

Saturday 13th February 2010

Saturday 13th March 2010

Saturday 17th April 2010

Saturday 22rd May 2010

Saturday 19th June 2010

Saturday 17th July 2010

Saturday 14th August 2010

Saturday 11th September 2010

Saturday 9th October 2010

Saturday 13th November 2010

Saturday 11th December 2010

One to One sessions

Please contact us any time.

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Please read our terms and conditions before making a booking. By making a booking you are indicating that you have read and agreed to our terms and conditions.

We are happy to accept cheques by post, but if you wish to book online now we accept all major credit cards and also payments by Paypal.

Payment instructions: Please select the appropriate option by clicking one of the buttons below. This will take you to a payment page. If you do not have a Paypal account click on the blue 'click here' link at the bottom of the form on that page to be taken to the credit card payment page.

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If you have any difficulties making your payment please contact us for assistance.

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