Service Description

We recommend attending these sessions during the month before you are due, this means you are likely to be attending with people who are expecting a baby around the same time as you, and you can get the most out of the sessions. Session 1 - The Third and Fourth Trimester and the Introduction to Matrescence - Third trimester expectations including common ailments and pelvic floor muscle exercises - Fourth trimester expectations for you - Introduction to the term “Matrescence”, including managing expectations, changing relationships and the social transition to becoming a mother Session 2 - Labour and Birth - Signs and stages of labour - Pain relief options in labour - An alternative path; cesarean, ventouse and forceps birth - Optimal positioning and active birth Session 3 - Postnatal Transition and Infant Feeding - The Golden Hour - Safe sleeping and Infant Crying - Feeding options and choices - Parenting methods and their impact on brain development