Our holistic antenatal course is the complete package designed to equip and empower you through pregnancy, birth and the fourth trimester.
Pregnancy
Empowering you to make informed choices and be in control of your pregnancy/birth journey
The whats, why’s and whens of screening/testing options during pregnancy
Why movement is a ‘game changer’ for your pregnancy, birth and recovery
5 key things to incorporate into every day of pregnancy!
Physiology of pregnancy and how to best support it
How to create a positive mindset to set you up for a win in pregnancy and birth
How to position your baby for the best birth
Why the location you plan to birth in is important and breaking down your options
Birth
Understanding the hormones involved in labour and how to work with and not against them
Simple strategies to optimise your birth environment (home/birthing unit/hospital)
What to expect and how to cope with the different stages of labour
Conceptualising pain
Breakdown of pain relief methods and their effects
Harnessing your ‘mental game’
Learn how to create your birth “toolkit” - strategies and tools to help facilitate the natural process of labour
Preparing birth companions/partners to best support you throughout this process
When things don’t go to plan (we talk all things induction, caesarean births and more)
Fourth Trimester
The first few hours, days & weeks.
Postnatal recovery and the pelvic floor (vaginal birth + c-section)
Feeding your baby (breast, bottle, expressing)
Practical tips (bathing, swaddling, nappy changing, how to settle a crying babe, carseats + more)
Basic infant first aid overview
Sleeping (you and them!)
Mental health and the baby blues
Relationship changes
Tips for partners/support team.
Creating a postnatal plan (it’s just as important if not more than a birth plan!)
Your investment: $350 per couple. What’s included?
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Interactive and engaging group sessions facilitated by a registered midwife. Coffee, Tea + Refreshments provided
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Arguably more priceless than the course itself. Once you attend your first authored session you will get access to a private messenger group with the other members, as well as being added to the wider community fb page where we organise lots of events/activities (think pregnancy workouts, mums and bubs swimming, coffee’s, baby massage + much more)
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All course content at your fingertips to revise any time you like
Movement library (yoga and exercise content designed specifically to support your pregnancy and postnatal journey)
Printable birth affirmations
The Physio Corner a library of bite sized videos on topics like diastasis recti, pelvic pain, caesarean wound healing + more.
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We have an “open door policy” and really encourage parents who have questions to either ask during/after class or send us an email.
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Full of all sorts of goodies from local businesses to support your parenthood journey.
FAQs
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Authored is not your standard stock antenatal class. The course has been thoughtfully and intentionally designed to prepare you in a holistic way for your best pregnancy/birth/motherhood journey.
Where lots of courses put a big focus on the birth and not much else. We provide in-depth knowledge on what happens after your baby arrives and how to best navigate this time.
Interactive and engaging. No information overload or whole day workshops here - We have condensed the information into short but highly relevant workshops. Our course is also very hands on and interactive, equipping you with practical tools.
Many antenatal education programs begin classes in the third trimester - I believe the groundwork for your best pregnancy, birth and motherhood journey can start to be laid from the moment you get those 2 lines on the pregnancy test! My sessions have been spaced out in an unconventional way in order to deliver you the most relevant information to the stage of the journey you are at.
Unlike a lot of other education providers, we have a huge focus on community and creating that “village” that will prove indispensable for you later down the track. Our reunion catch ups and relaxed sessions help create space for authentic connection between families!
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Not at all. No one can guarantee a natural birth, what we aim to do is to give you a positive one. Our course equips you with tools which will leave you feeling empowered no matter how your baby decides to enter the world! We go in depth on what you need to know in regards to certain interventions like inductions/c-sections/instrumental deliveries etc so you don’t feel overwhelmed or out of control should this happen for you.
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First baby or 5th! Maybe you had a bit of a traumatic first birth experience or are just wanting to be a bit more intentional this time round or have a refresher on the information. We’d love to have you. We also run 1 day refresher courses throughout the year so contact if you are interested in attending one of these.
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Of course, we encourage you to bring along your partner or support person to our sessions. And unlike traditional antenatal education courses that will have them falling asleep in the corner, we specifically cater to dads and support people and have special parts of our class JUST for them! If you don’t have a partner, or someone else will be supporting you in labour (mum, friend, sister), bring them along!
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Papanui, Christchurch. Online course is in the pipeline. Our course is either run over 4 x Saturday mornings or 6 x weeknight evenings spaced through your pregnancy. Hit book now for upcoming available dates.
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Ideally, book in as soon as possible once finding out you are pregnant! However it’s never too late, and as our course can be split up if you have just heard about us in your third trimester you can jump onboard for the birth and postpartum sessions - just send us an email and we will do our best to make something work for you.
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Of course, this may be one of the most practical gifts you could give a mama-to-be! Flick me an email and I can arrange a beautiful voucher to be sent to you.
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