ANTENATAL CLASSES
• Welcome and introduction
• Maternity services explained and preparation for admission
• Diet, nutrition and exercise
• Pregnancy niggles
• Maternity and labour ward tour
• Stages of labour
• Normal vaginal delivery
• Interventions in Labour - forceps and vacuum deliveries
• Caesarian Section
• Pain relief
• Introduction to breastfeeding and maternal nutrition
• The importance of the Golden Hour: Skin-to-Skin contact
• All things breastfeeding
• Anatomy and technique
• Positions and latching
• Expressing and milk storage
• Caring for your new-born
• Taking baby home
• Baby bath routine and massage
• Importance of CPR
• Postpartum
• New-born conditions / concerns
• Immunisation
• Ad-hoc services available