The leading and award winning, local Antenatal & Birthing Classes in and around Saffron Walden
Emma is a Birthing and Baby Specialist and has helped over 7000 pregnancies and fully endorsed by leading Midwives.  She has won the FEDANT award in Antenatal & Childbirth Education.   "First class lessons & best local antenatal course, providing expectant couples all the information to make informed decisions".

"As first time parents, we found your classes informative and came away feeling much more confident in bringing our baby into the world.  We had a wonderful group of other expectant parents which we hope we can stay in touch with.  Both Tom and I recommend your antenatal classes and, personally, your pregnancy yoga. 
Thank you so much"     Lydia G
 

Do you want to know all about labour and birth, but in a fun, caring and non-judgemental way?  

Emma is a birthing specialist and has helped over 7000 pregnancies and reassured couples that labour and birth doesn't have to be scary.  She will fully inform you of all your choices so you can feel empowered to have the birth you want.  She will tell you about to expect, key breathing and positioning techniques to help labour be positive.  In addition these classes will help the partner feel confident and useful and we even have a practical session where you will learn how to bathe and change a baby.

 

Emma's Antenatal Courses are taught nationwide and she has over 6000 5 star reviews from couples.  She listens to individual needs, helps partners to feel relaxed and useful and is certainly not judgemental in her approach.  Over 98% of her couples go on to have a positive birth, feeling confident and knowing all of their birthing and pain relief options.   Her experience as a birthing specialist has meant she has been accredited by the Federation of Antenatal and Childbirth trust for outstanding classes.  They ensure that her class content is 100% trustworthy and up to date and is endorsed by midwives nationwide.  For 5 star reviews from other couples please click here.

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Trained my leading midwifes and birthing specialists, her antenatal classes will cover:

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Session One:

    Staying healthy and feeling good in pregnancy
    How to ease back, hips and pelvic pains – together
    How to relax and practice your breathing for labour and birth - vaginally or c-section.
    Safe exercise, nutrition, pelvic floor, pre-eclampsia, perineal massage and colostrum,

    pregnancy massage and learning to relax
    Oxytocin hormone
    Coping with emotions before and after birth
    What you need in your hospital bag
    Place of birth and your choices – local information

    How to breathe correctly to reduce labour time - including hypnobirthing
    All the stages of labour
    Coping with labour, physically, mentally and different types of pain relief

    Birth Inventions including, Inductions, Ventose, Forceps, Caesareans 

Session Two:

    Recap on labour and birth and your choices
    What happens immediately after birth, postnatal checks for mum and baby
    Taking baby home, discharge and postnatal recovery
    Emotions for both parents and siblings

    The first few weeks  - what to expect.
    Home/midwife visit
    Mum’s postnatal body, recovery and tips
    Exercise and Sexercise
    Baby Blues and symptoms
    What is postnatal depression?  Men and women signs, you are not alone.

Session Three:
    Making your baby home ready
    What baby equipment do you need – the essentials and the optionals!

    How to change baby's nappy, bathe and dress a baby.

    How to breast feed and bottle feed.
    Baby’s sleeping patterns, day and night – are all baby’s the same?

    Baby first aid
    Answer any of your questions or concerns.

Session Four:  Lesson and social time.

Hypnobirthing and how Partners can feel relaxed and useful

Recap on everything taught and how to construct your birthing plan

A social time to get know each other, talk  about anything and everything.

Session Five:

Reunion with babies - 6 weeks after everyone has given birth.  A chance to meet up

and ask Emma

any questions.

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The classes are held either in Saffron Walden, Stansted, Cambridge and  Wendens Ambo

which is 1 mile outside of Saffron Walden.   The halls are warm, comfortable and cosy an has

car parking for ease.  Emma also supplies refreshments and snacks, Handouts and information

to take home is available.

Payment can be made by BACs or credit card and can either be paid in full or in two instalments. 

Please talk to her in confidence about any monetary concerns.

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Over four sessions you will have all the information you need and be able to meet other couples who are due around the same time as you.

To ask Emma any questions on the antenatal classes, please click here.   To book a course please click here.  She can't wait to help you.