Discover how antenatal courses can help and access a discount code for Birth Beat classes.
Antenatal classes are designed to help you focus on your pregnancy and forthcoming labour and birth, it is also a time to plan and discuss your birthing strategy. The content of classes may vary, but should include some of the following:
- information about the process of labour and childbirth
- what-to-expect details of medical procedures and interventions
- the latest research suggestions about possible physical preparations for labour and childbirth
- advice on relaxation techniques
- the opportunity to learn about and experiment with different birth positions
- a guide to pain relief choices
- the chance to learn and try out massage skills and breathing techniques
- the time to ask questions and consider the possible decisions you may have to make during the course of your labour
- practical tips on caring for your newborn baby
- some indication of the changes you might experience after the birth and in early parenthood
Whatever the class, the idea is that both you and your birth partner will acquire the skills and confidence needed to make birth a positive experience.
When should I book my classes?
It's a good move to book your antenatal classes early because they can fill up quickly; by your 20th week of pregnancy is a good guide, even if you won’t attend classes until later in your pregnancy. Pregnancy exercise classes can be started as soon as you discover you are pregnant, but get the all-clear from your caregiver before enrolling.
Parents At Work are proud to partner with Birth Beat to offer you the opportunity to complete your antenatal classes from the comfort of your own home, at a time that suits you and your partner.
Birth Beat is a digital health platform that offers a complete online prenatal course. Birth Beat’s online courses are accessible anytime, anywhere, giving working parents greater flexibility and options to complete quality prenatal and first aid education, without the time and travel pressures of traditional face-to-face classes.
Through the Parents At Work partnership, you have access to a $50 discount, using the promotion code BBgift50 when you register for the Birth Beat course.
Birth Beat was founded by in 2012 by Edwina Sharrock, a Registered Nurse and Midwife with over 18 years’ experience in midwifery and emergency nursing.
The Birth Beat Online Childbirth course is a midwifery led, obstetric endorsed, digital health program supporting parents to prepare for your own birth with over eight hours of interactive video content and supporting material. This provides you with a convenient, fun and comprehensive online course that delivers all the information you need to remove fear and to feel prepared and confident as you enter your birthing experience and newborn parenting journey beyond. Birth Beat supports all pathways into parenthood including surrogacy, adoption, single parents and LGBTQIA parents; an important part of Birth Beat’s vision to better the birth experience of all through education and empowerment.