ChelWest/West Mid ZOOM Antenatal Class 1: Introduction to Labour/Birth

IMPORTANT: IF YOU BOOK INTO A SESSION, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU AGREE TO "FOLLOW" THE PARENTCRAFT CO-ORDINATOR, AS THIS WILL ENSURE THAT FOLLOW-UP EMAILS DO NOT GET LOST IN YOUR JUNK MAIL. THE ZOOM CODE WILL BE VISIBLE ON THE EVENT PAGE ONCE YOU HAVED BOOKED, BUT IF YOU CANNOT SEE IT, PLEASE CONTACT CHELWEST.BIRTH.PREPARATION@NHS.NET. THESE CLASSES ARE FOR COUPLES HAVING THEIR BABY AT EITHER CHELSEA & WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL OR WEST MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL.

As face-to-face antenatal and breastfeeding classes have been suspended indefinitely, due to Covid-19, the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital Trust now run all our antenatal classes online. We have also put together a series of videos and some other online resources, which are available to view via this link to our website page:

https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/services/maternity/video-resources-and-virtual-antenatal-classes

Note: you can also find this link by clicking on the "antenatal classes" box from the homepage

The course for first-time parents consists of 5 Zoom Antenatal sessions, which will concentrate on different topics. The Class you are booking here will cover:

Hospital Logistics and Preparation for Labour

Signs of Labour and danger signs

Normal Birth Physiology

The link below is a guide to getting started with Zoom if you have never used it (please note, you can turn your camera and audio off if you prefer not to be seen or heard on screen and prefer to just view/listen).

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697

Please note that these sessions are for antenatal education Q&A only, not for medical queries, which should be discussed with your midwife or doctor.