THIS SESSION IS ONLY FOR WOMEN BOOKED TO GIVE BIRTH IN HOMERTON AND ITS CATCHMENT AREA.
We recommend you to be between 25-34 weeks pregnant when you do the classes.
If you would like to come with your birth partner, please book only ONE ticket per couple (the same for you and your support person).
Classes are held in The Antenatal Clinic located on the ground floor of the yellow corridor at Homerton Hospital.
The classes are divided in three consecutive weeks with three sessions held every Sunday afternoon, 13:00h - 16:00h.
The sessions will cover:
- SESSION 1 (18/08/2024):
Birth options
Normal labour
Immediate care after birth
- SESSION 2 (25/08/2024):
Pain relief options in Homerton
Role of the birth partner
Birth Plan
Types of births
Induction of labour
-SESSION 3 (01/09/2024):
Postnatal care in hospital & community
Infant feeding
Care of the newborn
Contraception
Emotional well-being
