Antenatal & Childbirth Education - Comprehensive Course

Your one-stop-shop for antenatal information, childbirth education and taking your newborn home.

What you'll learn

Have a general understanding of common pregnancy topics

Understand what to expect from a vaginal birth

Understand what to expect from a caesarean birth

What to expect immediately after the birth and understand potential complications

Comprehensive feeding course for breastfeeding and formula feeding

Coping with a newborn at home

Looking after your mental health

Requirements

Designed for first-time parents but all parents-to-be are welcome to join for a refresher!

Description

Hi! My name is Lizane and I'm a midwife. In this comprehensive antenatal education course, we talk about all the ups and downs of pregnancy, what to look out for and how to prepare mentally and physically to birth you baby, in whichever way you are planning to do so. We don't give advice or tell you what to do, we provide you with the facts so that you can make your own decisions. It is a safe space where your choices will be respected because we are all different and one size fits all just doesn't work when it comes to babies!This course is a one-stop-shop to help prepare you for welcoming your little bundle(s) of joy into this world. It doesn’t matter what your birth plan is, we cover all the relevant topics and encourage you to watch everything because life happens and so do birth plans and then you have the necessary background to make better informed decisions. Remember that this is your baby and your birth and you have a say and it matters!We also talk about the reality of childbirth and how we should manage expectations if things don’t turn out the way we expected them to. Motherhood is beautiful but it is definitely not all baby cuddles and soft music in the background. It gets messy and we are here to help prepare you so that you know what to expect and not get taken by surprise. Take care of yourself and your little one(s) and we will make sure that you have all the information you need.My goal is to equip new parents for this journey as much as possible because it is one wild ride but the most amazing experience I have ever had, and I want you to have all the information you need to get off to a great start.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Common Pregnancy Topics

Lecture 2 Eating and drinking during pregnancy

Lecture 3 Fetal Movement

Lecture 4 Preterm breaking of your waters (PPROM)

Lecture 5 Breech babies

Lecture 6 Fetal Assessment Scans

Lecture 7 Fetal Assessment Scans continued

Lecture 8 Myth Busters

Lecture 9 Birth Plan

Section 3: Common Ailments in Pregnancy

Lecture 10 Morning Sickness

Lecture 11 Swelling

Lecture 12 Bleeding in Pregnancy

Lecture 13 Other pregnancy ailments

Lecture 14 Pre-Eclampsia

Lecture 15 Intra-uterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)

Section 4: Preparation for a Vaginal birth

Lecture 16 How does your body prepare for labour?

Lecture 17 Losing the mucus plug and when your water breaks

Lecture 18 Packing your hospital bag Part 1

Lecture 19 Packing your hospital bag Part 2

Section 5: First stage of labour

Lecture 20 Knowing when to go to hospital

Lecture 21 Admission procedure to labour

Lecture 22 Cervical effacement and dilatation

Lecture 23 Coping with labour

Lecture 24 Labour Positions

Lecture 25 Pain Relief Options

Lecture 26 Managing pain during labour: Mental State

Lecture 27 Managing pain during labour: Epidural

Lecture 28 Fetal Monitoring

Section 6: Birthing your baby Vaginally

Lecture 29 Preparing to birth your baby Vaginally Part 1

Lecture 30 Preparing to birth your baby Vaginally Part 2

Lecture 31 Birthing the placenta (Third Stage)

Lecture 32 Pain Relief after a vaginal birth

Section 7: Other procedures to expect during labour

Lecture 33 Induction of labour

Lecture 34 Episiotomy

Lecture 35 Assisted births

Lecture 36 Emergency Caesarean Section Part 1

Lecture 37 Emergency Caesarean Section Part 2

Lecture 38 Delayed Cord Clamping

Lecture 39 What happens after the birth?

Lecture 40 Neonatal Resuscitation

Lecture 41 Neonatal Jaundice

Section 8: Caesarean Birth

Lecture 42 Caesarean Birth Part 1

Lecture 43 Caesarean Birth Part 2

Lecture 44 Pain relief after Caesarean birth

Section 9: Feeding your baby

Lecture 45 Introduction to breastfeeding

Lecture 46 Breast Anatomy

Lecture 47 Benefits of breastfeeding

Lecture 48 Composition of breastmilk

Lecture 49 Intake during breastfeeding

Lecture 50 Breastfeeding positions

Lecture 51 Latching your baby

Lecture 52 How to tell if your baby is full

Lecture 53 Dealing with sore nipples

Lecture 54 Expressing milk

Lecture 55 Pumping milk

Lecture 56 Milk Storage

Lecture 57 Mastitis

Lecture 58 Supplementing

Lecture 59 Formula feeding

Lecture 60 Hunger cues of your baby

Lecture 61 Feeding on demand

Lecture 62 Burping your baby

Lecture 63 Going back to work

Section 10: Coping with a newborn at home

Lecture 64 Sleeping solutions Part 1

Lecture 65 Sleeping solutions Part 2

Lecture 66 Nappy Care

Lecture 67 Prepare to bath

Lecture 68 Bathing your baby

Section 11: Mental Health

Lecture 69 Sex after having a baby

Lecture 70 Postpartum Depression Part 1

Lecture 71 Postpartum Depression Part 2

Lecture 72 Be kind to yourself

First-time mothers and parents,You can join from early on in pregnancy until taking your baby home, feeding schedules and coping during the first few weeks,Adoptive parents or surrogate parents are welcome to join as there are courses relevant to each unique situation