Birth and Beyond Online Tuesday afternoon 1:30pm-4pm - POSTNATAL PERIOD

Antenatal class about postnatal care and recovery - lasting approximately 2-2.5 hours per session.
Please book other sessions separately.
About this Event

This course is for women and birthing people booked to give birth at Whipps Cross hospital.

Please book ONE ticket per couple (You and your support person)

Please cancel your ticket promptly if no longer required, so that someone else can book a space.

We recommend you aim to participate in these classes when you are around 30-32 weeks pregnant.

The whole course consists of 3 sessions:

Physiology of labour
Deviations from physiological labour
Postnatal period and looking after newborn baby

Please book these sessions separately. Each class lasts approximately two - two and a half hours, including break.

Session 3 - Postnatal period and looking after newborn baby

In this session you will learn about:

Appointments after giving birth
Postnatal care and recovery
Care of the newborn

Mental wellbeing of women/birthing people and their partners
When to seek medical advice
Safe sleeping and SIDS

You will receive an email with details on how to log in a day before or on a day of the start of the session. Please also check your junk mail for the Microsoft Teams invitation!

Please book yourself for our Breastfeeding/Colostrum harvesting classes as well!

The course aims to be an interactive, safe space for you to ask questions and actively participate.

We look forward to meeting you!