Name: Parent Education Classes - 4 SESSIONS - Winchester
Start: 2024-11-27T19:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-11-27T21:00:00+00:00
Location: Florence Portal House

Parent Education Classes - 4 SESSIONS - Winchester

For babies due in March/April and before.
About this Event

This is a workshop for any families due to have their babies by Janurary/February or before. If you are due after this, please consider future events.

Please only book if you can attend all 4 dates.

Wednesday 27th November

Thursday 5th December

Wednesday 11th December

Wednesday 18th December

All at 19:00 until 20:45-21:00

Only one ticket per bump - extra ticket for birth partner not required. (Please only bring one extra person)

Please read to the end of the order confirmaiton for supporting resources.

Held in the Parentcraft Room in Florence Portal House at RHCH - please enter through the main maternity doors, turn right and head to the end of the corridor. Turn left and the parentcraft room is opposite the waiting area on the right.

Light refreshments will be provided and there will be a small break in the middle of the session for you to get to know the others in the group. There will also be a small period of time at the end of the sessions for questions/discussions.

If you have any further questions please email us at [email protected] - however this inbox is not continually monitored so please call your local community team for any other queries.

Week 1: All things labour, pain relief, when to call labour line. Please bring a large scarf to this session.

Week 2: Birth location options, choices in maternity care and using BRAIN, writing birth preferences, postnatal care, screening tests for baby, induction of labour and planned caesareans.

Week 3: Perineal massage, mental health and relationships, infant feeding. Please note this is not a comprehensive infant feeding session - for a further class on this please email [email protected] with your name and due date and book onto their monthly infant feeding course.

Week 4: Contraception, safe sleeping guidance, ICON, newborn nappy and skin care and then ending with a mini hypnobirthing/breathing techniques/massage session. - please bring along a yoga mat/pillow/blanket for this session if you wish.

Please let us know your names of who is attending on the booking page.