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Birth and Beyond
Antenatal workshop for birth preparation and life with a new baby. These are interactive sessions, exploring together the routes birth can take and issues facing a new family.
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Suitable for
- first time parents
- parents wishing to have a different birth experience from a previous birth
- parents wanting more insight into birth
- parents wanting to know more about home birth and / or pool birth
- parents with older children who might like to re-visit and refresh their knowledge
- those with a planned Caesarian section who want to explore post-birth issues
- those simply wanting to meet other people and share experiences with them
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Birth preparation
- how our bodies work for us, looking at the way we change in preparation for birth
- practical preparation for birth
- early labour, comfort and relaxation
- further into labour and birth - practical information on massage and waterbirth
- birth preferences and potential outcomes
- keeping things calm, gentle and normal
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Beyond
- precious early moments
- de-briefing birth
- feeding and caring for your baby
- all new - the early days practical insight into coping with the newest member of the family
- tips for postnatal exercise
- the following weeks - being a family
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