Attending antenatal classes offers the following:

• The opportunity to consolidate all the information available
• An opportunity to ask the burning questions you have
• A place to meet other expectant couples
• Support from Professionals

The course will include six, weekly classes. Only 8-10 couples will be allowed on each 6-week course to ensure personal contact.  Several aspects regarding pregnancy, labour and baby care are included.

Details of the course are as follows:

• Thursdays: 18h30 – 20h30
• Investment:   R1755 per couple for 6-week course.
• A 50 % deposit is required to ensure place in the class. 
• Balance is payable at the commencement of the course. 

The Course includes:

• Refreshments
• Course Manual
• Dunstan Baby Language DVD set
• Pikanini Goodie Bag

Course Outline:

Week One:

• Pregnancy Massage
• From Blob to Babe – Fetal Development
• How to stimulate baby in the womb
• Danger signs during pregnancy
• Physical and emotional changes during pregnancy

Week Two:

• What to avoid in pregnancy – diet and daily lifestyle
• Premature Babies.  What if my baby is premature?
• Ten things no one tells you about parenthood
• What to buy (car seats, camp cots, prams)

Week Three:

• Birth options (C-section, Normal Delivery, water birth, at home with midwife etc.)
• Birth Plan
• Pain relief during labour
• Possible obstetric procedures during labour (Induction, Episiotomy, Use of obstetric tools and suction)
• Breastfeeding/Bottle Feeding
• Baby's Sensory World; Routine and Sleeping

Week Four:

• Bathing a Newborn
• SIDS (Cot Death)
• How much will a baby cost?
• What to pack for hospital? Mother & Baby

Week Five:

• What should be in my First Aid Kit?
• Information about CPR
• First Time Dads
• Newborn babies- taking a close look at your newborn (0-6 weeks)
• First few days at home
• Baby Blues & Post Natal Depression

Week Six:

• Dunstan Baby Language Workshop (includes DVD set, wall chart & manual)
• 10 Things to do before B – Day
• Signs of Labour
• Overview of Pikanini
• Closing Ceremony