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:
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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