Services
Online Course Portal Access
You can have all of my content from my antenatal class course for a full year.
This includes:
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Preparing Your Home
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What to Buy for Baby
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Your Vaginal Birth - What to Expect
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Birth Interventions & Why they happen
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Caesarean Birth Guide
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Your Recovery after Birth
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Newborn Care Guide
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Your Birth Rights - How to Make Informed Decisions About Your Care
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& MUCH MORE!
A Cuppa & Chat : 1-2-1 Support
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90 minute Zoom call
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Bespoke 1-to-1 support over Zoom call about anything you would like to discuss about your pregnancy, birth options or a previous birth trauma. You can feel free to chat about worries or concerns. I can simply be a tool to help guide you through any birth options you may want to consider or haven't yet considered so you feel fully informed before your birth.
Private Caesarean Birth Class
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3 hour course
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Delivered online or in the comfort of your own home (postcode dependent)
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Personalised for your needs
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Access to the online course portal
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Free postnatal support for three months via texts & calls (a midwife in your pocket)
Antenatal Class Programme
I'm here to help you feel less anxious and more confident in making those hard decisions when it comes to your birth and your baby's care. All decisions should be based on what feels right for YOU and YOUR family. My antenatal classes are like a warm cup of tea for your parenting journey – comforting, practical, and with a dash of humour. So, if you're ready to build a community, learn, and navigate the adventure of parenthood, I'm your go-to guide.
What's included?
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14 Hours of in-person evidence-based classes in a relaxed & supportive environment
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High quality practical teaching by an experienced midwife
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Focus on understanding your birth rights & navigating the maternity system through informed decision making
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Baby First Aid Class
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Q&A session with UK Registered Osteopath Chelsea, discussing your pelvic floor & postnatal recovery after vaginal & caesarean birth
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Meet a community of local parents
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Comprehensive resources, booklets & checklists provided
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Course Portal- everything you learn on the course is consolidated online
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Free online support for 6 months
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Social events organised by Informed Birth
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Discounts offered to NHS workers, single parents & low-income households
CLASS 1
Your Labour & Birth
What to Pack For Your Birth
Birth Preferences (birth plan)
Early Signs of Labour
When to Call a Midwife
Established Labour & Birth
Delayed Cord Clamping
Delivering Your Placenta
Perineal Tearing & Prevention
The 1st 3 hrs After Your Birth, Vitamin K
Optimal Birth Positions
Biomechanic Techniques for Birth
CLASS 2
Navigating
the Unexpected
Relaxation & Coping Strategies
Pain Relief Options
Instrumental Birth-Ventouse, Forceps
Caesarean Birth
What to Expect in the Neonatal Unit
Induction of Labour
Consent: Your Body, Your Baby, Your Choice
Confident Decision Making in Birth-Tools to improve confidence in discussing care with health professionals
CLASS 3
Feeding Your Baby
How Often & Why Babies Feed
The Perfect Latch
Breastfeeding Positions
Expressing Breast Milk
Mixed Feeding
Paced Bottle Feeding
Sterilising & Making Up a Formula Feed
How to Introduce a Bottle
Tongue Tie, Reflux & Allergies
Navigating Feeding Problems
CLASS 4
Practical Newborn Care
Changing a Nappy & Dressing
Bathing Baby
Baby Skin Care & Cord care
Winding & Soothing Techniques
Swaddling & Slings
How to Play with Your Newborn
Signs of an Unwell Newborn
Baby Checks & Baby Weight Loss
Newborn Screening & Newborn Infant Physical Exam
Newborn Jaundice
Baby Soothing Techniques & Coping with Colic
Importance of Baby Poo & Urine
Understanding Baby Sleep
Safe Sleeping
CLASS 5
Baby First Aid (2 Hour Class)
Baby & Child CPR
Baby & Child Choking
Head Bumps
Temperatures, Croup, Burns, Meningitis
Q&A Zoom call with UK Registered Osteopath Chelsea
Chelsea will discuss with you pelvic floor exercises, perineal massage, scar massage & more
Informative Videos
Informative videos sent throughout the course via WhatsApp that guide you through practical information on:
The Matrescence: your postnatal journey & new life as a parent
The Family Unit & Changing Relationships
Your 4th Trimester Hormones & Body Changes
Your Pelvic Floor & Recovery
Nutrition
Your Mental Health & Where to Get Help
Course Portal
All the information I provide you with in class is consolidated online for you to access for up to 1 year, this includes:
Newborn Care Booklet
Your Caesarean Birth Guide
Exercise Videos in Pregnancy
& much much more!
Postnatal Social Meet Ups
A meet up 8 weeks after you and your course-mate's babies are born and then again every three months with The Parenting Village, all organised by Informed Birth
Never underestimate the power of a positive mindset.
Group Antenatal Classes
230£Taught in a group setting with other couples- 6 Evidence-based classes taught by an expert midwife
- 5 Months of free online support
- Meet like-minded parents
- Course resources & checklists
- Social events
Comprehensive Resources, Booklets & Checklists
