Childbirth Education
West Auckland Parents Centre offer two comprehensive childbirth education packages to help you and your partner prepare for having a baby.
Our 7 week evening childbirth education course is taught by a qualified Childbirth Educator, so you can be sure of receiving all the information you'll need to help you understand pregnancy, labour, and birth. We try to limit the numbers on each course to ensure good educator to participant ratios so early booking is recommended.
Please also read the frequently asked questions about childbirth education courses for more information.
Our Childbirth Education package includes:
- 7 week evening childbirth education course, including
- Practical parenting topics
- Placement in coffee group
- Plunket Family Centre visit
- Postnatal support opportunities
- Membership to West Auckland Parents Centre
- Membership to our national body, Parents Centre
- One year subscription to our national magazine, KiwiParent and the West Auckland Parents Centre newsletter.
The Childbirth Education course covers:
- Choosing an LMC (Lead Maternity Carer)
- Nutrition and exercise during pregnancy
- Development of growing baby and antenatal tests
- Labour signs and stages
- Pain relief options and interventions
- The birth process and birth video
- Making an informed decision on Vitamin K and vaccinations
- Breastfeeding and new-born care
- PND (Postnatal depression)
- An evening covering Practical Parenting issues such as bedding, bathing, winding, nappies and clothing.
- A discussion panel with parents of new-born babies
- A tour of birthing suites and postnatal rooms at Waitakere Hospital.
- A visit to the Plunket Family Centre
Our second package includes ALL of the Childbirth Education package PLUS...
- Baby & You course for parents of babies up to 4 months of age
- CPR/Choking class for parents of children up to 10 years of age
- Moving & Munching course for parents of babies aged from 3-7 months.
(This package is ideal for people who have done their antenatal classes elsewhere and want further parenting education and the support of a baby age appropriate coffee group). Our third package includes attendance at the Practical Parenting Evening of the appropriate Childbirth Education Course PLUS...
- Baby & You course for parents of babies up to 4 months of age
- CPR/Choking class for parents of children up to 10 years of age
- Moving & Munching course for parents of babies aged from 3-7 months.
- 1 year Membership to West Auckland Parents Centre including subscription to Kiwi Parent magazine & WAPC newsletters
- Coffee Group Placement
Please contact our Childbirth Education Bookings Co-ordinator for more information about prices and availability by:
- Leaving a message on (09) 837 8481 - please leave your full name (including surname if leaving a business phone number), phone number (landline only please), due date, and the best time to call you back.
- Email antenatal@westaucklandparents.org.nz
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