antenatal Refresher class

Refresh your knowledge

Antenatal Refresher Class

Expecting another baby soon and looking to refresh your knowledge? Maybe you’ve recently moved to the area and would like to learn more about the local hospital or how to prepare for a home birth in addition to meeting others? Perhaps you want to feel more positive about this birth experience?

Refresher antenatal classes cover pregnancy and birth within a group setting, but in a more condensed format compared with our full antenatal courses. We also provide the opportunity to reflect on your previous birth experience and recognise the challenges you may have faced.

Considering the impact of introducing a new baby into your family dynamic comes with the arrival of another child. This may involve coping with sibling rivalry in addition to changes in family relationships, so we also spend time discussing these issues.

The emphasis is on gaining knowledge and support in our refresher classes but also having fun. We know that parents expecting a second or subsequent baby also want to meet others having a baby at a similar time for friendship and support. About Birth and Babies practitioners know the importance of this and are skilled in encouraging groups to form a close network.

Antenatal refresher classes will be appropriate whether you have a small or large gap but if it’s your first baby and your partner already has children, you might prefer to attend one of our more comprehensive full antenatal courses.

Priced at £77 for mum and birth partner to attend, a refresher class is 5 hours in length and held on one weekend day.

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   George Webster 
 2024-05-15
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Fantastic course covering a wide range of birthing topics. Really useful advice connected to baby care and feeding and a great way to meet other couples and share experiences.
  
 
       
   Robert Hawkes 
 2024-04-29
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. If I could give this course more than five stars I would. About birth and babies (and Sian especially) is a complete must for any expecting parents. The course itself fully prepared us for the birth of our first child. It gave us confidence to make informed decisions before the birth and (when things didn’t go to plan) it allowed us to make rapid informed decisions throughout labour. However, what really stands for me is the incredible after care that Sian gave us after the birth. Like (most?) expecting dads I gave little thought to the days and weeks after the birth, with most of my attention focused solely on the birth itself. When my wife ran into some really worrying and painful breast feeding problems Sian was there for us every step of the way to help resolve this issue. Without her interventions (some of which were in unsociable hours) we would have given up on breastfeeding. Can’t recommend highly enough. Rob and Ola
  
 
       
   Jessica Matthews 
 2024-04-11
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We have just finished our private 1:1 antenatal course with Sian, and we would absolutely recommend. She is very thorough, and has a lot of knowledge about each subject. We felt that she covered everything, & we are now prepared for our journey ahead. We loved that the classes were very hands on as it gave us the opportunity to practice.
Sian has since sent us multiple handouts & recommendations for us to look back through, which we are finding useful as the classes were a lot to take in. Going forward if we were to have another baby we would definitely choose About Birth & Babies & will also highly recommend to anyone having a baby. Sian is fantastic! We can’t thank her enough.
  
 
       
   Suzanne Merrylees 
 2024-04-09
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We took Sian's antenatal class and so very pleased we did!  She is extremely knowledgeable about everything babies and we felt so well informed and ready for when baby arrived.  She gave us the confidence and information we needed to have the labour and birth we had hoped for.  She has a huge network of contacts throughout Norfolk which made finding other services stress free.  Excellent value for money and I could not recommend more highly.  Thank you Sian!!
  
 
       
   goneforsix 
 2024-03-11
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Extremely knowledgeable, Sian guides you through the birthing experience, and care of your baby in a friendly and informative way. Plenty of opportunities to discuss things as a group, ask questions and review topics if needed. I particularly enjoyed the practical elements.
  
 
       
   Gemma White 
 2024-03-05
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. My husband and I have just attended this course with Sian. She provided a wealth of practice examples and information and we would definately recommend her.
  
 
       
   Harpreet Mandair 
 2024-01-29
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. 100% recommend for any parents who have plenty of questions and want to be as prepared as possible.

We both learnt a lot about pain management options during labour as well as the important roll your birthing partner plays. My husband definitely felt more confident and prepared about what was to come and so did I.

Met some lovely people who were due around the same time as us. So glad we  made the decision to attend these antenatal classes.
  
 
       
   Catherine Fitchew 
 2024-01-29
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Sian is so knowledgeable. We learnt so much during our antenatal classes and really enjoyed every minute. We would highly recommend About birth and babies antenatal classes. Thank-you Sian! X
  
 
       
   R W 
 2024-01-29
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Just finished the Full Antenatal Class with Sian. Found it so helpful and learnt loads about pregnancy, labour and baby care. Sian is excellent and incredibly knowledgeable. Was a great chance to meet other parents too. Would recommend this class to any new parent as we are feeling so much more prepared and confident now!