Bankstown Child Birth & Early Parenting Education
Welcome to Antenatal Classes at Bankstown Hospital
- The classes are ONLY suitable for expectant parents who are booked to birth their babies at Bankstown Hospital.
- TWO comprehensive FREE ONLINE sessions are facilitated by a Midwife/Parent Educator to help you prepare for labour, birth, breastfeeding and early parenting.
- Each session runs on a Thursday from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm (including morning tea and lunch break).
- Ideally the sessions should be attended from 28-34 weeks gestation.
- Please book ONLY 1 ticket per session. One ticket includes attendance for both you and your support person.
Day1: LABOUR & BIRTH
This 6-hour session aims to support and empower women to understand how their bodies work to achieve a normal labour and birth.
Topics:
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The anatomy and physiology of labour and the birth process
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Understanding the role of hormones in labour
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Natural and medical methods of pain relief and self-help measures
- Positions for labour & birth
- Ways for your birthing partner to support you
- Interventions that may become necessary during labour
- Other pathways to birth such as instrumental and operative births
Day2: EARLY DAYS WITH YOUR BABY, SLEEP & SETTLING & BREASTFEEDING
This 6-hour session focuses on the early days with a newborn.
Topics:
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Postnatal recovery for the mother
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Early days with your newborn
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Sleep & Settling
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Safe Sleeping
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Normal Newborn Behaviour
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The first breastfeed
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Breast changes during the first few weeks
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The establishment of breastfeeding
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How partners can support breastfeeding
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How to position you and your baby
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How to tell if your baby is getting enough milk
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How to overcome challenges
Location
Online event access details will be provided by the event organiser
We advise you have a stable internet connection and a device with a camera access for the best experience. Programs use the Teams platform. Please make sure your camera is on when you join the class.
Contact Details
The following page will ask you to confirm your spot in a class by purchasing a FREE ticket. Please book ONLY 1 ticket per session. One ticket includes attendance for both you and your support person.
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