ANTENATAL CLASSES

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My services for you

Antenatal classes can help you to prepare for the birth of your baby by giving you confidence and practical skills.

We only really fear something when we don’t know it: I provide you with valuable tools to fully understand this wonderful life change.

Knowing what to expect during labour, what options you have, how you can manage pain, how to achieve an effective communication with health care professionals, can really make a difference about your birth experience.

Why choosing a midwife?

Thanks to years of study and experience, I am able inform and prepare you, in both theoretical and practical aspects, for the arrival of your baby.

What is it for?

The aim is to empower you to make informed and evidence-based decisions. I provide you with the necessary tools to live this moment to the fullest.

How does it work?

Through individual or group sessions, I guide you through the birthing experience: everything you need to know about labour, delivery and the first days at home.

Topics covered in the meetings

PREGNANCY

How your body and emotions change during pregnancy
Healthy pregnancy: lifestyle and exercise
Baby’s development and what to expect each trimester
Screening and routine tests in pregnancy

LABOUR AND BIRTH

What happens to your body during labour (hormones and muscles involved)
What to expect and what to do during labour, pain management and pain relief options
Different type of birth and interventions (including caesarean section)
The important role of your birth partner
First few hours after birth
Explore your options for birth – the importance of choice

BREASTFEEDING

What is important to know for a successful breastfeeding
Importance of skin-to-skin contact and early initiation of breastfeeding
Colostrum and subsequent milk
Breast changes
How to tell if the baby is getting enough milk

EARLY DAYS AT HOME AND NEWBORN CARE

Becoming a parent
Importance of having a supportive network, partner’s role
Emotional and relational changes
Changes in your body
How to manage the first few days at home
Baby’s care
Sleeping and co-sleeping safety

All of this and much more!

As an extra, I also offer an online session just for dads where we can discuss in total freedom the doubts and fears of becoming a dad, the importance of their support during labour and afterwards, and the contact with the baby starting already from pregnancy.

If you have a planned caesarean section, contact me to find out how I can help you prepare for that day and how to experience the period afterwards in the best possible way. Even in the case of a caesarean section it is always advisable to know what to expect before, during and after so that you can live this experience more consciously and confidently.

INDIVIDUAL ONLINE MEETINGS

4 sessions normally held once a week, either during the day or in the evening (based on your preferences), lasting 2 hours + 1 extra online for dads (approx. 1 hour)

INDIVIDUAL HOME MEETINGS

4 sessions normally held once a week, either during the day or in the evening (based on your preferences), lasting 2 hours + 1 extra online for dads (approx. 1 hour)

INDIVIDUAL STUDIO MEETINGS

4 sessions lasting 2 hours + 1 extra online for dads (approx. 1 hour)

GROUP ONLINE MEETINGS

In collaboration with Bellies Abroad. Contact me to ask more details and information.

Contact me for information or bookings