JHH Preparing for Parenting - Education Programs

Prepare and Aware

Face to Face $25.00

This 2-hour session will help you to understand:

• The normal changes that occur throughout the pregnancy
• Caring for yourself and your baby during pregnancy, including safe exercise and movement, back care and eating well
• When to contact your Doctor or Midwife
• You will experience a practical gym ‘work out’ designed specifically for pregnant women.

Calmbirth© at John Hunter

Face to Face $550.00

Online $450.00

Calmbirth© inspires and educates couples to birth their babies with knowledge and confidence. Calmbirth embodies the connection between the mind, body and family during birth. For further information click here to view the Calmbirth @JHH brochure.

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Birth and Parenting Course

Face to Face - $155.00

Online $100.00

• The face to face Birth and Parenting is a 12 hour program, options include two consecutive Saturdays or a weeknight program over 6 weeks.
• Most popular program:- Self-help strategies for labour and birth, including ways that the support person can offer support to the labouring woman including when to come to hospital
• Making informed decisions about your care, unexpected events of labour and after the birth
• Breastfeeding, infant sleep, settling techniques, infant communication & other baby care topics.
• Changes in the family relationships during the period of the transition to parenthood and offer some strategies to minimise distress in the early weeks.

Breastfeeding & Breastfeeding for Diabetics

Face to Face Currently Unavailable

No Charge

It is recommended this course is attended from 32 weeks pregnant.

Women report greater confidence in breastfeeding their new baby after attending the Breastfeeding course.

By participating in the course, you will:

• Observe skin-to-skin care, baby’s signs of readiness to feed, attachment and positioning of baby for feeding
• Consider common challenges to breastfeeding during early weeks
• Know local community resources and support

Breastfeeding Diabetic Session

This does NOT replace the Breastfeeding course, so mothers with diabetes who have not breastfed before are advised to come to both (on the same day). Breastfeeding for Diabetic Women is held Friday mornings immediately after the Breastfeeding course

A half-hour session held especially for pregnant women with diabetes, you will:

• Understand the benefits of breastfeeding both for the diabetic mother and baby
• Find out about the benefits of antenatal expression​
• Consider common challenges to breastfeeding during early weeks
• Know local community resources and support

Nuts and Bolts of Fatherhood

Class fee $25.00

This program is for men who are about to become dads. This course is led by an experienced father and health professional. Expectant Dads will:

• Explore the role and relationship changes likely to be experienced during transition to fatherhood
• Consider strategies to being an effective support person
• Develop an effective parenting relationship with your partner
• Understand infant communications, why babies cry and develop strategies for difficult times

Next Birth after Caesarean

Face to Face Currently Unavailable

No Charge

It is optimal though not essential, that you attend the program at around 20 and 24 weeks gestation. This education program is for women and their support people who have had a previous caesarean birth and are considering birth options for their current pregnancy.

This program will help you to gather current, consistent, evidence based information before making decisions about your next birth. The group will enable you to meet other couples with similar experiences and provide an opportunity to ask questions and seek clarity about the NBAC options.

Multiple Miracles

Face to Face Currently Unavailable

No Charge

This session has been designed for all parents expecting twins or triplets.

You will explore topics around, birth and parenting your babies along side other parents. We host this session with the Newcastle Multiple Birth Association.

If this is your first pregnancy you will find this is a great addition to the 12 hours Birth and Parenting program.