Childbirth and parenting classes via Telehealth

Resources used during the Childbirth and Parenting classes via telehealth are located below:  Many redirect to an external website.

Session 1- Preparing for labour/ signs of labour

• Pregnancy and birth story (please read before the session)
• Birth stories
• When to come to hospital and planning to go home
• Preparing for labour and signs of labour
• Induction of labour
• Fear of childbirth
• Labour and birth using water
• Next birth after caesarean
• Physiotherapy after childbirth

Session 2 - Labour and birth

• Early labour tips
• Labour and delivery
• How to massage for lower back pain
• Labour and birth
• TENS machine
• Water birth
• Epidural
• Delivery of placenta

Session 3 - Pain relief in labour and birth interventions

• Pain Relief Birth Interventions

Session 4 - Postnatal care - After you have your baby 

Session 5 - Breastfeeding

• Expressing and storing breast milk
• How to breastfeed: getting a good attachment
• Breastfeeding PowerPoint presentation

Session 6 - Early parenting

• When to come to hospital and planning to go home
• Newborn blood spot screening
• Newborn hearing screening
• Childhood immunisation schedule
• Safe sleep
• How to prevent flattened head shape in newborns
• Safe sleeping Apps
• Changing babies nappy video
• Dressing your baby video
• Bathing your baby video