Antenatal Courses
Six Week Course
Labour, Birth and Transition to Parenthood
A comprehensive course covering all you need to know to prepare for labour, birth, early days with your baby and becoming parents. Facilitated by experienced educators, including a midwife and postnatal specialist.
labour and birth physiology (what happens in labour)
coping skills
pain relief
common interventions
making informed choices
birth place choices
postnatal recovery
practical baby care skills
life with a new baby
Cost £140.00* (bump plus partner).
Spaces strictly limited so early booking is advisable!
The Woodpecker, Evesham Road, WR7 4QL
Email: info@becomingfamilies.co.uk to book.
We run an additional workshop to support those who are choosing to breastfeed. Details here.
What do you get in our virtual antenatal courses?
You get the same incredible amount of knowledge from our expert team, but just not based in the classroom environment.
We create a Facebook group for you to join up with a group of parents with a similar estimated due date.
We facilitate discussions so that you get to meet each other, just like we would traditionally.
Each week, we post videos exploring all you need to know about labour, birth and the transition to parenthood, just like we would traditionally.
We encourage the group to make observations, ask questions, interact with each other below each teaching video. Throughout the week, we answer them and are generally always around for you to reach out to.
We post numerous extra evidence based resources for you to refer to as well.
Unlike traditional face to face courses, our resources are still there and easy to access when you have your bundles of joy in your arms. A huge bonus over face to face classes!
You can "tune in" whenever you want to and once a week we hold a "get together" via Zoom to discuss the content, to form a relationship with the other group members and generally touch base with each other.
We organise a postnatal get together when all of your babies have arrived (assuming that Covid-19 is a thing of the past).
What we are unable to offer you are top notch video productions! We are a small not for profit organisation that does not have much in the way of camera resources. Our video content is fantastic and comes with a very organic feel! We made some of them during a time of not being able to escape our own families during the Covid-19 isolation. Our teenage children and pets sometimes make a guest appearance. It adds to the organic nature of what we're about!
You have ongoing support from us all, wherever you are in your pregnancy or parenthood journey.
Check out our Becoming Families reviews on Facebook to see what people think of them
and more reviews here when we were formerly known as Birth Choices Worcs
Cost £120 per couple and includes a 2-hour postnatal get-together with your babies.
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Virtual Course Dates
Email to book
COVID-19
Our face to face antenatal courses are currently suspended, but we hope to resume them soon - watch this space!
Please see below for our virtual antenatal course.
Weekend workshops will resume in 2021.
One Day Workshop
Preparation for Labour and Birth
This 6-hour (weekend) workshop is designed to meet the needs of the group. Common topics include:
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labour and birth physiology (what happens in labour)
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coping skills
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pain relief
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common interventions
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making informed choices
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birth place choices
Refreshments provided but please bring your own lunch!
The Woodpecker, Evesham Road, WR7 4QL
Cost £90.00 pregnant mum plus partner
Email: info@becomingfamilies.co.uk to book.
Half Day Workshop
Transition to Parenthood/Early Days
This 4-hour (weekend) workshop explores a range of issues to help couples prepare for parenthood:
Typical topics include:
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post natal recovery
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the Fourth Trimester / understanding your baby
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what to expect in the early days
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parenting styles and choices
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practical baby care skills (bathing, nappies, safe sleep)
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postnatal emotional wellbeing
Refreshments provided but please bring your own lunch!
The Woodpecker, Evesham Road, WR7 4QL
Cost £60.00 pregnant mum plus partner
Email: info@becomingfamilies.co.uk to book.
One to Ones
These tailor made sessions are perfect if you are a shift worker, have other regular commitments or just wish to learn in a more intimate environment. These are offered at a convenient time for you, dependent on availability.
Typical content is:
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labour and birth physiology (what happens in labour)
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coping skills
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pain relief
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common interventions
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making informed choices
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birth place choices
But you can add in or leave out anything you wish!
We would advise that three sessions are required for a comprehensive birth and early parenting preparation course but we can be flexible to meet your needs and budget.
Cost £50 per 2-hour session during a weekday, £60 per 2-hour session during the evening or at the weekend. There may be an additional cost to cover travel outside of Worcester.
Email: info@becomingfamilies.co.uk to book. Travelling time and fuel costs are applied on an individual basis.