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Parentcraft: Antenatal Classes for Expecting Parents
What are antenatal classes?
Antenatal (prenatal) or parent-craft classes are designed to provide expectant mothers and fathers with detailed and thorough information to prepare for childbirth and parenthood.
Who should attend antenatal classes?
Our antenatal classes are designed for both expectant mummies and daddies. Couples and individual attendees are both welcome to attend our classes.
Are antenatal classes necessary?
Antenatal classes are beneficial, with the aim of equipping parents-to-be with the knowledge of labour, birth, breastfeeding and caring for their newborn baby.
Experienced midwives and lactation consultants will share hands-on advice on how to:
- Cope with physical and emotional changes
- Prepare for labour
- Plan for successful breastfeeding
- Take care of your newborn
When should you attend antenatal classes?
Most women attend their first class when the pregnancy is more stable, at around week 20.
What can you expect in antenatal classes?
Expecting mothers will learn tips and techniques to cope with labour, breastfeed and care for their newborn. Browse our programme outline for a better understanding of what you can expect at our antenatal classes.
Programme outline
Childbirth education program (2 sessions)
Session 1 – Pre and postnatal care (Zoom class)In this session, a midwife from Mount Elizabeth Hospitals will provide tips on managing labour and caring for your newborn.
What you will learn:
Virtual Presentation on Miracles of Birth
- Miracle of birth
- Elective caesarean
- Characteristics of newborns
- Pre and postnatal nutrition
- Understanding breastfeeding behaviours
In this session, a midwife from Mount Elizabeth Hospitals will provide tips on caring for the newborn and mother after delivery.This will be a group session with a maximum of 8 couples. Confinement and dietary requirements are based on Asian culture.
Newborn's Comfort
- Swaddling to keep newborn warm
- How and when to wake up a sleepy baby
- Coping with baby’s cries
- Care of infant's eyes
- Care of infant’s umbilical cord
- Diaper changes
- Infant baths
- Recommended steps for breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding positions
- Having a correct latch
- When and why baby needs supplements
- Collection of colostrum and breastmilk
- Burping to prevent newborn vomiting
- Relieving newborn colic
- Managing a choking infant of fewer than 12 months
- Postnatal physical changes and exercises
- Caring of wounds
- Understanding second-degree postpartum haemorrhage
- Understanding emotional stages during traditional confinement
- Breastfeeding 6 months and beyond returning to work
- Breastmilk expression and milk storage
- How to manage insufficient or oversupply of breastmilk
- Prevention of sore nipples, engorgement, blocked ducts, and mastitis
Session 1 (Zoom class): Attend on the listed date each month.
Session 2 (Face to face class): Starting in 2025, choose one date from the two options provided. You can only select one date for Session 2.
| Month | Session 1 (Zoom class) | Session 2 (Face to face class) |
|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | 5 Oct 2024 | 19 Oct 2024 |
| November 2024 | 2 Nov 2024 | 16 Nov 2024 |
| December 2024 | 7 Dec 2024 | 14 Dec 2024 |
| January 2025 | 4 Jan 2025 | 11 Jan 2025 18 Jan 2025 |
| February 2025 | 8 Feb 2025 | 15 Feb 2025 22 Feb 2025 |
| March 2025 | 1 Mar 2025 | 8 Mar 2025 15 Mar 2025 |
| April 2025 | 12 Apr 2025 | 19 Apr 2025 26 Apr 2025 |
| May 2025 | 10 May 2025 | 17 May 2025 24 May 2025 |
| June 2025 | 14 Jun 2025 | 21 Jun 2025 28 Jun 2025 |
| July 2025 | 5 Jul 2025 | 12 Jul 2025 19 Jul 2025 |
| August 2025 | 2 Aug 2025 | 16 Aug 2025 23 Aug 2025 |
| September 2025 | 6 Sep 2025 | 13 Sep 2025 20 Sep 2025 |
| October 2025 | 4 Oct 2025 | 11 Oct 2025 18 Oct 2025 |
| November 2025 | 1 Nov 2025 | 8 Nov 2025 15 Nov 2025 |
| December 2025 | 6 Dec 2025 | 13 Dec 2025 20 Dec 2025 |
*These sessions are not sufficient for Active Birth Process
Please call our Business Office at +65 6933 0940 or email us at parentcraft@mountelizabeth.com.sg to find out more about course fees and registration details.
- If you are unable to attend one or both sessions, there will be no refunds or replacement sessions.
- We reserve the right to reschedule classes due to unforeseen circumstances.
