Home based Antenatal Education Classes
Prepare for birth with calm, personalised 1:1 education delivered in the comfort of your home. Tania from Shire Midwifery guides you through labour, birth and breastfeeding with clear, practical information tailored to your needs, helping you feel confident, informed and supported. Each family receives a printed guide and birth plan template.
As an Endorsed Midwife, Private Health Rebates may be available for these sessions.
Topics that we will cover:
Labour & Birth Preparation
- Understanding the stages of labour
- What to expect at home or in hospital
- Signs labour has started
- When to call your midwife
- Pain relief options (natural + medical)
- Active birth positions and movement
- Breathing techniques
- Partner support roles
- Creating a calm birth environment
- Birth preferences and decision‑making
Birth Process & Practical Skills
- How labour progresses
- Waters breaking, induction and interventions
- Advocating for yourselves
- Pushing, birth & the 'golden hour'
For Elective Caesareans
- The day of the operation
- The spinal anesthetic and how it works
- Skin to skin in theatre and maternal assisted caesareans
- Recovery from a caesarean- what's to be expected
- Essential items to help in your recovery
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Breastfeeding Education (IBCLC‑led)
- How breastfeeding works
- Latching and positioning
- Feeding cues and newborn behaviour
- Establishing supply
- Common challenges and how to prevent them
- Expressing, pumping and safe storage
- Partner involvement in feeding support
Newborn & Postnatal Preparation
- What to expect in the first 24 hours
- Skin‑to‑skin and bonding
- Normal newborn patterns
- Sleep & settling foundations
- Postnatal recovery and support planning
These sessions are gentle, evidence‑based and designed for women and their partners to learn together. You’ll receive personalised guidance on birth preparation, pain options, active birth techniques, newborn care and breastfeeding foundations — all from an experienced Endorsed Midwife, IBCLC and Child & Family Health Midwife.
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