Our branch runs regular Antenatal Coursesfor parents-to-be. To find a list of our classes please click here.

More about our Antenatal Courses

A standard NCT antenatal course covers preparation for labour and birth, feeding and early parenthood. The sessions will take place in a public venue in or near Gloucester and will be jointly facilitated by an antenatal teacher and a breastfeeding counsellor.

Courses are held in a local, public place with car parking.

Our classes are designed for couples, but many people attend on their own or with a friend, relative or birth partner.

Subjects covered will usually include:

• Pregnancy and birth choices
• Choosing where to have your baby
• Body awareness, relaxation, breathing and massage
• Home births and water births
• What happens in labour and how the baby is born
• Pain relief - natural and medical methods
• Your labour and the role of the partner in labour
• What complications might arise - e.g. caesarean birth
• Looking after a newborn and breastfeeding your baby
• Early parenting, lifestyle changes

Concessions are available for places on this course, please enquire in confidence about these. Everyone can pay for a course by agreed instalments as long as the final payment is made by the time that the course starts.

If you'd like to attend one of our courses, please find course dates and details here.