A 16 hour course of 3 Saturday sessions (for women plus birthing partner), 1 Thursday morning session (for women only), 1 Saturday session (for women only) and 1 Tuesday evening session (for women plus birthing partner), including breastfeeding. There will also be a 2 hour reunion after the births.

This is a NCT antenatal course covering preparation for labour and birth, feeding, and early parenthood.

Unless stated otherwise, our antenatal 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 feeding 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.

For further information, or to request a booking on this course, please fill out the enquiry form below. You should expect a response within 7 days.

If you can't attend our classes, please join the NCT. You'll be supporting our valuable work, campaigning for a better start to parenthood, and you'll have access to all the other services we provide, for example, social events for you and your baby, early entrance to nearly new sales and local meetings.

Basingstoke branch information

For more information or to request a booking on this course, please fill out the enquiry form below. You should expect a response within 7 days.

Completing the form will not commit you to booking a place or making any payment.