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Find out more about our free antenatal course, Preparation for Birth and Beyond, which we deliver in partnership with local NHS Trusts.
Preparation for Birth and Beyond course
Our Preparation for Birth and Beyond course prepares pregnant women and their partners for labour, birth, and the immediate postnatal period.
This is a 6 hour, interactive online course available through Zoom, held during 28 to 36 weeks of pregnancy.
Book a course
We currently provide free antenatal education with the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.
What the course covers
the development of your unborn baby
changes for you and your partner
your health and wellbeing during pregnancy
giving birth and labour
caring for your baby, including nappy changing, bathing, and safer sleeping
sources of support and information from local services
How the course works
Our NCT Practitioners facilitate the sessions, which include practical activities and small group discussions.
These activities and discussions support expecting parents to:
- share their feelings
- recognise the skills they already have to nurture their babies
- maintain their positive mental health and wellbeing
- develop a support group where they can share the challenges of parenting with their peers
Each course includes closed WhatsApp groups. These groups provide further signposting and enable a network of people having babies at the same time to form a bond.
The courses follow a standardised slide set, and the Foundation Trust will approve the content and course plan.
Contact us
For further details of how we can help your Foundation Trust, please contact programme.delivery@nct.org.uk.
We also offer free antenatal education through some our commissioned services: