Early Prenatal Care 1 (Posture Focus)
Posture & pelvic floor, with exercise & nutrition guidelines
(attend when approx. 13-16 weeks pregnant)
This session covers how to correctly align your posture with neutral pelvis and neutral spine, and correct core and pelvic floor activation. We also go over safe exercise and healthy nutritional guidelines.
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Early Prenatal Care 2 (Exercise Focus)
Biomechanical & physiological changes, benefits of exercise, and specific nutrients for pregnancy
(attend when approx. 17-20 weeks pregnant)
Following on from the Posture session after establishing good postural alignment and stability, this session goes through changes to the body experienced in pregnancy. We will also cover the benefits of exercise and we will go over several exercises included in your take-home exercise sheets. This session also discuses some of the important individual nutrients for pregnancy
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Early Prenatal Care 3 (Nutrition Focus)
Healthy prenatal nutrition and putting it into practice
(attend when approx. 21-24 weeks pregnant)
Following on from the Exercise session, this session discusses common musculoskeletal ailments and pains and techniques on how to combat them before we go over a more pregnancy-safe exercises from the exercise library we give you, to make sure you know how to do them safely and effectively. We will then go over how to put all the nutritional guidelines and recommendations into practice with meal planning, and finishing with a delicious snack-making activity!
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Self Care & Baby Care
Self care during & after pregnancy, & baby care basics
(attend when approx. 25-28 weeks pregnant)
Following on from the Nutrition session, this session goes through ways to look after yourself during your pregnancy and into the postpartum period to help maintain your health and wellbeing, both physically and mentally. We also go through baby care basics including some safety guidelines, and making informed choices and decisions that are right for you, your baby and family.
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Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding information, techniques and troubleshooting
(attend when approx. 29-32 weeks pregnant)
Following on from the Self and Baby Care session, this session goes over all things to do with breastfeeding.
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Labour & Birth
Labour & birth, including active birth
(attend when approx. 33-36 weeks pregnant)
Following on from the Breastfeeding session, this session discusses labour and birth, with a focus on active labour. This session is designed to compliment the information you receive at your hospital’s prenatal classes, and to empower you to make informed choices about what is best for you in this process, and to accept when the process must deviate from your ideal plan for the safety of you and your baby.
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Postnatal Recovery & Wellbeing
Postnatal Recovery, Health & Wellbeing
(attend when approx. 37-40 weeks pregnant)
In this final session of our series, we will go over the physical and biological postnatal changes you will experience right after giving birth and over the first few weeks and months postpartum. By learning about what your body does in this process of growing and then birthing a whole little person, you will be be able to best look after yourself after your baby has finally arrived, and understand your body’s recovery needs and postnatal abilities.
We discuss the guidelines of returning to normal daily activities and exercise after pregnancy and childbirth to ensure you have the necessary knowledge to do these things safely while looking after yourself and your body.