Welcome to Norfolk’s Antenatal Hub! Hundreds of expectant parents join us each year on our award winning antenatal courses. We bring together local pregnant women and their birth partners, creating supportive communities of like-minded parents-to-be whose babies are due around the same time.
Our private antenatal classes complement the support that midwives and health visitors provide perfectly. Most expectant parents want to learn about birth and parenting in small, interactive groups and be able to ask questions.
Would you like to understand more about birth and what your birth partner can do to support you?
Would you like to learn more about how a positive mindset really can help?
Do you know how to handle a newborn baby and change a nappy?!
Do you love your sleep and wonder how you’ll cope with the sleepless nights?
Here’s why you should sign up for Norfolk’s ’best antenatal course’ today!
Please take a look at our course dates to find a full antenatal course at a location that suits you.
“We didn’t think we needed to complete a course like this - until we had completed it!
We learnt heaps and feel so much more prepared and confident for the road ahead, particularly
my partner. He didn’t appreciate how important his role is and just how much he can do to help me.”
Sarah, Norwich
We also offer one-to-one sessions for those who prefer not to be part of a group or whose lifestyles mean they would find it difficult to attend all the sessions on a group antenatal course.
Our refresher courses cover preparation for birth and parenthood while recognising the challenges you may have faced previously. They also consider the impact of introducing a new baby to your family. Our course dates can be found here.
We would love to support you along your pathway to parenthood. See what parents are saying about us. We think you’ll be convinced!
We’re Sian and Ann. We set up About Birth & Babies in 2014 in response to increased local demand for private antenatal courses with fully qualified and experienced antenatal teachers.
We offer comprehensive childbirth preparation courses in Norwich and the surrounding areas. We have many years of experience in facilitating antenatal classes where we identify and discuss the things that are important to the women and their birth partners. As independent teachers we are able to offer flexibility in terms of course dates, times and venues, work closely with other local birth and baby specialists and discuss topics on our courses that reflect modern parenting.
We live locally and have established relationships with midwives and other health professionals in the area. Combined with extensive specialist training, decades of experience and an excellent knowledge of the local maternity services, this ensures our knowledge is up to date and in line with local practice. Sian also volunteers as a breastfeeding peer supporter at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital and is an active member of Maternity Voices Norwich.
If you would like to find out a little bit more about us, please read our personal profiles.
Our next Free Early Pregnancy Class will be held on Wednesday 25th May 7:00 - 9:00pm. Bookings are now OPEN! The class is £10 for both expectant parents to join but all mums-to-be who attend will receive a £10 voucher which is redeemable against any of our courses. If you don’t feel we’re the right fit for you, that’s not a problem at all. You can redeem your voucher against the Early Pregnancy Class and we will refund you £10! Please book here to secure your place.
We’re proud to be part of Pregnancy & Parenthood - Norfolk’s team of leading birth educators and postnatal/baby specialists. Continuing to provide our individual first class care, in working together our aim is to help prepare you fully for one of the most exciting journeys you will ever take.