About Birth & Babies is one of the most popular providers of private antenatal and hypnobirthing classes in Norfolk and Suffolk and winner of ’Best Pregnancy Service 2018 and 2019’.

COVID–19 UPDATE - we understand that this crisis is throwing many expectant parents’ plans up in the air and heightening anxiety but we want to reassure you that we are continuing to support you during this time.

The About Birth & Babies team have developed an online antenatal course; an interactive live online version of our popular, award winning face to face antenatal course. To be clear, this is not pre–recorded! Expectant parents increase their knowledge and confidence whilst getting to know each other with our help via live video conferencing, Q&A sessions, discussion in large and small groups and WhatsApp groups.

Some couples have expressed their concern about joining online antenatal classes as the other expectant parents could be anywhere in the world. We support expectant parents across Norfolk and Suffolk so our online courses enable friendships to be formed as near as possible to the way that they currently do in our face to face courses so that when this passes, you will have your ‘village’.

About Birth & Babies is committed to supporting expectant parents during their transition to parenthood and in particular during these challenging times so the full online antenatal course is competitively priced at £84 per couple and the combined online antenatal and hypnobirthing course at £144 per couple. Numbers on each course will still be capped as small groups allow us to interact successfully.

Until further notice, we will be running all our antenatal classes online but we hope to return to face to face in the future, so those a few months away are still showing as being in person.  If we need to move these online, the sessions will be held on similar days and times.

If you are interested in following an antenatal course with us, please look at our dates listed under the course dates tab or get in touch. 

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 face-to-face 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. 

Would you like to understand more about birth and what your birth companion can do to support you?

Have you ‘signed up’ to be a birth partner but don’t feel confident in your role?

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?!

Here’s why you should sign up for Norfolk’s ’best pregnancy class’ today!

• Our antenatal classes will give you the knowledge, confidence and skills you need to have a calm and positive birth experience no matter how your baby is born. Armed with extensive knowledge, you will feel fully empowered to ask questions and trust your natural instincts in order to make the best choices for you and your baby.
• Courses are 12-16 hours long and combine traditional core topics with the latest evidence-based research. We listened to feedback from dozens of new parents and created an antenatal course that is comprehensive, interactive, unbiased, supportive, competitively priced, sociable and fun!
• Online courses usually provide more ‘essential’ information. All About Birth & Babies courses are comprehensive, interactive, relevant and practical. Expectant parents are able to practice techniques such as massage and nappy changing, discuss topics in groups, ask questions and clarify learning.
• Tools and strategies are provided to use throughout pregnancy, birth and early parenthood to ensure parents are fully prepared.
• Expectant parents can ‘bolt on’ hypnobirthing classes
• Meeting regularly is not just about the learning. Strong friendships and a support network are formed. Most parents continue to meet up for many years.
• All our antenatal teachers completed the robust three year diploma training programme in Antenatal Education with the NCT. In addition, Sian holds the KGHypnobirthing Diploma and has completed the Unicef Babyfriendly Breastfeeding Training and Biomechanics for Birth. Ann holds a BA in Educational Studies. We are fully qualified to teach all aspects of antenatal education, are registered, insured and licensed to practice. As conscientious practitioners, we view the requirement to carry out annual Continuous Professional Development as an essential to ensure we remain up to date and provide courses that are relevant. You can therefore be assured of our credibility, knowledge and experience. 
• All our teachers are well-loved, live locally and ensure they have up to date knowledge about the local maternity service. They are almost always available via phone, email or in person.
• Being a small independent business means we can offer comprehensive antenatal education at incredibly competitive prices and payment by instalments. 
• Crucially we receive regular referrals from midwives and previous clients, excellent feedback and our courses are 5* rated. In addition, we have won ‘Best Pregnancy Service’ two years in a row in the 2018 and 2019 Norfolk Pregnancy, Baby & Child Awards. 

Please take a look at our course dates to find a full antenatal course at a location that suits you.

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 full 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!