Preparing for Parenthood 2 week antenatal course- Hemel Hempstead

This course is open to Hertfordshire residents living in St Albans and Dacorum area.

Please note, if you book a place and live outside of Hertfordshire your booking may be cancelled.

ONE BOOKING WILL AUTOMATICALLY ENROLL YOU ONTO BOTH SESSIONS.

UP TO 2 PEOPLE CAN ATTEND PER TICKET.

Two x 2 hour sessions held on two consecutive weeks at the same time and place, one week run by the Public Health Nursing Service (Health Visitors) & one week run by the Family Support Service, held at the following venue:-

St George's United Reformed Church Hall

106 Long Chaulden

Hemel Hempstead

HP1 2HX

6.30pm -8.30pm

Wednesdays

Please note the course in December is NOT running on consecutive weeks- the dates for December are Wednesday 6th & 20th.

PLEASE ENSURE YOU ARE AT LEAST 25 WEEKS PREGNANT WHEN STARTING THIS COURSE, IDEALLY IT SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE 35 WEEKS. If you are unsure about this, please speak to your midwife.

To get the full benefit of the course please attend both sessions.

The sessions will cover:

• The support available from the Family Centre Service.

• All aspects of infant feeding.

• Emotional preparation for birth and parenthood.

• Practical aspects of caring for a baby.

• What to expect during baby's first hour.

• Support available for baby's first 5 years.

• How babies communicate.

• Healthy relationships, mother's well-being and baby's development.

• Recognising baby's well-being.

• Essential information about keeping baby safe and healthy throughout the early years.

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Join us at our NEW Baby Fair events for expectant parents or parents of a child under one year. Meet other local families, enjoy refreshments, find out what’s on. Our friendly team will be on hand to offer you free support and advice, alongside stalls from local partners.

Also NEW are our free Becoming Dad workshops for new and expectant fathers to help them to connect with and understand their babies’ needs. Supported by trained facilitators from the Family Support Service, this one-off workshop offers expectant and new fathers an informal and relaxed space to talk through any thoughts and challenges dad-to-dad as they transition into parenthood. This is a hands-on session where your baby aged 0 – 1 year can come too!

To find out more click here

We also offer an additional antenatal breastfeeding workshop to compliment our Preparing for Parenthood course, open to residents of the St Albans and Dacorum area. This course will be held at St George's United Reformed Church and we ask that you bring a doll or teddy with you that can be used to practice positioning.

Please click here to book your place on the Antenatal Breastfeeding Workshop - 1 booking is for 2 places on the session.

To find out which district you live in please click here and select another course if you do not live in this district.

If you do not live in this district please click here to view our other courses held across Hertfordshire

If you are unable to find a convenient date and time, we recommend our pre-recorded online course. This can also be used as additional support or if you would like immediate access to the same information.

Click here to view online course

To view Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust's Covid policy regarding attending appointments click here

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