I am a midwife with 24 years experience at a leading Dublin Maternity Hospital, and I have been giving Antenatal Classes for the past 10 years.

Although nothing truly prepares you for the birth of your first baby, ante natal classes are a great starting point in alleviating the fears and anxieties associated with pregnancy and delivery, and in promoting confidence in mothers to meet the challenges of childbirth and early parenting.
Antenatal classes set out to prepare expectant couples about what is currently happening in the pregnancy, as well as what to expect in labour. The options women have about how to give birth, also offering breast feeding advice, what to expect during your hospital stay, and in the first few weeks as parents.