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Antenatal education

A video with some tips on how you can prepare for labour and birth.

We provide antenatal education through The Real Birth Digital Programme. Please see the information below to find out more.

The Real Birth Digital Programme 

Birth Preparation Workshop

This Course is FREE for you to access.

It is available in English, Welsh, Polish, Portuguese, Urdu, Tamil and Arabic.

The course includes breathing and massage techniques.

You can access your course through your Digital Notes or a QR Code provided by your Midwife, or you can scan the QR code below to access the course.  

What is the Real Birth Digital programme? 

The Real Birth Digital Programme is a birth preparation course like no other.  You will be guided through explanation and videos that show the amazing changes that take place for you and your baby as you give birth.  You will learn about the different options and choices you can make in many birth situations, too.  There are also massage and breathing techniques for you to practice.

Understanding more about your body in labour helps you to make informed choices which can reduce stress and empower you during your birth. 

What is covered in the Real Birth Programme? 

  • Module 1 - feelings and thoughts around birth
  • Module 2 – beginning at the end
  • Module 3 – second stage of labour
  • Module 4 – the pelvis and labour
  • Module 5 – positions for labour and birth
  • Module 6 – how the uterus works in labour
  • Module 7 – practical breathing skills
  • Module 8 – birth planning and breathing
  • Module 9 – caesarean birth

Real Birth Programme QR code

Scan this code:

Maternity Real Birth Digital Programme Qr Code


24/7 antenatal, infant feeding and parenting support on your phone - free to you

Are you in Herefordshire or Worcestershire and expecting or just had a baby? FREE upgrade for you!  Congratulations! The Anya app is here for you, and thanks to NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Local Maternity & Neonatal System, you get a FREE Premium upgrade for pregnancy + 3 months!

The Anya app can be downloaded at any time in pregnancy and allows you to access useful antenatal content on infant feeding and other pregnancy topics.

Virtual tours of maternity

We have virtual tours for you to view of Hereford County Hospital delivery suite, maternity ward and special care baby unit.

 

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