Antenatal Education Courses

Prepare for Birth and Baby

Leading provider of empowering & informative Antenatal Education across the UK & Internationally - since 2007

We teach you everything you need to Prepare For Birth & Baby. This modern, empowering, fact-based Antenatal Education, combines the latest in positive birth & baby preparation; along with practices from yoga and hypno-birthing; provide key tools for giving birth & recovery.

This course is a fantastic opportunity to make new friends; building that all important network of connection, support & reassurance. Community, at LushTums, is central to everything we do.

You’ll be invited to join the course’s What’s App group so you can receive invites to brunch meet ups, ask questions or share news along the way.

We teach 1000s of expectant parents EVERY YEAR, with courses at lovely venues all across the UK, around the world and now online. All courses are delivered by fully trained, FEDANT accredited LushTums Teachers.

Open to all! All mums-to-be and birth partners, including same sex couples, solo mums and surrogates. Everyone is welcome.

Courses are popular

Booking essential

Once you reach 12 weeks, save your space for our sell-out Antenatal Education Courses - learn all about labour, birth and preparing for life with a newborn; education is key and knowledge really is power!

Plan to attend the course ideally between 24-34 weeks as this gives you all the information you need as pregnancy progresses, helping you to make your best informed decisions along the way. Don't worry if you have left it later than this - we will do our best to squeeze you in!

Why do an Antenatal Education Course with LushTums?

We proudly share birth and baby education in a down to earth, relaxed way to prepare and inform you so that you can navigate pregnancy, birth and the 4th trimester with confidence. Everyone is unique so every birth is unique ~ begin your parenting journey YOUR way!

Our informative courses includes all the basics plus extras!

  • Signs labour is starting - how will you know and what to do.

  • Stages of labour, how things typically progress and develop.

  • What is a “contraction” actually? The science behind what your body knows how to do and techniques to help you work with your body ~ not not be scared of the word ‘contraction’!!

  • The role of hormones and the importance of the positive feedback loop - hormones, mindset / fear, progression.

  • The effects of fear and any interruptions on the birthing process.

  • How to maximise hypno-birth techniques like breathing and relaxation, as well as how to use movement and positions as a powerful toolkit for giving birth.

  • Clear explanations of all possible medical interventions and pain relief options that you may choose or be offered. And unlike some courses we will explain why these sometimes have a much needed place and how to decide if these are actually right for you and your baby, or not!

  • How to make important decisions and give meaningful informed consent under pressure and in the moment so that you don’t feel ‘swept along with something out of your control’ and instead you feel fully participatory in the experience and in the making of your own choices ~ THIS IS WHERE THE POWER LIES.

  • The best and safest places to give birth and your choices around this - be it at home, a midwife led unit or hospital.

  • We discuss the latest research and go through the 4 or 5 key things you can do to help stack the odds towards a smoother birth with least interventions.

  • What if something else crops up such going overdue, induction or developing medical conditions. We help you navigate this and provide on-going support.

  • Essential jobs for your birth partner - what to do, when & how; massage techniques, how to really be the support she needs and how to hold the space when things get tricky; how your presence can help create a birthing environment that feels safe.

  • The 4th trimester - early days with your newborn, what to expect - feeding, sleeping, baby care, mum’s self care, parental care, mental health, visitors, emerging back into the world post-birth and returning safely to exercise

  • Parenting Styles vs. Trusting Your Instincts…

  • Some locations also offer Baby First Aid as an extra module.

  • PLUS invites to meet ups, brunches, picnics to get to know each other and a warm welcome to a priviate supportive WhatsApp group.

Our Ethos - About LushTums Birth & Baby Preparation

Knowledge is power and being able to make informed decisions, whatever those descisions are is POWERFUL and POSITIVE.

We are all different and so is every birth. Therefore it is important to think about what might be right for you and your baby given various situations.

Experts in this field, all LushTums teachers have been fully trained to deliver Antenatal Education Courses based on the latest evidence based science, research and protocols along with some of the incredible traditional practices of yoga, hypno-birthing and mindfulness that can also help.

Created by our founder Clare Maddalena in conjunction with lovely midwives and doulas, with full accreditation from FEDANT (the UK's awarding body for antenatal education, midwifery & doula services in the UK); we have been delivering these much loved courses for nearly 20 years.

We not only cover all the science about what your body is doing, but also teach you practical, tried & tested tools & techniques on how to 'breathe, move and relax' throughout labour and birth. Unlike other courses we really teach you how to cope with labour, to work with your body and overcome fear as well as how to many informed choices on the day.

Make friends as you learn and prepare for birth and parenthood with positivity and excitement.

Join our Antenatal Education Courses today

Select your nearest location from the buttons below to find out more. All LushTums teachers have undergone vigorous teacher training courses with us here at LushTums, giving you the best Antenatal Education in the UK.

We hope you enjoy your Antenatal Education Course - Prepare for Birth & Baby with LushTums!

If you have any questions about the course at all, please reach out. We are happy to help and welcome you to LushTums!

This could be you too! Here’s a few reviews …

We have so many wonderful testimonials! You can read lots over on Google, but here’s a few things people have said about LushTums Antenatal Education.

  • "Clare's antenatal course left me feeling considerably more informed and relaxed about my first birth.

    . . . Before I started I had a lot of anxiety about how I was going to get the baby out and what pain options might be suitable for me. The course helped me understand my choices and gave me the information and skills to feel confident and even excited about bringing my child in to the world, in whatever way I wanted or needed to do it. Clare has a very kind, intelligent and objective way of delivering information which she adapts well to the different people in the group. The handouts and pdfs have been very useful since, as have the book recommendations I was given. The first aid session with Sarah was also so useful. My husband felt very much a part of the sessions and frequently refers to what we learned over the weeks which gave me further reassurance that together we could do it. Overall I highly recommend the course!”

    SOPHIE, BRIGHTON

  • "I am so glad we chose the LushTums course.

    . . . Deciding which classes to take to prepare us for the birth of our child felt like a complete chaotic minefield for James & I. There was so much to learn but  the patience and way of explaining things was easy to digest. I felt so empowered after the course and felt I had all the info to be able to say this is my birth and Im going to question stuff! The environment was not scary I did not feel silly asking questions and am so grateful for the guidance through the class.”

    VICKY, BRIGHTON

  • "My husband and I found the LushTums Preparing for Birth course exceptional.

    . . . We had already decided to also partake in the standard NCT class and now we have experienced both I can't stress how much better I found the LushTums course in terms of actual techniques and coping strategies. It was far more real and less text book. Alongside the course I have been attending the LushTums pregnancy yoga classes and these have altered my perception of labour and birth in such a positive way. I would recommend any mums-to-be to invest in some 'you and baby' time. It's been so invaluable to me (and our baby) and I would highly recommend the LushTums programme in all capacities.”

    CARRIE, BRIGHTON

  • "I would genuinely recommend Clare and LushTum's Antenatal Ed.

    . . . We had our little girl last week and nothing went to 'plan' - it was a complete shock for all three of us! But we've been really reflecting on the birth over the last few days and realised despite it all we had a really incredible toolkit (from Clare) so we managed to make a crazy experience our own and actually had a really positive outcome in the end! I'd highly recommend.”

    ROWAN, BRIGHTON

  • "So much better than old fashioned courses out there.

    . . . I have to say LushTums Birth Preparation Course was better than NCT and so much cheaper - thanks so much, we both loved it.”

    LAURA

  • "We found the antenatal classes incredible.

    . . . We particularly loved how you approach topics that are quite intimidating - like the labour process - with such positivity and make them feel less overwhelming, whilst still being real about what to expect. You really put us at ease and we’ve left feeling excited to go on this journey and experience it all together. 

    You also covered all the options open to us really impartially, so we could make our own informed decision. We didn’t feel swayed into a certain direction or judged at all.”

    JENNY, BRIGHTON

Thank you for checking out LushTums Antenatal Education!

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