Courses > Transition Into Parenthood > Birth and Babycare Evening Courses
This is the complete birth and baby preparation program, held over six Wednesday evenings at 7pm
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Perhaps you have been wondering about?
- How to respond to the physical and emotional changes that occur during pregnancy?
- How does the baby grow and change before being born?
- How can I minimise complications, health risks and discomforts throughout the pregnancy?
- How can partners prepare for their role during the labour, birth and beyond?
- How will I know when my labour begins and what to do?
- What types of self help coping techniques can I use to keep birth normal and avoid unnecessary interventions?
- What facilities are available and what options should I consider when making choices?
- How can I prepare siblings for the arrival of a new family member?
- What do I need to do to care for my newborn baby?
- What are the most up-to-date ideas for including partners in caring for and bonding with our new baby?
- How can I nurture myself and my baby during pregnancy?
Julie's courses comprehensively cover what the hospital courses would cover - and a whole lot more!
Having worked in a large tertiary maternity hospital for 12 years, Julie knows the topics covered in hospitals well.
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Is the six session course for me?
There is more opportunity in the 6 week course for group discussions, exploring options and asking questions, having fun and laughter.
The feedback Julie receives from midwives working in all the hospitals is that they can really see a difference in the couples who come along to these courses. They are confident, they understand, they work as a team, they are informed and comfortable to work with and generally have very positive birth outcomes with a reduced amount of medical intervention. Julie enables couples to interact in a positive way, as part of a team with staff in hospitals, by becoming informed of the facilities, as well as their rights and responsibilities during their usually fairly short stay in hospital.
Julie is a highly skilled childbirth educator and in a positive, reassuring, fun and inspiring way she is able to deliver the following topics to you in a way that is both interesting and effective, so when the time comes you feel well prepared and more confident.
Her kind and gentle approach is a perfect fit for the needs of pregnant women.
Session One: Julie takes the group through an interesting overview of pregnancy, labour, birth, and newborn care, highlighting some of the important areas that are yet to be covered. Fears, anxieties and loneliness become a thing of the past by the end of week one and we have fun! Not to be missed!
Session Two: Covers birth options and choices, what medical interventions and medications are available, how they might be used or offered, the advantages and disadvantages, what your rights and responsibilities are and what the Department of Health recommends. Guidance on how to minimise the use of some medical interventions. Concerns are allayed on this evening, and then put to one side, to focus on what is normal.
Session Three: Labour and active birth options. How to recognise labour, what to do in response, great tips for partners to be supportive and helpful, comfort measures to use during labour, partner's role and what to expect, women's self-help strategies for labour, how to best use hospital facilities, breathing for labour, effective positions for the woman to use to keep labour normal, techniques for massage. In short this is a magic night!
Session Four: Positions effective for the final stage of labour, pushing, maintaining an intact perineum, and a thorough overview of what to expect in the first few minutes and first hours after the birth, mum-dad-baby bonding and the early breastfeeding experience. Many important points to boost your confidence and reduce anxiety.
Session Five: Looking after a little newborn baby during the first 12 weeks in a very positive way. Being able to read the baby's body language and their variety of cry "signals" helps parents-to-be feel they can trust their intuition and look forward to getting to know their baby. How to wrap, feed, deal with crying, sleep and settling, involving both mothers and fathers.
Session Six: Breastfeeding, safe sleeping, settling, bathing, needs of mother and baby, what to buy for baby, parenting resources and where to get help, more about the reasons babies cry and comforting measures. This session helps couples become even more prepared for becoming parents.
Currently as a special treat for those booking into the evening courses you'll receive Julie's 3 relaxation CD's FREE!
During the six evening sessions, Julie is able to show and explain many fascinating and significant concepts in more detail than is possible in the weekend condensed courses. Julie enjoys facilitating the evening courses for many reasons: they are more in depth and interesting, couples seem to gain so much more, each group generally forms new friendships which Julie enables to grow into mothers groups of mutual support for each new family.
This course is specially designed for:
- pregnant couples expecting their first baby who want to feel ready, prepared and organised
- expectant couples who want a weekly course with a nice steady pace they can take their time to reflect on each week together
- those who have had a baby before and want to prepare for a more positive experience this time
- those who had a premmie baby before and missed out on the chance to prepare previously
The size of the groups for the evening course is small to allow for social group interaction and personalised attention. Julie ensures you are comfortable, feel listened to, respected, included and valued as a group member.
A Special Privilege: Julie's personal library of pregnancy, birth and baby books, DVD's and CD's is exclusively available for attendees of the evening courses!
Couples in the group will usually be due around the same time. Most come from the St. George and Sutherland Shire, however some also travel from the inner west, the eastern suburbs and even further afield especially if they have been recommended by friends. The evening course is ideally suited for those couples within a 40 minute radius of Sylvania, which is on the edge of the Sutherland Shire.
Julie is gifted with her presentation style, she is able to convey ideas in a way that a pregnant woman and her partner couldn't possibly gain from reading books, with a unique style all her own!
Julie has been facilitating birth and babycare courses for over 20 years.
She remains one of the most popular and recommended active birth and baby care teachers due to her genuine respect for her clients, her kind, gentle manner and passion, enthusiasm and infectious positive attitude.
Cost for course: only $350/couple
Complimentary Inclusions:
- Each couple will receive a sample Bao Bag containing samples of high quality products for pregnancy and parenthood
- Julie arranges a special "baby party" for the group as a fun social get-together she refers to as a post natal reunion.
- Currently as a special treat for those booking into the evening courses you'll receive Julie's 3 relaxation CD's FREE!
Course materials: available for only $30, at cost price (updated and revised July 2011).
Each couple will receive a Bao Bag containing samples of high quality products for pregnancy and parenthood
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Julie and Geoff have been married for over 30 years, have birthed their only two babies together naturally, and raised them along with all the challenges it entails into their young adult years.
The growth and maturity gained from experience enables Julie to draw on much of the "gifts learned" that journey has provided for them and weave it subtly and gently throughout the courses she teaches.
What do couples say about these courses? Find out on Julie's testimonials pages.
Midwives recommend Julie's courses for birth preparation. See reviews by midwives.
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Next Birth and Baby preparation evening course available:
6xWed: 11 January to 15 February, 2012 (fully booked)
6xWed: 20 February to 28 March, 2012 (nearly full)
6xWed: 18 April to 23 May, 2012
6xWed: 30 May to 4 July, 2012
6xWed: 11 July to 15 August, 2012
For the most complete preparation for birth and parenting, consider doing this course together with the calmbirth course, and receive a $100 discount.
and REMEMBER... Currently as a special treat for those booking into the evening courses you'll receive Julie's 3 relaxation CD's FREE!
Julie conducts two types of courses, with plenty of date options:
- calmbirth® course - focused on breathing, relaxation and visualisation for labour (weekdays and weekends) $350/couple
- the birth and baby course - known as Transition Into Parenthood includes active birth and baby care (evenings and weekends) $350/couple
- Best option: $100 discount for combined booking of both courses calmbirth® and TIP for only $600/couple. Excellent value view best offer
Underpinning the Transition Into Parenthood classes is the philosophy with calmbirth® training and that is encouraging, supporting and guiding family bonding between a couple as they prepare for the birth of their baby. Focusing on the role of the value of each parent, the importance of mothers and equally the importance of fathers in the life of their unborn and newborn baby – with this in mind by encouraging enjoyment rather than stress and fear during the period of the pregnancy and birth it creates the space for a more conducive atmosphere for good solid family bonding. Relaxation, joy, hope, courage, determination, togetherness creates good strong loving relationships. In a nutshell that’s what it is all about.
The Transition into Parenthood course covers birth and baby care aspects in a very practical way whilst the calmbirth® course guides the “thinking and feeling” preparation, and focuses on the important skills for labour. Plenty of couples prefer to do both courses for a well rounded sense of readiness. Everyone who attends both courses comments on how the two courses “mesh together really well without any overlap”.
There are times when women attend on their own without their partners, for a variety of reasons, and of course this is perfectly fine. Women love the way they feel so empowered after both of these courses, they feel ready and organised in a practical sense as well as uplifted, with more courage and determination in the most positive way.
Please feel welcome to telephone Julie if you wish to ask any questions and discuss the classes 9544 6441
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Health Funds
Julie is a registered provider with the following Australian private health funds:
- HCF Health Fund Provider Number: A125696
- Manchester Unity Health Fund Provider Number: 05446441
- Grand United Health Fund Provider Number: 7380
Read more... Transition Into Parenthood
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Julie Clarke has been helping couples to prepare for childbirth and looking after a baby for over 20 years, with compassion and sensitivity. Secure your position in a class by booking online now
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