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Pregnancy & parenting education (antenatal classes)
Attending antenatal classes, or pregnancy and parenting classes, can be valuable for your preparation for labour and birth, breastfeeding, and early weeks with your new baby. They're also an opportunity for you to meet other parents who are expecting a baby.
Plunket provides several free pregnancy and parenting services, providing information and skills to help parents through different stages of their child's development.
Plunket's pregnancy and parenting education
This programme provides information and support to first-time parents, focusing on pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting a newborn. It used to be known as antenatal classes.
It's best to enrol as soon as your pregnancy is confirmed. You can attend with your partner or another support person, or come on your own.
For more information and to book into a course, visit Plunket's pregnancy and parenting education website.
Other services
For information about or to register for pregnancy and parenting education classes through the South Canterbury DHB, contact the Jean Todd Maternity Unit receptionist on (03) 687-2140.
Written by HealthInfo clinical advisers. Last reviewed January 2022.
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