Individual Prenatal Course

Our Individual Prenatal Course in English is intended for expectant parents who do not want to participate in the group course.

Each birthing experience is different, and therefore, is a great advantage when childbirth instructions and information are tailored to your specific needs and concerns.

Topics

The range of topics for individual consultations is as diverse as for the group courses. It's up to you what you are interested in and what you want to know.

1. Changes during late pregnancy: physical and emotional changes, healthy living during pregnancy, nutrition, breathing.
2. Signs that labour is about to begin: first stage labour, dilation, at what point should you go to the hospital, specifics of Czech maternity hospitals, things to take to the hospital with you, formal admittance to a hospital’s labour and delivery ward.
3. The role of a birth partner: what will the birth partner need to do during childbirth?
4. Pain relief options at first stage labour: relaxation, breathing, possible labour medication for pain.
5. Labour: variations of standard delivery, caesarean birth, self-esteem and assertiveness; second, third and fourth stages of labour; labour support – your partner, a doula, childbirth and delivery nurse.
6. Postpartum: emotional and physical changes that may come after giving birth, postpartum blues vs. depression.
7. Introduction to breastfeeding
8. Introduction to newborn care: behaviour and abilities of a newborn.
9. Family changes: living with a newborn.
10. Parenthood: expectations vs. reality, possible sources of support for parents.