Welcome to Lower Hutt Parents Centre, where parenting is everything.We are a group of parents helping new parents in our community. Lower Hutt Parents Centre ispart of a national voluntary-led, not-for-profit organisation who provide high quality ChildbirthEducation Classes (Antenatal Classes), Baby & You Classes and other Parent EducationClasses for Hutt Valley families.
CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION
Pregnancy and parenthood can be an exciting but daunting time! We are here to help. Our comprehensive Antenatal Classes lead by qualified Childbirth Educators will help you prepare for labour, birth and the early days with a newborn.
All Childbirth Education classes and Parent Education classes are held at St Augustine's Church Annexe (Britannia St, Petone). Each Childbirth Education course runs for six weeks, one evening per week, from 6.45pm - 9.15pm. From time to time a 'weekend intensive' course which runs for two full days is held on consecutive Saturdays.
Courses cost $220 (including booking fee)
The course covers:
• Nutrition and exercise during pregnancy
• Labour signs and stagesWe
• Pain relief options and interventions
• The birth process
• Breastfeeding and newborn care
• Transition to Parenthood and practical parenting
• A tour of Hutt Hospital maternity unit, either physical or virtual tour
We encourage you to enrol early to ensure you get a spot. We limit course numbers to 13 couples. In order to enrol, you must complete our registration form, and make payment for the course.
