Antenatal Care/ParentCraft Classes

Antenatal care classes will prepare you for your baby’s birth by teaching you:

• Stages of labour
• The labour process
• Strategies to cope with labour (pharmacological & non-pharmacological)
• Positions for labour and delivery
• Postpartum recovery
• Breastfeeding
• How to look after your newborn

Besides regular visits to your obstetrician, you are encouraged to attend classes to help you prepare for parenthood. You will be advised on practical issues while preparing psychologically for the arrival of your baby. A lactation consultant will give advice on breastfeeding and caring for your newborn baby. You will also be taught what to expect for your baby’s development and the changes in your body at every stage of your pregnancy.

Pregnancy, childbirth and becoming a new parent can be overwhelming. As an expectant parent, you need guidance and support from health professionals when it comes to preparing for childbirth. Thus, it is important to seek antenatal care to learn about how to have a healthy pregnancy, the birthing process, labour pain management, birthing options, and newborn care.

Likewise, antenatal care can help to monitor your pregnancy and detect complications like gestational diabetes and hypertension. With early detection, your doctor can monitor, treat and help manage your condition effectively.

Antenatal care should be given as soon as your pregnancy is confirmed. The sooner you start your antenatal care, the better for you and your baby.

As soon as your pregnancy is confirmed, your doctor will discuss with you the schedule of your antenatal care visits. Between the 8^th and 12^th week of pregnancy, most women go through their first antenatal visit. It is recommended to attend your antenatal check-ups regularly once a month until 28 weeks of pregnancy. After that, you have to see your doctor for antenatal care twice a month until 36 weeks of pregnancy. During the last 4 weeks of pregnancy, your antenatal visits should be done every week.

Gleneagles Hospital's ParentCraft Centre has a team of trained personnel to prepare you for childbirth and provide advice on confinement/postnatal care and caring for your newborn in areas such as bathing and breastfeeding. Individual (English & Mandarin) classes on childbirth preparation are available.

For enquiries on ParentCraft services, please call: +65 6470 5852

Monday – Friday: 9am – 5pm
Saturday: 9am – 12pm

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