Education and workshops in pregnancy

This course is free for you to access. 

It is available in English, Welsh, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Sorani-Kurdish, Urdu, Tamil and Arabic. It also has accessibility features, video content and audio guides in all languages.  

The course has 12 hours of content and includes breathing and massage techniques. 

You can access your course via a QR code provided by your midwife, or you can access the course here.

The Real Birth Digital Programme is a birth preparation course like no other, that explains what happens in your body and to your baby during birth. The course uses clear explanations and videos to guide you.

You will learn about the different options and choices you can make in many birth situations, too.  There are also massage and breathing techniques for you to practice.

Understanding more about your body in labour helps you to feel more confident, make informed choices, and reduce stress during birth.

Modules Available: 

• Module 1: Feelings and thoughts around birth 
• Module 2: Beginning at the end! 
• Module 3: Second stage of labour 
• Module 4: The pelvis and labour 
• Module 5: Perineal health 
• Module 6: Positions for labour and birth 
• Module 7: How the uterus works in labour 
• Module 8: Practical birthing skills 
• Module 9: Birth preferences and breathing 
• Module 10: Giving birth by caesarean 
• Module 11: Home birth 
• Module 12: Induction of labour 
• Module 13: Creating awareness about giving birth early 
• Module 14: Giving birth to your baby early 

You are also able to personalise your workshop to include: 

• Teenage Pregnancy 
• Fasting in Pregnancy 
• Type 1 Diabetes or GDM 
• Low PAPP-A 
• FGM (female circumcision)  
• Vaginismus  
• Obstetric Cholestasis  
• Hyperemesis Gravidarum 
• Sickle Cell Anaemia 
• Twin Pregnancy