There are many choices to make when you are pregnant. You need to choose how and where to give birth. You need to choose who will provide your maternity care and who will be with you at the birth. To make confident and informed choices you need to be aware of all the available options and understand how your choices will impact on your birth experience.

Choices for Childbirth provides you and your partner with information not generally available in other antenatal classes. Our classes provide a comfortable forum where you and your partner can listen, learn, ask questions and share in the birth stories of others, all guided by our experienced team of presenters.

• Can be attended as a full cycle or individual sessions of your choice.
• Can be attended before or during pregnancy. You are encouraged to attend early for appropriate birth planning.
• Welcome your partner and and/or support people.
• Start on time, please arrive 15 minutes early.
• Provide seating - however feel free to bring a few pillows or cushions for extra comfort.
  

Please note: spaces are limited so we encourage you to book your place as early in pregnancy as possible to avoid disappointment.

• Encourages a woman-centred approach to the birth process
• Regards pregnancy and childbirth as normal physiological processes, not illnesses
• Acknowledges the social, cultural and psychological factors influencing childbirth
• Advocates midwives as the primary caregivers to women in normal birth
• Emphasises your right to make informed choices about your caregivers and place of birth
• Promotes continuous assessment and critical evaluation of technologies used in maternity care

Contact details and booking information can be found at Choices Information and Choices Locations.