This antenatal course has been designed to provide you with a range of practical information, resources and worksheets to focus on your individual needs as you prepare for labour, birth and your new baby. Labour and birth can be brilliant, it can be euphoric, it can be straight-forward, it can be complicated, it can be overwhelming and it can be scary. Labour, birth and becoming parents can be an incredibly emotional experience and it is these emotions that you can’t prepare for. However you can be equipped with effective knowledge and skills so you know more about the childbirth process; about new babies; about what helps and what might not; and how to use practical skills to focus on being comfortable and staying calm. I passionately believe that when labour is straight-forward and well supported, the contractions are do-able, and when underpinned by a positive mindset, good strategies, skills and ongoing reassurance, there is nothing to fear. But there are many factors that can impact contractions and how well a woman can work with them …