Antenatal (Child birth) Classes

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Our Antenatal classes prepare new parents physically and emotionally for the changes during pregnancy and labour.  

New parents who attend our antenatal classes form strong friendships as they go through this exciting new stage in life together. We help to create coffee groups for the new mums to catch up and have a cuppa - and share what's happening with their new baby and them! 

Bays North Harbour Parents Centre covers Campbells Bay to Long Bay, Albany, Greenhithe & Unsworth Heights so your group will be filled with local parents.  If you are outside this area, check out our 'About Us' page for details of other local Centres.

We alternate between weeknight and weekend courses during the year.  Our weeknight courses are held over 6 weeks (run once a week on a Wednesday evening and an additional Saturday class for the First Aid & Child Safety Session) and our weekend classes are held over 2 full days on a Sunday. 

We recommend that you finish the course approximately one month before your due date. Check out the dates below. 

Please note: EDD refers to 'Expected Due Date'
When are our next courses?
Timings:  Wednesday night courses run from 6.45pm to 9pm and weekend courses run from 9am to 4:30pm.  If any of our courses show as full, why not check out other local Parent's Centres to see if they have availability.  Details are on the 'About Us' page.

2020 Course Dates
AN2001: Sorry, no availability. Sunday 19th January & Sunday 2nd February (EDD: Late Feb - Early Mar)
AN2002: Sorry, no availability. Wednesday 22nd January to Wednesday 26th February (EDD: Late Mar - Early Apr)
AN2003: Sorry, no availability. Sunday 15th March & 29th March (EDD: Late Apr - Early May)
AN2004: Sorry, no availability. Wednesday 4th March to Wednesday 8th April (EDD: Late May - Early June)
AN2005: Sorry, no availability. Sunday 3rd May & Sunday 17th May (EDD: Late June - Early July)
AN2006:  Sorry, no availability. Wednesday 13th May to Wednesday 17th June (EDD: Late July - Early Aug)
AN2007: Saturday 4th & Sunday 19th July (EDD: Late Aug - Early Sept)
AN2008: Wednesday 22nd July to Wednesday 26th August (EDD: Late Sept - Early Oct)
AN2009: Sunday 13th Sept & Sunday 27th Sept (EDD: Late Oct - Early Nov)
AN2010: Wednesday 16th Sept to Wednesday 21st Oct (EDD: Late Nov - Early Dec)
AN2011: Sunday 8th November & Sunday 22nd November (EDD: Late Dec - Early Jan)
AN2012: Wednesday 4th November to Wednesday 9th December (EDD: Late Jan - Early Feb)
Bays North Harbour Parents Centre Antenatal Classes - North Shore, Auckland
Topics covered in the course include:
  • Signs of labour
  • The labour process
  • Hospital routines
  • The role of the support person
  • Pain management
  • Infant feeding
  • Equipment you need
  • Practical Parenting tips  (clothes to buy, nappies, safe sleeping etc)

​Antenatal Membership Package is $295 and includes the following:
Full Membership Package: Antenatal Package PLUS Moving & Munching course is $325 and includes the following:

Our courses are very popular and fill up quickly, so please book early on in your pregnancy to ensure you secure a place.

For more information please do a 'course enquiry' or use the 'contact us' page.
If the course you are looking at is full, still feel free to contact us to register your interest. Sometimes there are cancellations, and we sometimes run extra courses that we can inform you of. You can also contact one of the other Parents Centres on the North Shore or Hibiscus Coast.

If you are a Community Services Card holder, you are eligible for a 15% discount.  Please advise us on your Enquiry form.

Course location:
St Johns Ambulance training rooms, 115 Apollo Drive, Albany.