Antenatal Classes in Portsmouth
Congratulations and welcome to our award winning antenatal classes in Portsmouth.
Get ready to make brilliant, local friends having babies at the same time as you, whilst learning everything you need to know from our team of pregnancy, birth, and parenting experts.
We are proud to have been voted ‘best antenatal classes’ and would love to welcome you into our amazing community here in Hampshire.
Course dates
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Congratulations and welcome to our award winning antenatal classes in Portsmouth.
Get ready to make brilliant, local friends having babies at the same time as you, whilst learning everything you need to know from our team of pregnancy, birth, and parenting experts.
We are proud to have been voted ‘best antenatal classes’ and would love to welcome you into our amazing community here in Hampshire.
Course dates
Click the course months to show all session dates and due date recommendations.
Scroll down and add to cart.
Click here if your course of choice is not available.
What’s included on the course?
Course includes in person hypnobirthing and baby first aid
Reunion with your babies
18h of teaching and 4h of dedicated social time
Specialists include
Midwife
Obstetric doctor
Hypnobirthing teacher
Paediatric (baby) doctor
Feeding specialist
Baby first aid instructor
Physiotherapist
Head to one of our fun and social venues (no church halls, scout huts or flip charts here!)
Meet like minded, local friends having babies at a similar time
Learn everything you need to know for birth and life with a newborn in one course (no add ons!)
Each week covers one of five themes and includes:
A 2h in-person session, packed with practical and social activities
A bank of videos to support everything you learn
Different specialists each week
A live-online Q&A session
Notes, useful downloads and exclusive discounts
Portsmouth: where are the classes held?
Happy Parents Happy Baby Antenatal Classes in Portsmouth are held in the private room at The Guildhall Village on Guildhall Walk.
How much are Portsmouth antenatal classes?
Our Portsmouth antenatal classes cost £199 for two people. We also offer a single-parent discount. See our FAQs for full details.
Who runs the classes?
Meet Claire
Claire is one of the midwives that teaches our Portsmouth antenatal classes. Claire qualified as a midwife in 2015 from King’s College London and has worked in London and the South West in labour ward, birth centre and community roles. She has also worked overseas as a midwife in Uganda and Rwanda, but has now returned to her home town of Bournemouth. She says “Every family, every baby and every birth is special, and I can’t wait to support you in your own unique journey!”
How does this differ to NCT classes in Portsmouth?
NCT classes have been around since the 1950s and for many decades were the only antenatal classes. This means many people believe that all antenatal classes are NCT classes, which is not the case. Happy Parents Happy Baby antenatal classes in Portsmouth are not the same as NCT classes in Portsmouth, or other antenatal classes in and around Portsmouth. Here are some of the differences (as per December 2024).
Our local community
Most of the people coming on our Portsmouth course are from Portsmouth. The course is also popular with those living in neighbouring areas of Gosport, Havant and Hayling Island.
From walks around the docks to coffee meetings in the city centre and playdates at each other’s houses, graduates from our Portsmouth antenatal classes are never short of things to do together.
Is it worth it?
Have questions? See our FAQs or get in touch.
You can find answers to commonly asked question on our FAQs page. Alternatively our customer happiness team will be happy to help you with any enquiries - drop them an email them at bookings@happyparentshappybaby.com
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Ideal for babies due mid April, May and June
In person sessions: 7-9pm
Monday 3rd March: Preparing for birth
Monday 10th March: Hypnobirthing
Monday 17th March: Practical baby care
Monday 24th March: Baby first aid and self care for parents
Monday 31st March: Celebration social - a purely social session
Saturday 5th July at 3pm: Reunion - details will be sent closer to the time
Extra live online content: 7:30pmEvery Thursday evening throughout your course, our specialists of the week will be on hand to support you with any extra questions in the following live online sessions:
Thursday 6th March: Midwife and obstetric doctor Q&A
Thursday 13th March: Hypnobirthing relaxations and breathing practice
Thursday 20th March: Feeding specialist Q&A
Thursday 27th March: Baby doctor/First Aid & Physiotherapist Q&A
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Ideal for babies due mid June, July and August
In person sessions: 7-9pm
Monday 28th April: Preparing for birth
Tuesday 6th May: Hypnobirthing
Monday 12th May: Practical baby care
Monday 19th May: Baby first aid and self care for parents
Tuesday 27th May: Celebration social - a purely social session
Saturday 6th September at 3pm: Reunion - details will be sent closer to the time
Extra live online content: 7:30pm
Every Thursday evening throughout your course, our specialists of the week will be on hand to support you with any extra questions in the following live online sessions:
Thursday 1st May: Midwife and obstetric doctor Q&A
Thursday 8th May: Hypnobirthing relaxations and breathing practice
Thursday 15th May: Feeding specialist Q&A
Thursday 22nd May: Baby doctor/First Aid & Physiotherapist Q&A
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Ideal for babies due mid August, September and October
In person sessions: 7-9pm
Monday 30th June: Preparing for birth
Monday 7th July: Hypnobirthing
Monday 14th July: Practical baby care
Monday 21st July: Baby first aid and self care for parents
Monday 28th July: Celebration social - a purely social session
Saturday 1st November at 3pm: Reunion - details will be sent closer to the time
Extra live online content: 7:30pm
Every Thursday evening throughout your course, our specialists of the week will be on hand to support you with any extra questions in the following live online sessions:
Thursday 3rd July: Midwife and obstetric doctor Q&A
Thursday 10th July: Hypnobirthing relaxations and breathing practice
Thursday 17th July: Feeding specialist Q&A
Thursday 24th July: Baby doctor/First Aid & Physiotherapist Q&A