Antenatal Classes in Maidstone
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Congratulations and welcome to Maidstone
Get ready to meet your baby with our award-winning antenatal classes in Maidstone.
When you join our course you will meet a brilliant team of pregnancy, birth, and parenting experts. We’re confident that no other course will leave you feeling so prepared.
We’ll also connect you with a friendly group of local expectant parents.
We’re proud to have been voted ‘best antenatal classes’ and would love to welcome you into our amazing community here in Kent.
If course is sold out, join our waiting list
Congratulations and welcome to Maidstone
Get ready to meet your baby with our award-winning antenatal classes in Maidstone.
When you join our course you will meet a brilliant team of pregnancy, birth, and parenting experts. We’re confident that no other course will leave you feeling so prepared.
We’ll also connect you with a friendly group of local expectant parents.
We’re proud to have been voted ‘best antenatal classes’ and would love to welcome you into our amazing community here in Kent.
Maidstone: where are the classes held?
Our Maidstone antenatal classes are held at the fabulous Mu Mu on Week Street, just moments from Maidstone East train station.
What’s included on the course?
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
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
How much are Maidstone antenatal classes?
Our Maidstone antenatal classes are priced at £199 for two people. We provide a single-parent discount. See our FAQs for full details.
How do I book?
Booking is easy!
1) Find the month that works for you from the list below - click the + to see individual session dates
2) Then select the month you want to book from the month drop down beneath and click BOOK NOW!
3) Enter your details, including an email address, your name and contact number and your payment details.
4) Once you’ve paid you’ll receive a confirmation email.
5) You will be sent further instructions before your course starts
If course is sold out, join our waiting list and we’ll be in touch as soon as a spot opens up.
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Ideal for babies due mid June, July and August
In person sessions: 7-9pm
Tuesday 7th May: Preparing for birth
Tuesday 14th May: Hypnobirthing
Tuesday 21st May: Practical baby care
Tuesday 28th May: Baby first aid and self care for parents
Tuesday 4th June: Celebration social - a purely social session
Saturday 31st August 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 9th May: Midwife and obstetric doctor Q&A
Thursday 16th May: Hypnobirthing relaxations and breathing practice
Thursday 23rd May: Feeding specialist Q&A
Thursday 30th May: Baby doctor/First Aid & Physiotherapist Q&A
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Join our waiting list and we’ll be in touch.
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Ideal for babies due mid August, September and October
In person sessions: 7-9pm
Tuesday 2nd July: Preparing for birth
Tuesday 9th July: Hypnobirthing
Tuesday 16th July: Practical baby care
Tuesday 23rd July: Baby first aid and self care for parents
Tuesday 30th July: Celebration social - a purely social session
Saturday 2nd 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 4th July: Midwife and obstetric doctor Q&A
Thursday 11th July: Hypnobirthing relaxations and breathing practice
Thursday 18th July: Feeding specialist Q&A
Thursday 25th July: Baby doctor/First Aid & Physiotherapist Q&A
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Join our waiting list and we’ll be in touch.
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Ideal for babies due mid October, November and December
In person sessions: 7-9pm
Tuesday 3rd September: Preparing for birth
Tuesday 10th September: Hypnobirthing
Tuesday 17th September: Practical baby care
Tuesday 24th September: Baby first aid and self care for parents
Tuesday 1st October: Celebration social - a purely social session
Saturday 4th January 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 5th September: Midwife and obstetric doctor Q&A
Thursday 12th September: Hypnobirthing relaxations and breathing practice
Thursday 19th September: Feeding specialist Q&A
Thursday 26th September: Baby doctor/First Aid & Physiotherapist Q&A
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Join our waiting list and we’ll be in touch!
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Ideal for babies due mid December, January & February
In person sessions: 7-9pm
Tuesday 29th October: Preparing for birth
Tuesday 5th November: Hypnobirthing
Tuesday 12th November: Practical baby care
Tuesday 19th November: Baby first aid and self care for parents
Tuesday 26th November: Celebration social - a purely social session
Saturday 1st March 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 31st October: Midwife and obstetric doctor Q&A
Thursday 7th November: Hypnobirthing relaxations and breathing practice
Thursday 14th November: Feeding specialist Q&A
Thursday 21st November: Baby doctor/First Aid & Physiotherapist Q&A
Sold out course? Join our waiting list.
Who runs the classes?
Meet Nancy.
Nancy is one of the midwives that teaches our Maidstone antenatal classes. Nancy qualified as a midwife in 2016 from Anglia Ruskin University in Chelmsford. She rotated through the wards in Broomfield Hospital, and then spent a few years providing continuity of care in a stand-alone birthing centre. She then became a community midwife in Kent, and after returning from maternity leave now works as a Specialist Infant Feeding Midwife. She is a qualified hypnobirthing teacher and is commencing her IBCLC qualification in November 2023.
Nancy says: “There is so much focus on your pregnancy and birth that sometimes we forget that we are actually going to be parents at the end of it. This course absolutely will help prepare you for all types of birth, but will really help you feel prepared for your transition to parenthood. I can’t wait to help walk you through the entire, incredible journey you’re about to go through.”
How does this differ to NCT classes in Maidstone?
The reason NCT springs to mind first for many people when thinking about antenatal classes is because the classes have been around since the 1950s. For many decades they were the only form of antenatal classes available. This means many people believe that all antenatal classes are NCT classes, which is not the case.
The NCT is a charity and instructors complete a degree course to teach the classes. All Happy Parents Happy Baby instructors are midwives and doctors so have a degree but also thousands of hours of practical experience working in birth centres and hospitals.
Unlike NCT classes, our antenatal classes all include hypnobirthing and baby first aid at no extra cost. At the time of writing, NCT classes in Maidstone are priced at £269, compared to £199 for Happy Parents Happy Baby antenatal classes. NCT classes in Maidstone are held at Maidstone Community Support Centre whereas our classes take place at Mu Mu so you can relax and make the most of socialising with your course mates.
Our local community
Most of the people coming on our Maidstone course are from Maidstone. The course is also popular with those living in neighbouring areas of Aylesford, West Malling, Otham and Coxheath.
From walks in Mote Park, Brenchley Gardens or along the River Medway, to coffee shop hangouts and playdates at each other’s houses, graduates from our Maidstone antenatal classes are never short of things to do together.
Is it worth it?
“We did a traditional antenatal course with our first baby and Happy Parents Happy Baby antenatal classes with our second and they were in a different league. From the people we met to the content we covered - we couldn’t recommend this course enough.
Sammy and Joe, January course
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