Antenatal Course Info

Why should YOU
do The Birth Hub Antenatal Course?

Combined, we have over a 1000 births experience.

Angela the Midwife, Doula Sherelle and Doula Charlene
are experienced, knowledgeable, approachable, caring and very practical
birth workers in Cape Town.

2024 Course Dates:

Six consecutive Wednesday evenings 18h30 to 20h30 in Fish Hoek, South Peninsula

  • 17 Jan, 24 Jan, 31 Jan, 7 Feb, 14 Feb, 21 Feb…BOOK NOW.
  • 20 Mar, 27 Mar, 3 Apr, 10 Apr, 17 Apr, 24 Apr…BOOK NOW.
  • 22 May, 29 May, 5 June, 12 June, 19 June, 26 June…BOOK NOW.
  • 14 Aug, 21 Aug, 28 Aug, 4 Sept, 11 Sept, 18 Sept…BOOK NOW.
  • 6 Nov, 13 Nov, 20 Nov, 27 Nov, 4 Dec, 11 Dec…BOOK NOW.
    (This course will run from 18:45 to 20h45 18h45 to 20h45 in Fish Hoek, at The Playhouse, South Peninsula.)

2025 Course Dates:

Six consecutive Wednesday evenings 18h45 to 20h45 in Fish Hoek, at The Playhouse, South Peninsula

  • 22 Jan, 29 Jan, 5 Feb, 12 Feb, 19 Feb, 26 Feb…BOOK NOW.
  • 26 Mar, 2 Apr, 9 Apr, 16 Apr, 23 Apr, 30 Apr…BOOK NOW.
  • 28 May, 4 June, 11 June, 18 June, 25 June, 2 July…BOOK NOW.
  • 13 Aug, 20 Aug, 27 Aug, 3 Sept, 10 Sept, 17 Sept…BOOK NOW.
  • 5 Nov, 12 Nov, 19 Nov, 26 Nov, 3 Dec, 10 Dec…BOOK NOW.

It’s all in the details…

  • Six consecutive Wednesday evenings 18h45 to 20h45 in Fish Hoek, South Peninsula. Each session is hosted by one experienced member of The Birth Hub team.
  • During Covid times, we will wear masks throughout the sessions and require that parents attending the course also wear a mask. Hand sanitizers will be made available.
  • Time: Six consecutive Wednesday evenings 18h45 to 20h45  in Fish Hoek, South Peninsula, at The Playhouse.
  • Pricing:  R2500.00 per couple in total for 6 sessions of 2 hours each, inclusive of course materials and refreshments. Deposit R1250 to confirm your booking and the remaining balance of R1250 to be paid well before the first session. Click here to enrol.
  • Bank details: The Birth Hub
    Capitec
    Branch code 470010
    Account number 1492036674

Birth is our business!

What are the benefits of the course?

  • You will learn useful coping skills for labour and birth.
  • You will thoroughly understand your birth options and how to choose the best caregivers.
  • You will understand your options for medical and natural pain relief methods.
  • You will gain a skillset of breathing techniques, birthing positions, massage and an introduction to Relax Into Birth hypnobirthing techniques. Relax Into Birth HypnoBirthing is now on the app stores! Grab the app for free here:
  • You will learn breastfeeding tips and be more equipped for life with your newborn.
  • You get to meet four awesome birth workers who can potentially be at your birth as a doula or independent midwife.
  • You will learn invaluable information that you can carry through into future births.

What have previous participants said?

The course was very well-rounded and we liked the fact that it didnt have only one, single focal point – i.e. natural birth. We felt much more prepared for any eventualities, whatever turn our birth could take.

Jesse and Abigail Landman, Plumstead.

I feel ready to give birth now, no matter what turn it takes! I am especially glad that my husband is now equipped with tools that will help him to know what to do for me during labour and birth. He can be an active participant – and we would not have known this if we did not do The Birth Hub course.

J & C Harmon, from Fish Hoek.

I was always interested in Hypnobirthing and to find a course that included this technique, as well as the medical side of birthing was great. It was also good to meet each of the hosts individually, as they each hosted one of the course evenings out of the four – and this helped us to decide to hire a doula for our birth too – best decision ever by the way. A very well-balanced, all round course.

E & P Dilchard, from Claremont.

The four ladies who created the course are some of the most caring, passionate women I have ever met. They really do care about birth and that women are informed and empowered for their births – and this is what I will always remember about meeting them. We had a wonderful home birth with a midwife and a doula and the course really got us ready for the whole experience.

R & V Ferreira, from Kalk Bay.

I have told all my preggie friends about the course because it really helped to open our minds to all the options available for mothers – I didn’t know that as a pregnant mother I had options when it came to birth. That was really important for us to understand and we managed to have a good hospital birth experience, using what we learnt in the course.

T & E Gilchrist, from Tokai

I successfully had my VBAC after doing The Birth Hub course. It was great to have access to the Relax Into Birth course through The Birth Hub course, as the hypnobirthing CD created by Charlene was really what pulled me through. I heard her voice in my head throughout my labour and birth and it gave me a strong sense of self that I could do it! It was great to have hypnobirthing included in this course. Thank you Birth Hub!

H & G Kleinhans, from Hout Bay

Why should partners/dads attend?

Partners benefit from the well-rounded information that is presented and always report that they feel more prepared for the upcoming birth experience. Partners gain a basket of relaxation tools which they can incorporate into the labour and birth and also feel more equipped to embark on their journey as fathers to a newborn baby.

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