Hi Everyone,

I am in my second trimester and I have a question about antenatal classes.

I am having my baby at a private hospital and the class covering labour and birth is very generic and offers nothing about breathing and relaxation techniques during labour. This is the main thing I wanted to get out of any classes, so that I can manage better during labour, particularly in those early stages of labour at home.

Apart from attending classes for Hypnobirthing ($$$$) or reading a variety of books, does anyone know of any good classes covering labour and learning different breathing/relaxation techniques?

Those of you who did learn breathing/relaxation techniques - how helpful was it?

Thanks