Antenatal Classes in Pretoria

What our classes are

Our antenatal classes are the best-loved part of what we do. They are taught by SR Adéle de Beer, a registered midwife who has walked this road with thousands of Pretoria families, in plain and honest language. No lectures, no scare stories, and no question too small. 

You and your support person come together, and you leave with a plan rather than a panic – knowing what is coming, what your choices are, and who to phone when you are not sure. 

What we cover

Our class runs through four core areas: pregnancy, caesarean section, breastfeeding, and what happens at home in the first three months. Within those we cover the signs and stages of labour and how to know when it is time to go in, theatre procedures and what a caesarean birth actually looks like, comfort measures during labour, how your support person can help, what to expect if complications arise, and baby care. 

You will also work through possible emergency scenarios, and foetal stimulation presented by the well-known Practica Group. Then we open the floor. Nothing is off the table. Lunch and refreshments are included. 

Who should come and when to book

First-time moms, second-time moms who want a different experience, and support people of every kind – husbands, partners, mothers, sisters and friends. Most moms join between 28 and 34 weeks, which gives you time to absorb it all without it feeling too far away. 

Spaces are limited on purpose, so that every mom in the room gets time to ask her own questions. Classes do fill up, so book as early as you can. 

Where classes are held

Classes are held on selected Saturdays from 9am to 4pm at Zuid-Afrikaans Hospital, Main Entrance Corridor, 255 Bourke Street, Muckleneuk, Pretoria, 0002, inside Dr. Jana Bloem’s Consulting Room.

What it costs

R2,300.00 per couple if paid in cash, or R2,500.00 per couple if paid by card. That covers both you and your support person for the full day, including lunch and refreshments. Contact us for the next available class. 

Enquire about class availability

Book your class

Phone +27 12 367 4060, or email [email protected] or [email protected], and we will send you the next available dates.

Book a class

Antenatal classes for moms across Pretoria East, central Pretoria and Centurion.

FAQs

Most moms attend between 28 and 34 weeks, and book earlier than that because spaces are limited. Contact us as soon as you know you would like to come and we will hold you a place.

Yes, and we hope they do. Partners, mothers, sisters and friends are all welcome, and the class is designed for the two of you together.

A full day – selected Saturdays from 9am to 4pm at Zuid-Afrikaans Hospital, with lunch and refreshments included.

Many second and third-time moms come, often because their first birth did not go the way they expected. You are very welcome, and you will get time to ask about your own experience.

R2,300.00 per couple if you pay in cash, or R2,500.00 per couple by card. That is for both you and your support person, and includes lunch and refreshments.