Heather and Natanya run antenatal classes in Mouille Point and Newlands (Kelvin Grove is the Newlands venue). Each course runs for 6 weeks, from 18h30 until 20h30 and costs R2900. Class sizes range from 6 to 16 couples, and it’s a great opportunity to make friends with other couples living close by, and provides a wonderful support network for you once your baby has arrived. You can see a course outline further down on this page.
Book online!
1. Use the Thula appointments page to book your class, clicking on ‘book appointment’.
- Under Location choose either Thula or Rondebosch antenatal class.
- See the dates with the different providers below. Under Provider choose either Heather or Natanya.
- Look for the start date that you are looking for, and book for the class you’d like to attend. The booking looks like an appointment for the starting date at 18h30, but don’t be alarmed; this books you for the entire course.
- Please supply name, cellphone number and email address as requested.
2. Once classes are full we will contact you for confirmation and payment.
3. You can also email us at thulababycentre@gmail.com if you have questions, or need to change a booking
Looking forward to meeting you!
Antenatal Class Testimonials
Atlantic Seaboard Antenatal classes
The Atlantic Seaboard classes are held at Thula which is on Beach Road, opposite the Lighthouse and behind Café Neo. Parking is available directly outside the clinic. Heather’s classes are held on Tuesday evenings, and Natanya’s on Wednesday evenings and both classes run from 18h30 til 20h30.
Address: South Seas, 129 Beach Rd, Mouille Point
Classes in 2024:
- Heather Tuesday 9th January to 13th February
- Natanya Wednesday 17th January to 21st February
- Heather Tuesday 5th March to 9th April
- Natanya Wednesday 13th March to 17th April
- Heather Tuesday 14th May to 18th June
- Natanya Wednesday 1st May to 5th June
- Heather Tuesday 9th July to 13th August
- Natanya Wednesday 26th June to 31 July
- Heather Tuesday 3rd September to 8th October
- Natanya Wednesday 21st August to 25th Septmeber
- Heather Tuesday 12th November to 17th December
- Natanya Wednesday 6th November to 11th December
Southern Suburbs (Newlands) Antenatal classes
The Southern Suburbs classes are held by Heather on Thursday evenings at Kelvin Grove in Newlands from 18h30 til 20h30 .
Classes in 2024:
- Thursday 11th January to 15th February
- Thursday 7th March to 11th April
- Thursday 16th May to 20th June
- Thursday 11th July to 15th August
- Thursday 5th September to 10th October
- Thursday 14th November to 19th December
Thula Antenatal Classes in Cape Town – Course Outline
1. Introduction
- Getting to know one another
- Discuss expectations/needs/aims of the course
- Danger signs in pregnancy .
- Planning for parenting: a look at our values and those of the family we grew up in
2. Labour and Vaginal Birth
- Anatomy and physiology of pregnancy and labour
- Signs of labour
- Details and stages of labour and delivery
- What to pack for labour
- When to go to hospital
3. Pain Relief
- What causes the pain/relieves the pain
- How to labour using natural methods
- Pain medication in labour
- Epidural
- How we measure success: at work and as parents
4. Birth Interventions
- Contraindications to vaginal delivery
- Induction, assisted delivery, episiotomy
- C/section
- Baby Basics: what you need/may want
5. Feeding your Baby
- Advantages/disadvantages of breastfeeding
- The ‘how to’ of breastfeeding
- How to hand express
- Formula feeding basics
6. Parenting Skills
- Baby bath
- Care of your newborn: what’s normal, what’s not
- Settling a fussy baby, sleep, routine
- Sexuality
- Postnatal depression.
Relax Into Birth With Charlene Yared West
Thula Baby Centre recommends Charlene’s Relax Into Birth course. Relax Into Birth is an online hypnobirthing and relaxation course of pre-recorded content, run by doula Charlene Yared West. It can be completed anywhere, at any time, at your own convenience. Relax Into Birth was designed as an add on to a good antenatal course, like the one run at Thula Baby Centre.
Relax Into Birth offers a comprehensive line-up of pre-recorded content of:
- Over 250 minutes of video course content, including a ‘doula in my pocket’ guide for dads / partners.
- 13 (and counting!) downloadable audio hypnobirthing tracks, including breathing techniques, mindfulness practice, fear release and daily visualisations to help you prepare for a calmer, more comfortable birth.
- Many downloadable PDFs.
For more about Charlene including additional links, see our partners page.
