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Antenatal Classes in London
1 – 4 Weeks Pregnant
8 – 12 Weeks Pregnant
12 – 16 Weeks Pregnant
Can I have a drink when Pregnant?
What Medication can I take when Pregnant?
What can I Eat When Pregnant?
Can I Exercise during Pregnancy?
Can I fly when Pregnant?
Home Birth- Is it Safe?
How Often Should I Feel My Baby Move?
Pets and Gardening when Pregnant
Sex When Pregnant
Should I Write a Birth Plan?
Sleeping when Pregnant
Can I Make my Baby come Quicker?
Twins, Triplets or More..
Pelvic Floor Exercises – Pregnancy and After
Repeated Caesarean Sections
Termination of Pregnancy
Back and Hip Ache during Pregnancy
Bleeding in Pregnancy
Bottoms and Bowels during Pregnancy – Constipation and Piles,
Braxton Hicks – Tightenings during Pregnancy
Group B Strep (Streptococcus (GBS) Infection)
Feeling Depressed during Pregnancy
Indigestion or Heartburn during Pregnancy
Morning Sickness or Hyperemesis?
Pins and Needles and Pains during Pregnancy
Skin Changes during Pregnancy
Complications during Pregnancy
Premature Labour and Cervical Weakness
Obstetric Cholestasis
Maternity Rights and Maternity Pay
Pregnancy Myths and Old Wives Tales!
Pregnancy and Labour Tips
Hospital Bag, What to Pack?
Pregnancy Appointment Planner
What to Buy for Baby? The Ultimate List!
Advice For Partners – Pregnancy and Labour
Advice for Partners – The First Few Months of Pregnancy
Advice for Partners – The Last Few Months of Pregnancy
Advice for Partners – Labour, How Can You Help?
Advice for Partners – The Birth, What to Expect
Your Birth
Pain Relief during Labour
TENS Machine as Pain Relief in Labour
Hynobirthing
Entonox – Gas and Air during Labour
Water Birth- Pain Relief
Pethidine in Labour
Epidural
The Start of Labour
Latent Labour
Active Labour
Breathing Techniques for Labour
How to Push- during Labour
Delivering The Placenta
Induction of Labour
Assisted Delivery – Forceps and Ventouse
Water Birth- What happens?
Caesarean Section – Elective and Emergency
Elective Caesarean (Planned Caesarean)
Emergency Caesarean Section
Breech Baby and ECV
Emergencies in Labour
After Your Birth
What Happens After the Birth?
Examination of Newborn Baby
Postnatal Care- You
Blood Clots during and after Pregnancy
Rips and Tears and Stitches
Postnatal Infection
Perineum and Prolapse after Having a Baby
Your 6 Week Check
Sex After Having a Baby
Feeling down after Having a Baby
Postnatal Care – The Baby
Cot Death or SIDS
Tests and Immunisations for Newborns
Babmin (Baby Admin) Your To Do List
About A Mother Place
Thanks to all our amazing experts who support us in our mission to better support, inform and educate mums and their families in the antenatal and postnatal period.
They all have a wealth of experience working with mums, babies and their families and we are so happy and grateful to have them on board.
Roger Marwood
MBBS MSc. F.R.C.O.G
Mr Roger Marwood is a consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London. With 40 years experience in busy NHS hospitals, he has delivered more than 5000 babies and personally supervised around 20 000! He is also a Senior Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Imperial College.
Roger and his daughter Becca also run Doctor and Daughter's Guide to Pregnancy and Antenatal Classes in London.
Prof Jim Dornan
MD(Hons) FRCOG FRCPI
Prof Jim Dornan Is emeritus Chair of Fetal Medicine at Queens University Belfast and Chair Health and Life Sciences at the Ulster University. He was Irish member of the RCOG Council and its Past Senior Vice President. He has published widely on Antenatal Care provision and use of ultrasound in Obstetrics. He is currently President of TinyLife a Perinatal charity he founded almost 30 years ago.
Becca Maberly
Doctor and Daughter
Becca created and edits the Doctor and Daughter's Guide to Pregnancy and is the mastermind behind Antenatal Classes in London. She is our "unofficial expert" on all things pregnancy and birth.
She writes extensively as a pregnancy and postnatal expert for Stella, The Daily Telegraph, Mother & Baby Magazine, Boots MD, Baby London, Gurgle, Selfish Mother, MyBaba, Mumfidential, The Mother of all Lists, Nine in the Mirror, MyBaba and Mamamio.
Mr Raja Gangopadhyay
MBBS MRCOG DFFP PGCert Medical Education
Mr Gangopadhyay has a special interest in Perinatal Mental Health (PMH). He is a renowned speaker and has been invited to speak at the House of Commons and the House of Lords in the UK Parliament. He is a well-known trainer and campaigner for better PMH care within the Maternity Services. He has made many appearances on Radio and Television to raise awareness on the importance of addressing mental health conditions during pregnancy and after childbirth.
Lorna Phelan
BMed Sci, BM BS, MRCOG, RCR/RCOG Dip Ultrasound, PGCert Med Ed
Lorna specialises in High Risk Obstetrics, working at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. She considers it a privilege to look after women at often the most significant time of their lives (during childbirth) and from her own experience of having 3 children can appreciate their anxieties and vulnerabilities during times of stress.
Maggie Howell
Natal Hypnotherapy
Maggie Howell is the founder of Natal Hypnotherapy™, the UK's leading provider of hypnosis for childbirth. Maggie has personally trained over 1000 midwives and her work has helped over 100,000 women around the world to have a better birth. She is fighting the culture of fear that surrounds pregnancy and birth.
Con Kelleher
MB BS, MD, MRCOG
Mr Kelleher fully supports natural, uncomplicated and complex obstetric practice. Mr Kelleher looks after patients with both prolapse and bladder problems, and also works with a colorectal surgeon for more complex pelvic floor disorders which involve the bowel. He also treats patients with common gynaecological problems such as menstrual disorders, hormonal disorders and endometriosis.
Dr Enitan Ogundipe
Consultant Neonatologist
MBBS, MD, MRCP, FRCPCH
Consultant in Neonatal Paediatrics Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation. Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Imperial College London. She works full time as a neonatologist, i.e. specialist in newborn intensive care. Her particular area of interest is research and clinical care aimed at enhancing the brain development and gut health of high risk babies, and is focused on factors such as nutrition, in particular essential lipids of the mother and new-born infants in relation to their developmental and health outcomes.
Sharon George
Sharon is a very experienced Lactation Consultant and has worked with hundreds of parents to resolve feeding issues – from birth to older babies. She helps parents to consider all the options available to them – breastfeeding, formula feeding and combination feeding. Her kind and friendly approach helps parents develop their own tailor-made feeding plan according to their family needs. She has three young children of her own, who have helped teach her that every child is different and that each mother-and–baby pair is unique.
Dr Ria Clarke
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
BM, MA
Dr Ria Clarke is a specialist trainee in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She has worked in Intensive Care, Paediatrics, Emergency Medicine and Sexual Health before deciding on a career in Women's Health. Ria has recently given birth to her first child – after a difficult pregnancy during which she experienced severe nausea and vomiting, she has developed an interest in the treatment of Hyperemesis Gravidarum and hopes to develop this further on her return to work.
Dr Nicholas Panay
BSc, MB BS, MRCOG, MFFP
Consultant Gynaecologist and subspecialist in reproductive medicine and surgery at Queen Charlottes's and Chelsea Hospital and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
He is Director of the West London Menopause and PMS Centre at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals, he heads a busy clinical and research team. At Imperial College London, he is recognised as an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer. He is interested in the hormonal aspects of postnatal anxiety and depression and oversees the provision of counselling services through a MDT psychologist.
Emma Hamnett
First Aid for Life
Emma is founder of First Aid for Life and widely recognised as an authority on First Aid matters. She is First Aid Expert for the NCT, Mothercare, JoJoMaman Bebe, Baby London, Absolutely Mama and frequently called upon as a TV spokesperson on Sky News, BBC, Channel 5 News. Onlinefirstaid.com is the leading UK provider of multimedia e-learning first aid courses.
Rachel Bartlett
Consultant Anaesthetist at St Mary's Hospital
MB ChB, MRCP, FRCA
Consultant Anaesthetist at St Mary's Hospital, London.
Oliver Backhouse
Psycosynthesis therapist and counsellor.
Oliver is BACP and BABCP qualified and has great experience in working with women suffering from Postnatal Anxiety and Depression.
Prof Mark Johnson
MB BS, MRCP, PhD, MRCOG
Professor Johnson is a Consultant Obstetrician. His practice is based at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. He is also a Consultant in General Medicine, Endocrinology and Diabetes, applying this to his special interest in medical disorders of pregnancy. Mark is part of the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital High Risk Pregnancy Team. He holds a strong belief in holistic care and empowerment of women throughout pregnancy, labour and delivery..
Dr Joanne Hayter
BSc (Hons) MBBS RCPCH
Joanne has specialised in paediatrics for the past 4 years. She works in neonatal units and postnatal wards in South London, caring for both premature and term babies. Before she qualified she worked as a maternity care assistant, offering postnatal support to new mums. She attended our antenatal classes and just gave birth to her first baby, a boy!
Mr Tariq Miskry
BSc, MB BS, MRCOG
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, the Portland Hospital, St Mary's and Harley Street. He has a special interest in endometriosis, heavy periods and recurrent miscarriage.
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