Childbirth and Parenting Preparation Course
This course equips participants with essential knowledge and skills to support families during childbirth and early parenting, covering labour, newborn care, and postpartum recovery in a culturally sensitive manner.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Childbirth and Parenting Preparation Course provides clear, practical training to confidently support whānau from late pregnancy through the newborn period. Learn about labour stages, comfort measures, pain relief options, and support roles, then develop skills in immediate newborn care, breastfeeding, safe sleep, home care, and postpartum recovery, including emotional wellbeing, warning signs, and effective, culturally sensitive education.
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Develop skills
- Labour coaching expertise: guide parents through stages, comfort, and hospital preparation.
- Pain relief strategies: teach safe pharmacological and hands-on comfort options.
- Newborn care essentials: train parents in skin-to-skin contact, feeding, and safe handling.
- Home safety and sleep: coach whānau on safe sleep, hygiene, and warning signs.
- Postpartum recovery support: explain healing, danger signs, and emotional wellbeing.
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