The Daisy Foundation - North West Manchester, Worsley, Swinton And Monton

Daisy Birthing Active Antenatal Classes and Daisy Parent Antenatal Courses in your local area.

Daisy Birthing and Daisy Parent Classes

Daisy Birthing is a practical, educational and supportive journey through pregnancy and birth. Our all-inclusive Active Antenatal method is an all-encompassing pregnancy class helping you to learn your antenatal education in a truly effective way. Each week traditional antenatal education is combined with active birth principles, taught seamlessly alongside repetitive flowing movements designed to anchor the education to your body, breath and movement, exactly where you will need it on your baby’s birthing day.

These progressive women only weekly classes, available from 14 weeks pregnant are delivered over 6 week terms. Your classes will cover a combination of:

• Antenatal and active birth education
• Breathing techniques
• Relaxation and birth hypnosis
• Yoga based movement
• Meeting local pregnant women

Daisy Birthing is accessible for all mums no matter of shape, size, and ability and is suitable for both first and subsequent pregnancies, supporting all birth plans and choices.

Daisy Parent
Our unique all-inclusive parent preparation course focuses on both birth preparation and practical baby care - combining antenatal and active birth education with movement, breath work, relaxation and birth hypnosis.

Practical baby care demonstrations are delivered alongside un-biased education on parenting choices, safety and baby calming techniques, allowing you to feel prepared not only for birth but for the arrival and care of baby too.

This 12-hour course is equally divided between birth preparation and practical baby care, with the option for expectant parents to choose the 6-hour birth, 6-hour practical baby care or both parts of the course.

Your course will cover a combination of:
• Antenatal and active birth education
• Movement, relaxation and birth hypnosis
• Parenting choices
• Practical baby care and safety
• Baby calming techniques

Courses are for mums and their birth partners and are ideally suited from 30 weeks. All birth plans and choices are supported and courses are suitable for both first and subsequent pregnancies.