Network One Health
Antenatal Classes
Three classes. Everything you and your partner need to feel ready.
Our antenatal class package is a structured three-class series, Pregnancy, Birth and Baby, led by the same experienced midwives who deliver our maternity care. Practical, evidence-based and honest, with plenty of room for your questions. Partners are welcome. We want them there.
Who it's for
- Expecting parents from around 24 weeks of pregnancy
- First-time parents who want to know what actually happens, and parents who'd like a refresher
- You do not need to be a NOH maternity patient to attend
The three classes
- Pregnancy, your changing body, warning signs worth acting on, staying well in the third trimester, and preparing for labour.
- Birth, the stages of labour, pain-relief options, when to come to hospital, what your birth team does, and what happens if plans change (including caesarean birth).
- Baby, feeding (with real breastfeeding support), sleeping, bathing, what's normal and what's not, and surviving the first weeks at home.
How it works
- Classes run at Busamed Modderfontein Private Hospital, east of Johannesburg, the same hospital where our mothers deliver, so you'll know the environment before the big day
- Best attended between weeks 24 and 34
- Book once, and we confirm your dates for all three sessions
Your care team
Who will be in the room.
Everyone here works from the same plan and the same record, so you do not have to tell your story twice.
Sister Marie van Heerden Midwife specialist. Practice manager and operations coordinator Master's in Mother and Child Care; Neonatal Medical and Surgical Intensive Care 
Lindokuhle Tshabalala Lead midwife. Antenatal, birth and postnatal care Registered with the South African Nursing Council 
Sister Princess Midwife. Antenatal and postnatal educator, lactation support BNurs (Pretoria), PGDip Public Health, MNurs candidate 
Beverley Chigwanda Head doula. Founder, YoBirthfriend Doula Support Certified birth and postpartum doula (WOMBS); Evidence Based Birth educator; La Leche League lactation support 
Danielle Kavonic Doula. Antenatal educator Director, 1000 Days of Grace Foundation 
Angelique Samuels Doula. Prenatal and postnatal movement specialist Prenatal and postnatal Pilates And 1 more on this programme. Meet the whole team →
Start with a conversation.
Tell us a little about what you need and we will call you back, usually the same working day.