Group Course Dates: Various dates available, please select the date to start that suits you.

Times for sessions: 9.15am - 1pm

Sessions per course: 4 x In Person, 1 x Online

Our popular, well rounded antenatal classes cover everything you need to know from pregnancy, to different types of birth experience and the postnatal period - including caring for and feeding your baby! Plus meet a group of friends all meeting their baby around the same time as you. Sophie is a midwife and founder of The Village Midwife and has been teaching parents across Buckinghamshire for 6 years now. 

Why choose our antenatal course in Bucks?

The course is 16 hours long which is all birth and postnatal prep. The antenatal course is made up of 5 sessions total, which includes:

2 sessions focusing on birth options in every eventuality, including:

• what happens in different birth scenarios
• pain relief options (pharmaceutical and holistic)
• caesarean preferences
• induction of labour
• the birth partner's role in each scenario
• an active birth workshop, including how to use a rebozo scarf and exercises to make pregnancy more comfortable
• all about postnatal physical recovery and how to help yourself with this
• Plus a visit from an experienced specialist women's health physiotherapist to discuss issues during pregnancy and the postnatal period.

An evening midweek Zoom session where we:

• watch birth videos (both vaginal births and caesarean births) in a safe environment

• discuss them - helping you visualise how you use the techniques we talk about on the course

The other 2 in-person sessions are all about the postnatal period with your baby. These include:

• infant feeding (all methods including breastfeeding, expressing and bottle feeding)
• common feeding issues that may come up,
• baby care including nappies, bathing, dressing baby, burping baby, tummy time etc
• all about the fourth trimester
• how to write a postnatal plan to support yourselves
• postnatal mental health for both parents
• plus we have new parents in to discuss their recent experience of the postnatal period with their baby
• I also teach about slings and carriers and how to use them safely once you have your baby and everyone practises with a stretchy sling!

One of the main differences between ours and other courses is the course length and the wide variety of the topics covered, but also it's taught by a midwife which some other antenatal courses locally aren’t. As well as online resources and videos we also have a thorough (and very visual) handout of information to take home which clients cover with notes during the sessions and often read through a few times before they have their baby. Our course is also a mixture of me chatting to you all, social time in the breaks, activities during each session on different topics and also discussion to suit lots of people’s different ways of learning. As I'm a midwife, you get ongoing support by WhatsApp when needed and I can also pop round to help with feeding in the early weeks - plus we have a postnatal course which is really fantastic for new parents (and their babies!) You have the option to book a discounted first aid course at The Village Midwife HQ as well, but we often have medics/teachers do our courses who don’t want to do it again so it’s not a compulsory part of the course. On top of this, I know lots of other courses have far fewer hours than this spent on birth and postnatal prep, but with my experience both as a midwife and a mum, I honestly wouldn't be able to reduce the time I spend on these topics any more without cutting out anything very essential!

For more information, visit our website at: The Village Midwife | Modern, Midwife-led Antenatal Courses

Pricing:  

The total price of the course is £350. To book your place on the course you will need to pay £120 for your ticket now and the remaining balance of £230, is due closer to the start of the course. You only need to book one place on the course whether you are single or in a couple - one place per pregnant person!

Dates:

• April 2026 antenatal course: Suitable for due dates in late May, June or early July 2026 (Sold out) 

Saturday 11th April 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover, Saturday 18th April 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover, Saturday 25th April 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover, Sunday 26th April 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover. Plus a Zoom session on Thursday 16th April, 7:30-9:15pm.

• May 2026 antenatal course: Suitable for due dates in June, July or early August (2 spaces left)

Saturday 9th May 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover, Saturday 16th May 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover, Sunday 17th May 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover, Saturday 23rd May 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover. Plus a Zoom session Thursday 14th May 7:30-9:15pm.

• June 2026 antenatal course: Suitable for due dates in July and August (Sold out)

Saturday 6th June 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover, Saturday 13th June 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover, Saturday 20th June 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover, Saturday 27th June 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover. Plus a Zoom session Thursday 11th June 7:30-9:15pm.

• July 2026 antenatal course: Suitable for due dates in August, September and early October (Sold out)

Sunday 28th June 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover, Saturday 4th July 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover, Sunday 12th July 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover, Saturday 18th July 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover. Plus a Zoom session Thursday 2nd July 7:30-9:15pm.

• August 2026 antenatal course: Suitable for due dates in September and October (Sold out)

Saturday 8th August 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover, Saturday 15th August 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover, Saturday 22nd August 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover, Sunday 23rd August 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover. Plus a Zoom session Thursday 13th August 7:30-9:15pm.

• September 2026 antenatal course: Suitable for due dates in October and November (5 spaces left!)

Saturday 5th September 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover, Saturday 12th September 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover, Saturday 19th September 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover, Saturday 26th September 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover. Plus a Zoom session Thursday 10th September 7:30-9:15pm.

• October 2026 antenatal course: Suitable for due dates in November and December (New!)

Saturday 3rd October 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover, Sunday 11th October 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover, Sunday 18th October 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover, Saturday 24th October 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover. Plus a Zoom session Thursday 8th October 7:30-9:15pm.

• November 2026 antenatal course: Suitable for due dates in December and January (New!)

Saturday 7th November 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover, Saturday 14th November 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover, Saturday 21st November 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover, Saturday 28th November 2026 9.15-1pm at The Village Midwife HQ, Wendover. Plus a Zoom session Thursday 12th November 7:30-9:15pm.

If finances are a barrier to taking a course with us, please reach out to apply for our funding or set up a payment plan. Email admin@thevillagemidwife.co.uk for more info