TheBumpWA offers a range of pregnancy work-shops, up-to-date, evidence based information and resources and midwifery advice to pregnant women and their partners. TheBumpWA also offers post-natal support for the early days of parenting. Pregnancy classes begin with the Early Pregnancy classes suitable for women and partners in the first 16 weeks of pregnancy. Preparation for Childbirth classes are
offered for the second trimester, run over 6 weeks and developed on the National Childbirth Trust model. They include a 2 hour session on breastfeeding. A shorter session for second time parents, and one on one sessions with FIFO parents is also offered. Finally as part of the Preparation for Childbirth series we offer a Dad 2 Dad session facilitated by a male Midwife. At around five weeks before birth we offer a four hour Active Birth Workshop to prepare the woman and her partner to labour actively. VBAC and Positive Caesarean classes are offered, as well as birth pool and other equipment hire services offered on a cost-recovery model. Post-natally we offer lactation consultations. TheBumpWA also offers Mother Nurture groups, co-facilitated by a peer and a therapist, a model developed by Community Midwifery WA and delivered in Baldivis, Beechboro, Gosnells and Fremantle with a sister group Making Sense of Motherhood running at Joondalup Women’s Healthworks.
