The Maternity Collective

26/11/2021

🥳 BLACK FRIDAY SALE🙌

🏆50% OFF our AWARD WINNING 🥇 Online Antenatal and Birth Preparation Course making it only £39.50 😱🥳 from :

👩🏼‍💻Expert-Led
👩🏻‍💻High-Quality
👩🏾‍💻Evidence-based
👩🏽‍💻47 videos
👩🏿‍💻7+ hours
🧑🏽‍💻Covers all aspects of late pregnancy, labour, birth and the newborn period!!!
🏆 GOLD Award!!!

Use code BF21 for 50% OFF ONLINE COURSES - valid until midnight 30th November 2021! 🥳🙌

The Maternity Collective provides expectant parents with comprehensive, high-quality antenatal classes, led by a team of experts that cover all aspects of pregnancy, birth and the newborn period.

We recognise that your pregnancy, baby and new family deserve the highest quality of care from specialist individuals. As a group we include an Obstetrician, a Midwife, an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant and a Newborn Sleep and Bonding Expert.

We all have specialist interests and qualifications in our own fields and are passionate about providing you with accurate, up-to-date, evidence-based information to enable you to make informed choices about your care and feel confident and empowered as you approach the birth of you baby.

We have a range of different course options available all delivered via our online portal to comfort of your own home, allowing you to undertake the course at your own speed, with all of your birth partners and re-watch the material as many times as you want.

We are so excited to be with you on this journey and can’t wait to share our knowledge and expertise to help make this transition to parenthood as smooth as possible for you.
www.thematernitycollective.co.uk

25/11/2021

🙌 BLACK FRIDAY SALE 🥳

Our BLACK FRIDAY SALE IS NOW LIVE!!🤩🥳

💫50% of Online Courses including our AWARD WINNING Complete Online Antenatal Course!! 🤩

💫20% off our Products including our Luxury Positive Pregnancy and Birth Affirmation Cards and Complete Antenatal Course Notes Book!!🤩

Luxury Positive Pregnancy & Birth Affirmation Cards was £14.99 now £11.99!🙌

💫Are you ready to start developing a positive and confident mindset during your pregnancy and as you approach birth?💫

Our gorgeous Positive Pregnancy and Birth Affirmation Cards include gift packaging and postage! 😍

– or alternatively, you can buy them as a BUNDLE alongside our Complete Antenatal Course Notes book for only £24.99- now £19.99 including postage! 🤩

Head to www.thematernitycollective.co.uk (link in our bio) to our SHOP to order yours today! Black Friday Sale ends midnight 30th November - use code BF21 🤩

Positive Pregnancy and Birth Affirmation Cards Key Features:
💫Written by Obstetrician and Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
💫Promotes positive and empowering thoughts throughout pregnancy and birth
💫Supportive of all methods of birth
💫Suitable for low and higher risk pregnancies
💫Includes Secondary/Supportive affirmation from loved one
💫Perfect for Hypnobirthing - but not Hypnobirthing specific
💫Includes Physical Wellbeing check reminder- to emphasise the importance of monitoring your fetal movements, keeping well hydrated and undertaking some daily deep breathing.
💫30 Luxury 400gms Silk A7 cards

These really are your ultimate Pregnancy Affirmation Cards and a must have for any expectant parent!!🙌

24/11/2021

Have you had your Flu Vaccine yet?💉

Are you pregnant? The flu jab will help protect you and your baby.

The flu vaccine is available free of charge for all pregnant women as pregnancy can alter the way our bodies handle viral infections, making a small number of women more susceptible to more severe infection.

Both the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists ( ) and the Royal College of Midwives ( ) strongly recommend the flu vaccine to all pregnant women, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, as it is possible to get infected with both infections at the same time and this could cause a more serious illness.

The flu vaccine is completely safe throughout pregnancy and your GP, midwife or Obstetrician can arrange this for you.

More information is available on the RCOG or nhs websites or through your healthcare professional.

Tag an expectant parent that needs to see this 👇

28/10/2021

Who needs to hear this today? 🙌

26/10/2021

Delayed Cord Clamping

Did you know that around one third of your baby’s blood is in the placenta at birth?

❌There is a video from America currently circling on Instagram where parents who have just given birth are advised to cut the cord as it should only be left connected for a minute maximum ‘as the blood goes back into the placenta from the baby’. ❌

It is really important to know that THIS IS NOT CORRECT– delayed cord clamping (DCC) is the recommended practice in the UK at all maternity units as per the NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) Guidance.

There are a few, uncommon occasions where this may not be recommended or possible, but this should only be in exceptional circumstances and should be discussed with you using evidence-based reasons.

This extract is from the World Health Organisation (WHO) Guidance regarding Delayed Cord Clamping:

‘There is growing evidence that delayed cord clamping is beneficial and can improve the infant’s iron status for up to 6 months after birth. For the first few minutes after birth, there is still circulation from the placenta to the infant. Waiting to clamp the umbilical cord for 2–3 min, or until cord pulsations cease, allows a physiological transfer of placental blood to the infant (the process referred to as “placental transfusion”), the majority of which occurs within 3 min. This placental transfusion provides sufficient iron reserves for the first 6–8 months of life, preventing or delaying the development of iron deficiency until other interventions –such as the use of iron-fortified foods– can be implemented.’

The WHO recommend DCC is practiced at all births around the world and DCC is routinely practiced in all birth settings in the UK, including operative births, but we would still strongly recommend you put it in your birth plan.

What else would you like to know about delayed cord clamping?👇

Reference:
WHO. Guideline: Delayed umbilical cord clamping for improved maternal and infant health and nutrition outcomes. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2014.

11/07/2021

🏆AWARD WINNING 🥇 Online Antenatal and Birth Preparation Course from :
👩🏼‍💻Expert-Led
👩🏻‍💻High-Quality
👩🏾‍💻Evidence-based
👩🏽‍💻47 videos
👩🏿‍💻7+ hours
🧑🏽‍💻Covers all aspects of late pregnancy, labour, birth and the newborn period!!!

The Maternity Collective provides expectant parents with comprehensive, high-quality antenatal classes, led by a team of experts that cover all aspects of pregnancy, birth and the newborn period.

We recognise that your pregnancy, baby and new family deserve the highest quality of care from specialist individuals. As a group we include an Obstetrician, a Midwife, an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant and a Newborn Sleep and Bonding Expert.

We all have specialist interests and qualifications in our own fields and are passionate about providing you with accurate, up-to-date, evidence-based information to enable you to make informed choices about your care and feel confident and empowered as you approach the birth of you baby.

We have a range of different course options available all delivered via our online portal to comfort of your own home, allowing you to undertake the course at your own speed, with all of your birth partners and re-watch the material as many times as you want.

We are so excited to be with you on this journey and can’t wait to share our knowledge and expertise to help make this transition to parenthood as smooth as possible for you.
www.thematernitycollective.co.I’m

Link in bio ☝️

22/05/2021

Are you pregnant and looking for a Group Face-to-Face Antenatal and Hypnobirthing Course in Devon?⁠
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JULY Group Course BOOKING is now LIVE - Ideal Due date between late August to mid October!
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This class is your ultimate Birth Preparation Course, comprehensively covering everything you need to know to ensure you feel confident, empowered and fully prepared as you approach birth. As a team, we include an Obstetrician and Hypnobirthing Instructor, Community and Home birth Midwife, International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and Newborn Behaviour Expert and a Paediatrician. We are all passionate about providing you with accurate, evidence-based information to enable you to make informed choices right for you and your baby.⁠
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Included in the price of the course:⁠
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💫14+ hours of group Expert-led classes by Qualified NHS Healthcare Professionals⁠
💫Covid secure face-2-face sessions⁠ in large, spacious village hall⁠
💫Covers all aspects of late pregnancy, labour, birth and the newborn period in depth⁠
💫Complete Hypnobirthing course fully integrated⁠
💫Newborn First Aid included as standard⁠
💫Supports all methods of birth and feeding, including Elective Caesarean Section Course option.⁠
💫Includes access to AWARD WINNING TMC Complete Online Antenatal Course – 7+ hours of videos to enable you to re-watch as needed (worth £79!)⁠
💫Complete 100+ page course notes booklet, including hypnobirthing scripts and relaxations⁠
💫Pack of luxury Positive Pregnancy Affirmation Cards (worth £14.99)
💫Exclusive discounts on pregnancy and baby products and resources⁠
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Due to Covid Secure Business Guidelines, places are extremely limited and are only available on a first-come first-served basis. Payment is required at the time of booking and places are not confirmed until full payment has been received.⁠
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For more information, including full course content and details on how to book are available on our website – link in the bio!

20/05/2021

The Third Stage of Labour

The third stage of labour is the time after the birth of your baby until the delivery of your placenta and membranes.

After the birth of your baby, the placenta will separate from the wall of the womb and is delivered or pushed out. This enables the womb to shrink down, pinching off any exposed blood vessels from the placental site.

There are two ways of managing the third stage: Active or Physiological. There are pros and cons of each of these management options which your midwife and doctor should discuss with you during pregnancy, and you should include your preference as part of your birth plan.

Active management of the third stage is the recommended management by the National Institute for Heath and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines, but as with everything in maternity, it is your choice and it is important you make an informed decision that is right for you.

Need more information on the two different ways of managing the Third Stage of Labour?
Check out The Maternity Collective’s video by Obstetrician as part of our AWARD WINNING Complete Online Antenatal Course for detailed information on both these options, the pros and cons of each and why your doctor or midwife will make certain recommendations.

Head over to www.thematernitycollective.co.uk or click the link in our bio to start your ultimate antenatal course today!

18/05/2021

WE WON GOLD 🥇🏆🎉🎊🥳🤰🏼🤱🏾🙌

Award Winning Antenatal & Birth Preparation Course by 🏆

We are so delighted to announce we have won the GOLD award in the 2021 Pregnancy/Parenting Wellbeing Products & Services Category!🌟

We are all a team of clinically working healthcare professionals and this means so much to us to know that we are helping prepare and empower parents to feel informed and confident as they approach birth from the comfort of their own home!!

Our 7 hour Expert-led Complete Antenatal Course covers EVERYTHING you need to know in preparation for birth and the postnatal period across 47 videos and 7+ hours of content! You will not find a more balanced, high quality and evidence-based resource anywhere and it’s awards like this that prove it!!

Here’s what has to say:
“Why it’s a winner: Preparing for your birth experience is a nerve-wracking time for most of us. This reasonably priced online antenatal video course is designed to reassure and inform in equal measures from the comfort of your own home. It offers access to brilliant experts, including NHS obstetricians, midwifes and infant feeding and sleep experts. “I feel so much more prepared and educated” and “it was trustworthy and friendly” were just a couple of the positive comments from our expecting mum testers.” 🙌🎊🎉

“A great resource – high quality and easy accessible. Definitely worth the money!” 🌟💫

To celebrate winning this incredible award we are offering 25% off our online courses with special code: GOLDMFM21

Click the link in our bio to start your ultimate antenatal course today or if you live in Devon..join us LIVE in our face to face classes!!!

Thank you so much to the team and testers who tested and voted for our course- we are so grateful for your support ###

08/03/2021

01/03/2021

Are you ready to start developing a positive and confident mindset during your pregnancy and as you approach birth?

Our gorgeous new Positive Pregnancy and Birth Affirmation Cards are hot off the press – launched only yesterday – our luxury affirmation cards are now available to pre-order ready for delivery Mother’s Day for only £14.99 – including gift packaging and postage! 😍

– or alternatively, you can buy them as a BUNDLE alongside our Complete Antenatal Course Notes book for only £24.99 including postage! 🤩

Or if you really want an empowered and positive pregnancy – for a special offer price of only £99 you can get:

✅our Comprehensive Online Antenatal and Postnatal Course – worth £79
✅and our Complete Antenatal Course Notes Book – worth £11.99
✅and our Positive Pregnancy and Birth Affirmation Cards – worth £14.99
everything you could possibly need for your ultimate birth and parenthood preparation!🥳

Head to www.thematernitycollective.co.uk (link in our bio) to our SHOP to order yours today!

Positive Pregnancy and Birth Affirmation Cards Key Features:
💫Written by Obstetrician and Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
💫Promotes positive and empowering thoughts throughout pregnancy and birth
💫Supportive of all methods of birth
💫Suitable for low and higher risk pregnancies
💫Includes Secondary/Supportive affirmation from loved one
💫Perfect for Hypnobirthing - but not Hypnobirthing specific
💫Includes Physical Wellbeing check reminder- to emphasise the importance of monitoring your fetal movements, keeping well hydrated and undertaking some daily deep breathing.
💫30 Luxury 400gms Silk A7 cards
💫Charity donation of 20% of profits

These really are your ultimate Pregnancy Affirmation Cards and a must have for any expectant parent!!🙌

26/02/2021

New Product Launch – Due Date 28/2/21 🤫🙌💫

…ready for delivery to you, or your pregnant loved one, for Mother’s Day…

24/02/2021

🌟GIVEAWAY 🌟- The Maternity Collective turns ONE! 🥳🙌🎂

Happy FIRST Birthday to us!

Wow – what an incredible FIRST year we’ve had – thank you so much to everyone who has liked, shared, commented and supported us on our mission to make high quality, evidence-based antenatal and birth preparation info available to all expectant parents.

Our brand has grown more than we could have imagined, and we are so pleased with everything we have achieved this year! As you know, we all work full-time in our professional healthcare roles and achieving everything we have done, whilst working throughout the pandemic, has been challenging at times, but something we are all incredibly proud of!

We’ve helped more than 4500 parents on their parenthood journey, created hours of online content and been featured in just to mention a few!

To celebrate turning ONE we are offering ONE lucky person a FREE Expert-led Complete Online Antenatal and Birth Preparation Course – worth £79, plus our Complete Antenatal Course Notes Book, worth £11.99!

And that’s not all…

We have our latest product launching later this week – just in time for Mother’s Day! This will be the perfect gift for any expectant parent and the winner of our GIVEAWAY will receive one of these products too!

We are ALSO offering EVERYONE 25% OFF courses this week to celebrate with discount CODE : ONE 🙌🥳🎂

To Enter GIVEAWAY:⠀⠀⠀⠀
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1) Like this post & tag a friend (or yourself)
2) 1 tag per comment – enter as many times as you like, each separate tag counts as a separate entry!
3) Make sure you are following and – we will check!
4) Share on your stories for an extra chance to win!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
6) Not Pregnant but want to GIFT the PRIZES to a loved one who is? – Absolutely, the winner can choose delivery address!

The winner will be selected Wed 3rd March 2021 so get tagging and sharing and thank you so much again for being here!

We are so grateful and can’t wait to see what our second year brings!

Love The Maternity Collective xx

16/02/2021

Calming breath

Breathe In 1-2-3-4,
Breathe Out 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8,
Breathe In 1-2-3-4,
Breathe Out 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8,
Breathe In 1-2-3-4,
Breathe Out 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8,
Breathe In 1-2-3-4,
Breathe Out 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8,

Did you know that breathing practice isn’t just useful for birth? Lengthening your exhale activates your parasympathetic nervous system, our rest and digest system, slowing your heart rate, reducing your blood pressure, reducing adrenaline and calming your whole body down.

Don’t worry if you can’t reach a set number on the Exhale, as long as the Exhale breath is longer than the Inhale, you will see benefit.

✅ Use this calming breath anytime you feel stressed, anxious or nervous or, as we teach in antenatal classes, during birth to help you through each contraction/wave/surge!

Take 2 minutes tonight, to sit and notice your breath. Inhale through your nose and Exhale through your mouth, lengthening the exhale each time.

Let us know how it makes you feel in the comments below 👇

08/12/2020

Elective Caesarean Section Antenatal Course!

Did you know we are the only antenatal course provider to offer a complete dedicated Elective Caesarean Section Birth Preparation Course?

fully support all birth methods and know how important it is for all expectant parents to have access to high quality birth preparation information whether they are planning an Elective Caesarean Section or Vaginal Birth.

◾️As all qualified and practicing healthcare professionals we have expert, first-hand experience caring for parents during their pregnancy and birth and can’t wait to help you feel informed and confident and make this transition into parenthood as smooth as possible for you.

◾️Our dedicated ELECTIVE CAESAREAN COURSE covers everything about the anaesthetic, operation and recovery but also includes all of our Postnatal and Specialist Newborn Care videos to fully prepare you for bringing your new baby home!! We also cover all the ways to ensure your Caesarean Section is a positive birth experience, whether and elective or emergency, and the different choices you may be asked to make.

Comprehensive Online Antenatal Courses:
👩🏼‍💻Expert-Led by Obstetrician, Midwife, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and Newborn Behaviour Expert
👩🏼‍💻High-Quality
👩🏼‍💻Evidence-based
👩🏼‍💻Pre-recorded videos
👩🏼‍💻Covers all aspects of late pregnancy, birth and the newborn period!

◾️Our courses are delivered via our online portal to comfort of your own home, allowing you to undertake the course at your own speed, with all of your birth partners and re-watch the material as many times as you want.

We have a course for you no matter where you are on your pregnancy and parenthood journey including:
◾️Complete Antenatal & Birth Preparation Course
◾️Elective Caesarean Section Birth Preparation Course
◾️Preparing for Pregnancy Course
◾️Postnatal and Newborn Care Course

◾️We all have specialist interests and qualifications in our own fields and are passionate about providing you with accurate, up-to-date & evidence-based information.

For more information and to start your comprehensive course today, click the link in the bio 👆

03/12/2020

💫I am happy and confident to asset and advocate for myself💫