Thoughts and experiences with HK antenatal classes
- 09-03-2014, 10:04 PM #1Registered User
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Thoughts and experiences with HK antenatal classes
I was wondering if any mums or mums-to-be could share their experiences with the different antenatal class offerings in HK? Such as Standard prenatal classes, HypnoBirthing, CalmBirth, GentleBirth etc. There appear to be a lot of choices out there.
- 10-22-2014, 08:27 PM #2Registered User
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I have the same questions. Did u find out which ones are the best in the end? Thanks.
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- 10-22-2014, 08:43 PM #3Registered User
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No one on here replied. I've heard good things from several people about the Annerley Classes.
I went to a presentation on HypnoBirthing through A Mother's Touch and did some reading on GentleBirth (also offered by A Mothers Touch) but decided neither were for me, personally.
I've signed up for Australian CalmBirth with Kathy Kitzis in Dec.
Hope that helps.
- 10-22-2014, 11:50 PM #4Registered User
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Hey thanks for your updates! I read abt hypno classes n they didn't sound like it's wat I was after either. It's first time I heard abt calm birth classes. I checked their website but it didn't carry much details as to exactly wat the class entails. Would u by any chance able to fill me in how u may find this different from the rest as u have elected to go with this. Thanks again!
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- 10-23-2014, 10:47 AM #5Registered User
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@Fuzzie75
CalmBirth is similar, but different from HypnoBirthing. I can't say much about the class structure, as I have yet to take it but Calmbirth was developed by a midwife and Hypnobirthing by a hypnotherapist. Both are about being relaxed about the birth process, but I feel that CalmBirth incorporates more scientific and medical research and therefore more suited to my personality.
Here are some links:
About Calmbirth
Differences between Calmbirth and HypnoBirthing
A blog post by local journalist and editor of The List/HK Magazine Sarah Fung on CalmBirth
Baby Pak Choi - The Little Birth of Calm
And a TedEx talk by Kathy
Heal Birth, Heal The Earth: Kathy Kitzis at TEDxHappyValley - YouTube
Happy Reading and good luck with choosing!
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