About This Course

Birth & Baby is a four-part antenatal course for first-time families. These are four practical, evidence-informed sessions designed to help you feel confident about nutrition, infant feeding and responsive parenting from pregnancy through the early weeks with your baby.

We’re here to help you understand your own needs, your baby's cues and how to make confident feeding and parenting decisions.

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Support at Any Time

Text or call the team for feeding or nutrition-related queries, at any time. It's like having a Midwife or Nutritionist in your pocket!

Antenatal Course

What You'll Learn

Four sessions covering everything you need to feel prepared and confident.

Nourishing You & Your Baby

Pregnancy is the beginning of your baby's relationship with food. We'll explore:

What your body and baby need nutritionally during pregnancy

Eating well without complicated diets or food rules

Key nutrients for pregnancy and how to get these through diet

How nutrition can impact pregnancy outcomes for you and your baby

Your own relationship with food and eating and how this can influence family life

Sleep and wellbeing

Vaccinations and protecting you and your baby

Preparing for Birth & Your Baby's First Days

Preparing for labour isn't just about your birth preferences; it's about feeling confident about what happens around birth and in those first precious days.

We'll explore:

Preparing for the final weeks of pregnancy

How to increase your iron levels before birth

How to stay well hydrated and nourished before, during and after labour

Reducing anxiety and worries around labour and birth

How to recognise when labour is starting

Birth preferences and choices

Pain relief options

What to pack for hospital

Vitamin K

Options for delivering your placenta

Feeding Your Baby: Building Confidence from the Start

Our aim is to give you the knowledge and practical skills to feed your baby safely and confidently, free from judgement. We will explore:

How breastfeeding works

The benefits of breastfeeding

Positioning and attachment

Hand expressing

Storing breast milk

Recognising feeding cues

How often newborns typically feed

How to know whether your baby is feeding effectively

What breastfeeding can actually look like in real life

For families planning to use formula or combination feed, we'll explore the safe preparation of formula feeds, sterilising equipment, and safe feeding practices.

Your Newborn: Feeding, Caring & Responding

The first weeks can feel overwhelming. We'll give you the opportunity to practice and discuss the practical realities of life with a newborn.

We'll explore:

Caring for your baby's skin and umbilical cord

Bathing and nappy changing

Understanding newborn behaviour

Responsive parenting

Looking after yourself as a new parent

Where to find trustworthy information and support

The first hours and days with your newborn

Understanding what your newborn needs from you

We'll also look at how babies learn through their earliest experiences and why responding to their cues from the beginning can help build confidence for both parent and baby.

What makes us different?

We know you'll receive support and care from your Midwife, Early Days Workers and Health Visiting teams.

Our programme is not here to replace these, but to complement that care by providing dedicated time to explore nutrition, infant feeding and responsive approaches in greater depth.

In small group sessions or 1:1’s we practice practical skills with hands-on experience and build confidence before your baby arrives.

You will also have access to WhatsApp messaging throughout your time on the course.

Am I Eligible?

The Team

Meet Your Facilitator

Hayley Crummett

Hayley has been a Midwife for over 20 years, working across maternity settings from labour ward to postnatal care.

She has a real passion for breastfeeding and helping families bond with their new baby. She is always happy to support families and staff with any questions.

Find Us

Where We Are Located

We deliver support at Family Hubs across Doncaster. Our key hub locations include:

Central Family Hub — Welcome Way, Doncaster, DN1 3LE
‍Wheatley Family Hub — Old School Way, Beckett Road, Wheatley, DN2 4AJ
Adwick Family Hub — Central Avenue, Woodlands, Doncaster, DN6 7RU Rossington Family Hub — Grantham Street, Rossington, DN11 0TA
‍Mexborough Family Hub — Wath Road, Mexborough, S64 9ED
‍Armthorpe Family Hub — Mere Lane, Armthorpe, DN3 2DG
Stainforth Family Hub — Junction Road, Stainforth, Doncaster, DN7 5DH

1:1 Sessions can be arranged at the following Hub locations by special request:

Bentley Family Hub — The Avenue, Bentley, DN5 0NP
‍Moorends Family Hub — Marshland Road Moorends, DN8 4SB
Balby Family Hub — 1 Sandycroft Crescent, Balby, DN4 0TY
Askern Family Hub — Spa Pool Road, Askern, DN6 0HZ
‍Denaby & Conisbrough Family Hub — School Walk Conisbrough, DN12 4HZ

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Contact us

Questions about the service? Contact us at nourish@primarycaredietitians.co.uk or call us at 01302 591 643.

To commission your own programme, contact us at info@primarycaredietitians.co.uk.

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