Education & classes
One of the benefits of the San Maternity experience is having access to a mix of online and face-to-face educational classes, most of which are free of charge. Education is provided via our online maternity education platform Cradle. We cover a range of topics, from preparing for labour to caring for your newborn and postnatal fitness – all presented by San Maternity experts. You’ll receive instructions on how to access Cradle once you’ve completed your online admission, or you can request access now if you are already a booked San patient.
Pre and postnatal education we offer
Classes
- Choices in childbirth – prenatal education classes focusing on labour and birth, offered as free online modules and paid face-to-face classes
- Calmbirth® classes – run by accredited educators onsite at the San on Sundays
- Caesarean section – Zoom class helping prepare those who are expecting a caesarean section birth
- Breastfeeding classes – prenatal Zoom sessions and in-person classes providing an introduction to breastfeeding by our lactation consultants
- BabyCare classes – prenatal Zoom sessions covering newborn behaviour, settling, safe sleeping and more
- Postnatal education – covering breastfeeding, expressing breast milk, safe sleeping and settling, provided by midwives during your stay on the ward
Resources
We provide a wide range of information resources and expert websites aimed at helping our expectant and new parents and their families.
Breastfeeding:
- Benefits of breastfeeding
- Positioning & attachment
- Has my baby had enough?
- Using nipple shields
- Use of Domperidone (Motilium) to increase lactation
- Expressing & storing breastmilk
- Labelling, storing & checking breastmilk in hospital
- Monitoring your baby's progress
- Mastitis
- Engorgement
- Antenatal expressing
- Lactation suppression
- Breastfeeding Your Baby - NSW Health booklet
Formula Feeding:
Epidural:
Postnatal Care:
Settling Baby:
Community Services:
Other Websites & Contacts
Introducing Solids to Babies
San Dietitians run these regular Zoom seminars aimed at families with babies approximately 4 to 6 months old, and cover topics including when and how to introduce food, what to start with, food allergies, tackling fussy eaters, and advice for both vegetarian and non-vegetarian families.
Phone 02 9480 9573 or email sannutrition@sah.org.au for more information or if you have questions.
Get a 50% discount thanks to Nourish Baby
Thanks to San Maternity’s partnership with Nourish Baby, we’re proud to offer you a 50% discount when you book the 3-course Nourish bundle of online courses. Information on pricing and how to access Nourish Baby courses will be provided once your online admission for the San has been completed.