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
- Postnatal exercise classes – run on the ward Monday, Wednesday & Friday and you can download our program booklet to use once you are back at home
- Kidsaver classes – kids CPR and first aid training classes held onsite at the San monthly on a Monday evening
Please note: There is no charge for antenatal classes for members of all health funds EXCEPT FOR ARHG, HCF and RT Health. Members of ARHG, HCF and RT Health will be charged for the class and will need to make a claim from their relevant fund. Please have your fund details and hospital account number ready when you book.
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
Safer Baby
Developed by the Stillbirth Centre of Research Excellence, the Safer Baby Bundle aims to reduce stillbirths by addressing key areas with evidence-based strategies. Safer Baby is a national initiative using the latest research to provide pregnant women with resources and advice about how to have a safer pregnancy and reduce their risk of stillbirth.
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 9574 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.