Antenatal Class: NBAC (Next Birth After Caesarean section)

This is an online interactive antenatal class. Sessions are informal, with lots of opportunities to ask questions.

We recommend this class for women who have experienced one previous delivery by Caesarean section. The class is best suited for women currently 18-34 weeks gestation and booked to have baby at Northumbria Healthcare Trust. Birth partners are welcome to join in the session.

The class is ran by an advanced midwife practitioner (AMP) and an obstetric consultant. They will discuss:

• your birth options

• shared decision making

• previous delivery and its effect on anxiety

• pain relief options

• personalised delivery plans

• timing of delivery

• water birth

• induction of labour

• theatre customs

• postnatal support.

You will be able to ask questions throughout the class and there will be an opportunity to talk at the end of the session with the other parents and the AMP/consultant.

This class if for parents booked to have their baby at Northumbria Healthcare. You will be required to submit your unique trust identification number 'T number' at booking in order for us to confirm that you are a Northumbria Healthcare patient.

The link to join the session will be emailed to you by the morning of the class. Please check your junk / spam folder if you are unable to find the email in your inbox.

The link below is a guide to getting started with Teams if you have never used it:

Microsoft Teams help & learning

**Please note that other users in the session may be able to see your name and details – please check your privacy settings if you do not want to share these.**

To show or hide your contact information:

1. Open Microsoft Teams (free).

Tip: For Chat in Windows 11, select the Open Teams button.

1. Select Settings and more then select Settings.
2. Select Privacy then select the Manage profile button.
3. From here you can Hide or Show your phone number, email, or both.

Please note, we advise all audio to be turned off throughout the class to support the reduction of background noise, you can also turn your camera off if you prefer not to be seen. Teams allows the opportunity to type a chat question during the session and there will be a midwife available throughout to answer questions as they arise. We hope we can make this online class as informative as possible, by having the chat questions throughout and you will have the opportunity to talk at the end of session with the midwives and other expectant pregnant people. Please Note: Only one booking per family is needed even if multiple people are attending.