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Your Antenatal Class Benefits
With over 25 years’ experience, Dr Des Hoppenstein combines medical expertise with her experience as a mother of six to guide you through pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood. The antenatal classes are practical, evidence-based and designed to help you feel confident and prepared.
Evidence-Based Information
Up-to-date, medical knowledge on pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and newborn care.
Hands-On Practical Skills
Practice techniques for labour, newborn care and breastfeeding with expert guidance.
Community and Support
Meet other expectant couples, share experiences and build lasting connections.
About Dr Des
I am a general practitioner and have six grown children of my own. Through my 25 years as an antenatal educator I have supported countless parents-to-be through the thrilling and life-changing experience of having a baby. My approach is to draw on the excitement of this adventure, to encourage a positive, relaxed mind-set, so couples become empowered but realistic. I support informed choice in a non-judgemental environment
Partners: this course is for you too
• How to navigate the ups and downs of pregnancy
• When to worry-and when not to
• Supporting her through labour
• What to expect during a caesarean
• Breastfeeding- the why, how, hiccups and night-feeding
• Master baby CRP and first aid
Online Course
R
3200
per couple
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Tuesdays 14 July to 11 August
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Thursdays 10 September to 15 October, no class on 1 October
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Thursdays 12 November to 10 December
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Via Zoom
In-Person Course
R
3000
per couple
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Mondays 13 July to 10 August, optional CPR on 17 August
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Tuesdays 8 September to 13 October, no class on 29 September, optional CPR on 20 October
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Tuesdays 10 November to 8 December, optional CPR on 7 or 14 December
Optional 6th session
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6 Videos
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Shared Via Mail
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Accessible Anytime
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Complete at your convenience
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Personalized guidance
Testimonials
My husband and i never stop talking about your wonderful lessons.
You should hear us saying to each other 'Babe i miss Dr. Des' antenatal classes'
He never stops saying how professional you are!!!
Thanks Dr Des for a very informative, insightful class which has really been a method of making us feel more sure and calm about the future.
We definitely will be referring to your notes many times to come.
We enjoyed and were grateful fro your lessons.
Thank you!
Thank you so much for the classes, we really enjoyed each and every one of them! We especially enjoyed how informative and interesting they were!
Thank you for giving out notes at each class… Thank you so much for providing snacks and drinks… Thank you for being so approachable and kind – it really goes a long way.
We really and truly learned a lot and will definitely recommend your classes!
Parent of two beautiful kids with the third one on the way—thought I knew everything but learnt so much.
Thanks Des!!
We loved the class and felt it extremely helpful. We will definitely recommend your class!
I especially liked the notes as they will be very useful … when we are in a post-partum hazy panic.
Thanks so much
We really learned a lot and feel so much more ready to begin our role as parents! You have also calmed us down a fortune about the birth & really appreciate all the care & effort you put in these lessons.
Des’s course was informative, practical and fun! - it’s a very useful guide for expecting parents.
Highly recommended! Des is so committed and passionate about educating mom’s & dads “To Be”s.
Definitely a worthwhile experience.
I found this course very helpful and educational. I can’t wait to use all the helpful tips learnt on my baby boy. Des was wonderful and so helpful. Thanks for answering all my questions.
We enjoyed your classes and the wealth of knowledge shared in the classes – it helped us learn a lot especially as first time parents.
We hope you continue to provide your excellent service with a warm smile.
Thank you very much for the informative sessions. This course is highly recommended. It highlights aspects that we were unaware of. We go into this new phase of our lives better equipped.
Thank you very much for your time and professionalism!
Parent of two beautiful kids with the third one on the way—thought I knew everything but learnt so much.
Thanks Des!!
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Thank you very much for the great classes! We enjoyed them very much and appreciate that you remain neutral on 'non important' issues but firm on the important points.
The class was very informative. We learned a lot. The notes are very handy, they will certainly help.
The activities were exciting and [provided practical] experience. The snacks were also very nice. Thanks for sharing your life experiences as a mother.
Keep up the good work. We all felt welcomed in the sessions. We will certainly recommend the classes! Thank you!!
I just wanted to thank you for the information regarding natural birth. I did follow your advice, especially the breathing and it helped so much! …all in all, it was the best experience of my life.
Dr. Des is absolutely wonderful in what she does! I would recommend her to anyone expecting a baby. Thank you for everything that you have taught us - we feel so much more comfortable and ready with the near arrival of our baby boy than we did before.
Dr Des shared wisdom and a lot of insightful facts, that we are so grateful for. She herself is highly knowledgeable and experienced, and also brought in additional speakers on various topics. I feel equipped and far less anxious to take on the privilege and responsibility of being a Mum.
Dr Des's Antenatal Classes were excellent!! As a first time mom, I found them to be so informative and helpful. She is very patient and kind in explaining everything that one wishes to understand about the journey of pregnancy and even after giving birth. I enjoyed these classes very much and would definitely recommend them to my friends and family.
Dr Des' Antenatal Classes are highly informative with practical embodied exercises that really help one take it all in. Even the scary stuff didn't seem too bad after the classes 🙂 Best of all, you leave as part of a community with other new parents.
I absolutely loved and appreciated Dr Des's classes. She provides a very positive outlook on preparing for child birth and caring for a new baby, with expert advise from other speakers. I definitely recommend this to soon to be parents.
It was an absolute joy sitting in on Dr.Des ante-natal classes. We learnt so much from practical tips during pregnancy through to infant care as well as the science behind other things, all of which will serve us well when our little one arrives.
Absolutely amazing prenatal classes. Des shares such invaluable knowledge any new parent should have. We felt more empowered after every lesson. Highly recommend her classes!
Very informative, comprehensive, and practical antenatal classes.We did our classes online due to lockdown regulations, and Dr Des made us all feel welcomed and got a great sense of group camaraderie going even though we'd never met before. Loved the class notes, and just looked through them again in this final week before baby arrives. Thanks Dr Des for such an amazing and very valuable experience.
There is so much to learn as a 1st time mom and dad and it does feel overwhelming. These classes helped to digest it all in bite size pieces. All the material to augment the classes were very helpful and Dr Des patiently took us through it. Constantly empowering and reassuring us that we would be ok. Thank you Dr Des
Dr Des covers some great content, she also includes additional speakers who provide different perspectives. Overall I would highly recommend these classes for first time parents.
Dr Des' Antenatal Classes were informative and insightful. Dr Des is incredibly knowledgeable, helpful, supportive and encouraging. I highly recommend that all first time expectant parents attend her antenatal classes.
Absolutely amazing prenatal classes. Des shares such invaluable knowledge any new parent should have. We felt more empowered after every lesson. Highly recommend her classes!
100% Recommend these classes. Des is wonderful and made my husband and I feel so much more confident about becoming new parents!
We had such an amazing experience in the face to face class. 😍 We learned so much from Dr Des, and we arrive in labor with confidence and knowledge.Thank you Dr Des 🙏
Really enjoyed Dr Des's classes. They were informative without being too formal and they covered all the key questions I had on my mind while preparing for the birth of my baby.
Thank you for all your teachings. The breastfeeding one really came in handy.
Very insightful
Thank you for keeping it so concise, simple and informative. I hope to take all the knowledge you’ve imparted with us and put it into practice in the best possible way.
We have really enjoyed and learned so much from your classes. We would like to thank you once more for the amazing sessions.
Thank you for such an informative course! I really appreciate it.
Thank you again for all this useful Information. Bar and I learned a lot and feel much more comfortable and ready for our next chapter.
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