Great Yarmouth Antenatal and Postnatal Classes with Mel

For parents in & around Great Yarmouth

Including parents from Lowestoft, Bungay, Beccles, Caister On Sea, Bradwell, Gorleston On Sea, Belton, Hemsby, Ormesby, Rollesby, Martham, Winterton, Filby, Acle, Brundall, Blofield and surrounding villages

Hi, my name is Mel and I am based on the East Norfolk Coast near Great Yarmouth. Following my Nurse training I qualified as a Midwife in 2010 and have worked in all areas of the Maternity Department, including Antenatal and Postnatal Services, Delivery Suite, Community and during the Covid Pandemic I was part of the multi-professional team who cared for women having an Elective Caesarean Section. One of my biggest passions within Midwifery is to support women and their families to experience a positive birth regardless of how they labour, birth or feed their baby.  

I work as a Midwifery Clinical Educator at the local University where I teach the Student Midwives and support them when they go into placement within the Hospital and Community settings. It is a real privilege to educate and encourage the new generation of Midwives.

Outside of work, I am a Mum to a fantastic Daughter (9) and a daft Patterdale Terrier (2). My Daughter is an avid dancer, and this inspired me to learn Ballet. I also enjoy challenging myself to try different forms of exercise as well as attending the Theatre specially to see Musicals. I am very lucky to have an amazing family and was present for the birth of both my Nephew and Niece, all of whose journeys into this world were very different and have given me perspective of what it is like being the Birthing Support rather than the Midwife or Birthing person.

I am absolutely thrilled to bring The Village Midwife course to my local area of Great Yarmouth and surrounding villages. I look forward to educating, informing, and inspiring women, birthing people, and their families as they embark on the amazing journey of parenthood, so they can make fully informed decisions around their pregnancy, birth and early parenthood experience.

You can find out more about the content of the antenatal course here

1:1 Antenatal Courses & Support in Norfolk

Mel offers 1:1 antenatal courses across Norfolk which are usually at your home. These are fully personalised around what you need and you also get ongoing support by WhatsApp, as with all of our courses. You also get a full handout of information and a Village Midwife canvas bag.

The courses are usually around your schedule in sessions of 2-3 hours each, either during the daytime or the evening. These sessions are personalised around what you need in terms of preparation for birth and feeding plus parenting a new baby! You can either do a 3 hour ‘Refresher’ session, a 6 hour antenatal course that focuses on your birth options or a 9 hour antenatal course that covers birth and the postnatal period/feeding. Mel also offers 1:1 feeding preparation sessions and ongoing support.

Preparing for a caesarean session

Mel is very experienced in Caesarean birth preparation and so also offers a specific session on preparation for a caesarean birth. This is also at your home and includes discussion of your caesarean birth preferences and a thorough look at what happens, plus caesarean recovery tips. You also get ongoing support by WhatsApp. These are available in person in Norfolk or across the UK on Zoom.

Feeding preparation and support

You can also choose a session specifically on preparation for breastfeeding and the various challenges that can come up. this includes ongoing support via whatsapp into the postnatal period - to answer all of your questions as they come up!

Birth chats

This is a 2 hour antenatal session with a midwife to discuss a certain topic or go over any birth preparation that you need - either on Zoom or within Norfolk in person at your home.

For more information and to check availability, email mel@thevillagemidwife.co.uk