Preparing for parenthood,
not just birth.
A three-part recorded antenatal series diving into the essential topics often left out of traditional antenatal classes. Whether you’ve already completed another course or you’re starting here, this series is an invaluable addition to your parenting toolkit.
Feeling overwhelmed by impending parenthood, mama?
Our expert-led antenatal recording gives you researched based strategies to feel confident and give your baby the best start.
What will you learn?
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Introduction to matrescence
Learn about the transition all mothers go through, from pregnancy to beyond postpartum. Simply put, it influences all areas of life.
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Parental wellbeing
Understand the emotional journey you experience as a new parent and learn coping strategies from a registered psychologist.
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Infant sleep
Busting myths to help you understand biologically normal infant sleep based on temperament and brain development. Helping you and your baby get the most rest and sleep.
Details
FREE: Register and receive the first 10 minutes of matrescence antenatal education completely free.
If you'd like to continue, you can then purchase the full course for $99.
The entire three-part recording totals 2 hours.
Accessible at your own convenience and pace for 12 months from date of purchase.
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The recordings are available whenever suits you, but we recommend watching between 28-36 weeks pregnant.
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Yes! We strongly encourage you to watch this with your support person, whether this is a partner, friend or family member.
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You will receive an email with login information immediately upon purchasing.
Frequently asked questions:
Your facilitators
Matrescence NZ Co-Founder, Facilitator and Psychologist
Christina, a Mum to two daughters and registered psychologist, has worked in the mental health sector for over 10 years. Christina has experience delivering professional and personal development workshops, providing individual therapy (cognitive behaviour therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy) and completed her Master’s in emotional regulation.
Holistic Sleep Specialist
Ainslee, from Baby Sleep with Ainslee, is a holistic sleep expert and a chiropractor who has been working with pregnancy, postpartum recovery and babies for the last decade. Her aim is to make sleep sustainable by supporting, educating and empowering parents and families.
Ainslee offers a holistic and responsive sleep framework which is designed to support you with sleep without using sleep training methods.
Testimonials
“Fantastic course - highly recommend to all mums-to-be! Learned so much more about how to manage my own emotions/look after myself during the transition to motherhood that other antenatal classes don’t focus on. Feeling much more confident about what will happen and the plans we have in place for our ”
“My husband and I really loved the Matresence antenatal course! We found it really holistic and it was really helpful that it focused on the journey into motherhood and the difficulties and challenges that come with that, as well as the challenges that the relationship can face. It was a great mix of teaching around practical skills (for example for labour, breastfeeding, preparing for staying on top of household chores etc, organising support, and navigating sleep) as well as some great emotional regulation skills to help with the emotional challenges. I would definitely recommend it and am glad we did it! ”
“Highly recommend attending one of your courses. The ‘Preparing for parenthood antenatal workshop’ was really valuable, great information and was presented in an easy to understand, relatable and non-judgemental way. Thank you for the support you are providing couples as they become parents, it makes such a difference and was great to have the focus be on us, and providing us ways to support each other through the journey.”