Antenatal Diploma FAQs

  • Antenatal education is all about preparing expectant parents for the incredible journey of pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood. As an antenatal educator, you'll be there supporting families during one of the most transformative times in their lives, helping them understand their choices around birth, pain relief options, and caring for their newborn. Our antenatal educator training gives you everything you need to run your own classes, workshops, retreats and more making a real difference to families when they need it most.

    This course is an excellent foundation to your career as a birth professional

  • Oooh So much! We've packed so much into this comprehensive course because we want you to feel completely confident when you qualify:

    33+ hours of live training with our expert educators
    Self-paced online modules covering birth physiology, caesarean birth, and a lot more!
    A full business course included alongside live business workshops and mentoring
    Full FEDANT accreditation (the UK's top regulatory body)
    Full educator manual to keep and use for courses
    Access to course templates and lesson plans
    12 months access to The Perinatal Collective community and mentoring through your first course and beyond - this is priceless!
    Access to a huge amount of resources to use in your teaching, and full business and marketing set up support which is ongoing

  • We've designed it to fit around real life! The live training happens over three months, and you'll have 4 months after your final session to complete your assignments. But honestly, we get that life can be unpredictable, so you need some more support then you can speak to us. We have designed our courses so you can balance your training with work and family commitments.

  • The assignments are all designed to build skills you'll actually use as a qualified antenatal educator such as:

    Session preparation exercises so you'll know exactly how to plan your classes
    Understanding the community you will be working in
    A final live presentation (1.5 hours - and we'll support you through this!) Everything we ask you to do has a real purpose for your future practice.

  • The Antenatal & Early Postnatal Diploma is £1,295, and we offer payment plans.

  • This is one of the things we're most proud of! When you graduate, you join The Perinatal Collective which includes:

    Monthly workshops and continuing education because our learning never stops!
    Bi-monthly "Midwife Clinic" sessions with our NHS midwife Natalie
    WhatsApp community support (honestly, the connections our graduates make are amazing)
    Business mentoring and templates (we want you to succeed!)
    An example workshop is: Small but Mighty - supporting independent Antenatal Educators go up against the larger franchises and their marketing budgets
    Access to updated course materials as things evolve
    Space to ask loads of questions and share ideas

  • Absolutely both! Our training prepares you for whatever format works best for you and your families. We'll give you guidance on adapting your content for different formats and help you think through building your antenatal education business in today's world whether that's face-to-face, online, or a mix of both.

  • Ahhh we could list loads of things we are so proud of here, there are many including our educators, the depth of our content, the resources we give you, there is so much! But really the biggest thing is we're genuinely invested in your success, not just getting you through a course.

    We’re also just all obsessed with birth and all it brings, every single person who guides you here works with parents day in day out. We live and breathe it!

    But if we have to mention a few things then…
    Our comprehensive curriculum with 33+ hours of live training - our content is deep and nuanced and passionate!
    Proper LGBTQIA+ inclusivity and cultural safety focus (this isn't just a tick-box exercise)
    Long-term mentoring and community support
    Expert educators with real-world experience who are supporting families day in day out
    Full FEDANT accreditation and professional recognition
    Flexible payment options and ongoing business support (because we want you to thrive, not just survive!)

    We're not just about getting you qualified - we're about setting you up for a successful, fulfilling career supporting families!

    We love to chat about our Antenatal Diploma so do reach out. You can find all our course information and info packs here plus how to book a free call

Talk to us… If you have any questions at all about our courses, payment plans or what this work could look like for you then get in touch!