Antenatal Classes and its Benefits for the Mother and the Baby

Pregnancy is a very fortunate event in a woman’s life and its importance is very profound in nature.

Only a mother can understand the changes and the stress which is felt in the mind and the body during the antenatal period of pregnancy especially in metropolitan city like Gurgaon. Antenatal Hospitals in Gurgaon are very few who provide antenatal services which meets international standards. Apollo Cradle, which meets the demands in an ethical, safe and reasonable manner, also has more than 80 leading Gynaecologists in Gurgaon associated with it.

As a society, we need to understand the difficulties of a being pregnant and its effect on the body and the baby. Therefore, all the renowned Doctors recommend antennal classes as studies show that in urban areas the caesarean delivery have increased, and natural birth has decreased drastically in the last 20 years.

It has become very necessary for the mother to go through antenatal classes as it is very useful for the baby too. Not only, do these classes help a woman during pregnancy but also helps deliver the mother safely.

Antenatal classes help in various ways as follows:

  • Core stability training
    • Altered center of gravity
    • Decrease lumbar lordosis
    • Decrease risk of fall
    • Growing breast, uterus and fetus
    • Diastasis Recti
  • Pelvic floor muscle training :
    • Labor preparation
    • Stress urinary incontinence
    • Pelvic pain
  • Aerobic exercises, Pilates:
    • Decrease joint laxity
    • Decrease risk for strains/sprains
    • GDM (optional)
    • Hypertension (optional)
  • Yoga & Meditation
  • (Garbh Sanskar)
    • Mental and emotional Stress
    • Self image
    • Connection with baby
    • Post natal depression

It is said that half knowledge is harmful any person, that is why understating changes in the body during pregnancy and handling them for the mother and baby’s benefit education talk is given during the first trimester of pregnancy.

The right posture during pregnancy is very important along with nutrition. Any body can guess by seeing a pregnant mother that it’s hard to breathe in the body. Lamaze breathing is tool which is taught to mothers in popular antenatal classes In Gurgaon,

During the antenatal classes you will also learn the preparation for labour and how to feed the baby.

Antenatal Classes help the mother using three principle as follows:

  • Prevention
    • Reduce the chances of back pain, SUI, Pelvic Pain etc.
    • Effects of poor posture
    • Diastasis recti
  • Preparation
    • strengthen the muscles women need in labor
    • upper body strength needed for caring for a newborn.
  • Restoration
    • Easier time regaining pre-pregnancy shape
    • Reduce the chances of pelvic floor trauma and subsequent problems.

According to research, A mother who takes health care classes during her pregnancy, will never suffers from following disorders:

  • Insomnia
  • Lymphatic disorders
  • Back pain due to weak birthing muscles
  • Mood swings
  • Emotional stress

Doctors also suggest that to keep your baby fit and healthy, mother should always go through Pregnancy Healthcare Classes, as it develops child’s immunity and keeps the child away from various diseases and disorders. What is better than a healthy mother and a baby!

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