Aquanatal and antenatal exercise classes are held regularly at various locations throughout Leeds. Preparation for parenthood courses are facilitated by a midwife. There is a physiotherapist input into some classes. There are various classes, daytime and evening to cater for individual needs, these include couples, teenager, mothers only and those expecting multiple births. The service provides for those with special needs on an individual basis as required.
Various courses are also available in the community.
This is a condensed evening session held every two weeks. Parents interested in water births are encouraged to attend an informal evening session in the Clarendon Wing, to discuss the issues around the use of water in labour and delivery. Tours of the delivery suite are held regularly at each site. This is an outpatient facility for higher risk patients requiring monitoring. Each unit provides facilities for fetal heart rate monitoring, blood pressure checks, blood and urine testing.