About the Course

Beloved Bumps was originally set up in Blackheath, London, to provide women with pregnancy, birth, labour and postnatal information taught by a midwife as opposed to an antenatal teacher.

After seeing the demand, and the growing popularity of antenatal education, Beloved Bumps will launch an online antenatal course in Summer 2017. This course will make antenatal education available anywhere in the world, at any time, in any place, and at an affordable price compared to group classes.

Online antenatal courses will be more accessible for women with already busy lifestyles, for those that don’t have access to antenatal courses, for those that are living abroad but want to be educated by the UK healthcare, for those that aren’t comfortable in group settings, or for those that just want additional information to what they are already learning.


Beloved Bumps Online Course is taught by a qualified midwife, to prepare mums-to-be not only for the birth but also for life immediately after the birth – both the antenatal and postnatal periods.

Many women are naturally unprepared for the many different situations that arise in labour, or they seem to have had many classes on labour itself but don’t know what to do once the baby is born. As a qualified midwife, Natasha has experienced many births and different scenarios and aims to pass on this information and advice to you to help you through your labour and afterwards.



About the Author

Natasha Cullen

Natasha is a registered midwife and currently practices at a London hospital. She has worked in all aspects of midwifery and is experienced with both low and high risk care.Natasha gained her BSc (Hons) Midwifery at the University of Leeds and moved back to London in 2009. She was educated overseas in both Hong Kong and Singapore before returning to the UK to finish school and attend University.A Mother of two boys, Natasha has also experienced pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood so is able to understand women not just from a medical point of view, but also a personal one!Natasha thoroughly enjoys her job, and wants Beloved Bumps to help every woman have the birth experience they desire, and overcome any fears they may have by providing them with all the necessary information.

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    1. Introduction

    • Introduction

    • What to expect on this course
  • 2

    2. Normal labour and birth

    • First stage of labour

    • Second stage of labour

    • Third stage of labour

    • Knowing when it's happening

    • What to expect in the hospital
  • 3

    3. Pain relief

    • Introduction

    • Paracetamol

    • TENS machine

    • Positions

    • Entonox

    • Pethidine or Diamorphine

    • Water pool

    • Epidural

    • Hypnobirthing
  • 4

    4. Complications

    • Introduction

    • Induction of labour

    • Membrane sweep

    • Prostaglandins

    • Amniotomy

    • Syntocinon drip

    • Breech delivery

    • Instrumental delivery

    • Ventouse delivery

    • Forceps

    • Cesarean section
  • 5

    5. The Postnatal Period

    • The postnatal period

    • After pains

    • Lochia

    • Perineal pain

    • Caesarean recovery

    • Postnatal blues

    • Skin-to-skin

    • SIDS

    • Wet and dirty nappies
  • 6

    6. Breast and Bottle Feeding

    • Breastfeeding

    • Positions for breast feeding

    • Rugby ball position practical demonstration

    • Across your chest

    • Lying down

    • Whilst breastfeeding

    • Feeding cues

    • Hand expressing

    • Bottlefeeding

    • Bottle-feeding demo
  • 7

    7. Caring for your newborn

    • Nappy change

    • Cord demo

    • Bathing

    • Swaddling
  • 8

    8. Summary

    • Labour bag: A list

    • Conclusion

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