Improving access to antenatal education for pregnant women and families in Ayrshire

NHS Ayrshire and Arran, Women's and Children's Services are in the process of reviewing our current antenatal education provisions.

Antenatal education in Ayrshire is currently provided continuously throughout pregnancy in many different formats such as in person one to one by midwives and maternity care assistants, in person group sessions, online group sessions, written information and videos accessed via your Badger App, leaflets and books.

If you have had a child in Ayrshire and Arran within the last 5 years, we would appreciate you taking a few minutes to complete this survey which will help us to identify and make the right changes to our antenatal education provision for the women and families of Ayrshire and Arran. 

This is entirely anonymous - you will not be identifiable and you will not be contacted about your response

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Was this your first baby?

Yes

No I have other children

Was your care delivered by:

North community midwives

East Community Midwives

South community midwives

The Homebirth team

The safeguarding team

Did you complete a birth plan on your Badger app ? If yes did your community midwife discuss this with you?

Yes I completed the birth plan on the badger app and community midwife discussed it with me prior to labour.

Yes I completed the birth plan on the badger app but was not offered a discussion with community midwife

No I did not complete the birth plan on the badger app

I did not know I could complete my birth plan on my badger app.

I completed my own birthplan and discussed it with my community midwife.

Where did you get information about feeding choices?

Midwife

Online education given by midwife

Health visitor

Other (please specify):

This is required

If you breast fed your baby did you feel you got enough information antenatally to support you postnatally i.e. positioning and attachment, colostrum harvesting, expressing, normal poo and pee in first few days?

Yes

N/A

If you answered no, please provide more information:

This is required

Do you think face to face antenatal classes would have helped you feel more prepared for birth and becoming a parent?

Yes, this would have been beneficial

No I felt prepared with the care I received

Indifferent

How would you prefer to receive antenatal education? (Select all that apply)

Face-to-face group sessions

Online group sessions

One-to-one in person

Pre-recorded sessions (accessible anytime)

Would you prefer:

Attending with partner

Women-only sessions

Not bothered, I would attend both

When would you prefer sessions to be offered? (Select all that apply)

Weekday mornings

Weekday afternoons

Evenings

Weekends

Did you attend a hypnobirthing session?

Yes

I didn’t know it was available

If you planned a home birth, did you attend a 'meet the team' session?

Yes

N/A

Would an informal drop-in session with midwives, health visitors, breastfeeding and infant feeding support have been helpful for you?
(You could ask questions, get advice and support in a relaxed setting.)

Yes

Unsure

Improving access to antenatal education for pregnant women and families in Ayrshire

Was this your first baby?

Was your care delivered by:

Did you complete a birth plan on your Badger app ? If yes did your community midwife discuss this with you?

Were you given information on following topics during your pregnancy?

Where did you get information about feeding choices?

If you breast fed your baby did you feel you got enough information antenatally to support you postnatally i.e. positioning and attachment, colostrum harvesting, expressing, normal poo and pee in first few days?

Do you think face to face antenatal classes would have helped you feel more prepared for birth and becoming a parent?

How would you prefer to receive antenatal education? (Select all that apply)

Would you prefer:

When would you prefer sessions to be offered? (Select all that apply)

Did you attend a hypnobirthing session?

If you planned a home birth, did you attend a 'meet the team' session?

Would an informal drop-in session with midwives, health visitors, breastfeeding and infant feeding support have been helpful for you?
(You could ask questions, get advice and support in a relaxed setting.)

Do you think dads/partners are getting enough support or information in the antenatal period?

Do you have any other comments or suggestions about antenatal education?

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Was this your first baby?

Was your care delivered by:

Did you complete a birth plan on your Badger app ? If yes did your community midwife discuss this with you?

Were you given information on following topics during your pregnancy?

Where did you get information about feeding choices?

If you breast fed your baby did you feel you got enough information antenatally to support you postnatally i.e. positioning and attachment, colostrum harvesting, expressing, normal poo and pee in first few days?

Do you think face to face antenatal classes would have helped you feel more prepared for birth and becoming a parent?

How would you prefer to receive antenatal education? (Select all that apply)

Would you prefer:

When would you prefer sessions to be offered? (Select all that apply)

Did you attend a hypnobirthing session?

If you planned a home birth, did you attend a 'meet the team' session?

Would an informal drop-in session with midwives, health visitors, breastfeeding and infant feeding support have been helpful for you?(You could ask questions, get advice and support in a relaxed setting.)

Do you think dads/partners are getting enough support or information in the antenatal period?

Do you have any other comments or suggestions about antenatal education?

Would an informal drop-in session with midwives, health visitors, breastfeeding and infant feeding support have been helpful for you?
(You could ask questions, get advice and support in a relaxed setting.)