Birth Resource Centre

Activity Listings

Sitting-in/Observers

 

What

When

Description

Facilitator & Cost

Drop In

Mondays:

2.30 to 4 pm 

Pop in, have some tea and biscuits, use the library, find out more about what the Birth Resource Centre does, or just meet other mums and have a chat.

Volunteer led. 

 

Donations welcomed.

Yoga for Pregnancy
with discussion and
relaxation

 

 

 

Mondays:

7.15 – 9.15pm


 

Tuesdays:

10am - 12pm

6.30 - 8.30pm

 

Thursdays:

7-9pm

A time to 'be' with yourself and your baby, to stretch, release and relax with gentle yoga, followed by an informal discussion of pregnancy and birth related issues.

Led by Nadine Edwards or Julie Mason 

£40 (£20 concession) for
5 week blocks (start any time). One trial session £8. In last weeks of pregnancy pay £8 weekly. 

Birth Preparation Workshops
for couples or with your birth partner

Saturdays:

10.00am – 4.00pm

Next workshop dates:


 

Extra workshops are run on demand.  Please contact us if you would like to come but cannot make the above dates

One day workshops which focus on support during labour, positions, massage and natural birth aids.

Led by Nadine Edwards or Julie Mason

 

£70 (£35 concession) for each pair. £85 (£42.50 concession) for woman and two birth partners

Parent and Baby Yoga


Wednesdays:

10.30 - 12.00 (4 months to crawling)

 

12.30 – 2.00 (under 4 months)


 

Fun, flexibility, ease and calm for both parent & baby!

Led by Andrea St Clair.

 

£35 (£17.50 concession) for 5 week blocks (start any time). One trial session £8.

Baby Shiatsu Massage

Thursday 1.15 - 2.30

Applying some Shiatsu principles to working with babies, using oil to gently stroke the meridian channels. Techniques and acupressure points for dealing with colic etc will also be taught.

Led by Tamsin Grainger MRSS

£30(£15 concession) per 5 week course

Baby Massage

Tuesdays : 

1.00 – 2.15pm

Nurture your baby by learning the strokes for baby massage.

Led by Linda Bendle 

 

£30 (£15 concession) per 5 week course. 

Baby Music 

 

 

Mondays:

9.45-11pm and 1-2.15 

(babies)

 

11.15–12.30pm

(walking to age three)

 

Thursday: 10am to 11.15am (older babies)

11.30 - 12.45pm (babies)

 

Songs, music and fun for babies.


These classes are very popular, so please book

Led by Jackie Macdonald

 

£30 (£15 concession) for 5 week blocks

 

Breastfeeding Support and Information

 

 

 

2nd and 4th Friday of the month

10.30pm -12.30pm

 

2nd Friday La Leche League baby group

4th Friday of the month La  Leche League  older baby and toddler

A drop in mother to mother support group. 

Led by Karla Napier

Suggested donation £2(£1 concession)

for tea and Biscuits

Writing for women who don't have time 

Starting soon, please phone for details

Writing is scary, but it is also a wonderful, liberating tool for self-development that you can use even if you only have 15 minutes to spare.

Led by Yvonne Spence

£30 (£15 concession) for 5 classes

Home Birth and Birth Choices Support Group 

First Sunday of every month

11am - 1.00pm

Please check venue here

A group for women and/or partners thinking about or planning home birth.

Run by Kim Bradie and Nicola Goodall

Donations welcome

International Pregnancy Get Together

First and Third Friday of the month 2.30-4 pm

These times are subject to change. Please phone to avoid disappointment

 

Giving birth in a foreign country brings its own challenges. We aim to provide emotional support and an opportunity to meet other women and make friends and exchange information about birth, pregnancy and local maternity services

Donations welcome

 

 

 First Aid

Please call for future dates

First Aid for Babies and Children, including resuscitation

Led by St Andrews Ambulance

£30 (£20 concession)

 

 

Please contact us before attending a class

For further information and bookings, please contact coordinator on 0131 229 3667

 or email info@birthresourcecentre.org.uk except where other contact details are given above. 

 

Download a booking form

 

We offer concessionary rates on all classes.

 

All classes are held at 18 St Peter's Place, Viewforth, Edinburgh unless otherwise advertised