Birth of Us
‘Birth Of Us’ is a 4-session evidenced based antenatal group program for new parents. A program like no other, you and your partner will walk away feeling confident about entering this exciting new time in your life.
Each session has been carefully and thoughtfully designed with insights from new parents about what they wish they’d learnt before baby arrived.
Developed by Jane Brincat, an experienced mental health occupational therapist, Birth Of Us has been developed to support whole family health and wellbeing, and to promote meaningful engagement in day-to-day life.
week 1, 2 & 3: antenatal (during pregnancy)
Week 1:
- Practical skills for parenting and infant related care tasks
- Breastfeeding & feeding
- Sleep, settling & babywearing
- Optimising physical and mental well-being in the immediate postpartum period
Week 2:
- Matrescence – the word that will change your life
- Adapting to new ways of living
- The mental load of parenting
- Introducing ‘ritual over routine’
Week 3:
- Making the most of your support networks
- Bonding and attachment
- Communication with your partner and others
- Your values as new parents
week 4: Postnatal (once baby arrives)
Week 4:
- Balancing life-demands
- Redefining love and intimacy
- Maintaining your relationship as new parents
- Connection and your village
You will be provided with a ‘toolbox’ of resources including reliable books, websites, brochures, podcasts, and other helpful bits and pieces specifically designed for this program.
Booking Information:
To enquire about Birth of Us, please contact us here. We will put you on the waiting list for the next available program. Maximum 5 couples per group, facilitated at our practice in Heathmont, Victoria.
About Your Presenter:
Jane Brincat is an occupational therapist and mother of two little people named Jemima and Romy. Prior to becoming a mother Jane worked in the public mental health system with adolescents and youth. In this setting, Jane learnt the importance of the foundations of which a family is built. As she embarked on her journey of becoming a mother, Jane was completely blindsided by the emotional, physiological, sociological and functional changes she experienced. From then on, Jane has furthered her professional experience in order to support mothers in their matrescence journey. Jane strongly believes that by supporting women and families in this incredibly precious and vulnerable time of life, that the health and wellbeing of their family will be improved for generations to come.
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