Antenatal & birth classes in London
We list 30 antenatal & birth classes in London. 8 are free, and published prices run from £25 to £620.
Includes free NHS hospital antenatal classes, NCT courses, hypnobirthing and independent birth preparation courses across London.
Active Birth Centre
£155 per sessionLondon-based provider offers live online birth-preparation workshops for pregnant people and their birth partners.
£155 including handout pack.
- Where
- 📍 Online
- When
- 🗓 Online workshop: 8 November 2026, 10:30–15:30; further listings headed January and March 2027.
- For
- Pregnancy
All About Antenatal
Price on requestSeven-session antenatal course for expectant parents, covering birth and early parenthood with practical, non-biased information.
- Where
- 📍 Hampstead Garden Suburb, Barnet
- When
- 🗓 November 2026 course: 4 November–6 December; further courses run December 2026–April 2027, evenings
- For
- Pregnancy
BookChecked 2026-11-02Antenatal & Beyond
£140–£250 per courseSmall antenatal birth-preparation groups over two Sunday afternoons at Brockley’s Sunflower Centre.
Antenatal £140; combined package £250; one pay-what-you-can place per course.
- Where
- 📍 Brockley, Lewisham
- When
- 🗓 Two Sunday afternoons, 13:00–18:00; published 2026 dates: 21 June and 5 July; enquire for subsequent
- For
- Pregnancy
Better Birth Stories
£447 per coursePrivate in-home hypnobirthing preparation across London, with a birth-doula package available in southwest and south London.
£447 for three private hypnobirthing sessions; separate £1,950 birth-doula
- Where
- 📍 Wandsworth
- When
- 🗓 Private sessions by arrangement; birth-doula availability from November 2026.
- For
- Pregnancy
BookChecked 2026-10-07Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – antenatal birth-preparat
FreeFree online birth-preparation classes include babycare; related workshops also run at Chelsea and Westminster and West Middlesex hospitals.
Trust page states the antenatal classes are free; private Kensington Wing classes are separate.
- Where
- 📍 Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea · also online
- When
- 🗓 Five online classes for pregnancies from 30 weeks; Eventbrite availability shown through 9 December
- For
- Pregnancy · After birth
Croydon Health Services Maternity – Preparing for a baby
FreeMidwife-led antenatal education for Croydon expectant parents, with face-to-face and online sessions covering birth, newborn care and feeding.
NHS parent-education classes described as free of charge.
- Where
- 📍 Thornton Heath, Croydon · also online
- When
- 🗓 2026 listings include 9 November and 16 December, 13:30–16:30; online Welcome to Croydon sessions al
- For
- Pregnancy · After birth
FH Yoga & Hypnobirthing
£250 per courseWeekend antenatal and hypnobirthing course combining birth education, pregnancy yoga and practical partner preparation.
£250 total; £125 non-refundable deposit; contact provider for a payment link.
- Where
- 📍 Upminster, Havering
- When
- 🗓 12–13 December 2026; Saturday 09:30–12:30 women only, Sunday 09:30–16:30 with birth partners.
- For
- Pregnancy
BookChecked 2026-11-02Gentle Birth Method
£395–£450 per courseLondon-founded holistic pregnancy provider offering live online hypnobirth courses combining visualisation, practical preparation and weekly pregnancy yoga.
4-week group £395; 3-week private course £450
- Where
- 📍 Online
- When
- 🗓 Group Tuesdays 18:30–20:00 or Saturdays 10:00–11:30 GMT; yoga Wednesdays 18:00–19:30
- For
- Pregnancy
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
FreeHospital and online birth-preparation classes for expectant parents, including a free responsive-parenting and infant-feeding class.
Free responsive-parenting and infant-feeding class; other class prices not publi
- Where
- 📍 Waterloo, Lambeth · also online
- When
- 🗓 Weekday in-person: Tuesdays/Thursdays 09:30–16:00; Saturdays 10:00–16:00; online options.
- For
- Pregnancy
BookChecked 2026-10-07Happy Parents Happy Baby
£279 per courseAntenatal courses for expectant parents in Whitechapel, with additional venues including Hackney.
£279 for up to two attendees; single-parent discount and instalments offere
- Where
- 📍 Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets
- For
- Pregnancy
HOME
£150 per coursePrimrose Hill studio offering active birth and hypnobirthing workshops for pregnant women and their birth partners.
£150 per couple for the active birth and hypnobirthing workshop.
- Where
- 📍 Primrose Hill, Camden
- When
- 🗓 Saturday 28 November 2026, 12:45–16:45; next workshop also listed for 13 February 2027.
- For
- Pregnancy
Homerton Healthcare Parentcraft sessions
Price on requestHomerton provides digital parent-education sessions covering birth, delivery-suite care, newborn care and postnatal recovery.
- Where
- 📍 Online
- For
- Pregnancy · After birth
BookChecked 2026-11-02Hypnobirthing with Alice and Elin
£395 per courseWeekend group hypnobirthing courses for expectant parents and birth partners at Abuelita’s Wellbeing Studio in Hackney.
£395 covers the pregnant participant and their birth partner.
- Where
- 📍 Hackney Downs, Hackney
- When
- 🗓 Latest published course: 26–27 September 2026; enquire for subsequent dates.
- For
- Pregnancy
BookChecked 2026-10-07Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
FreeFree online antenatal education for people booked with Imperial maternity services and their birth partners.
Free for patients registered with Imperial; optional charity donations.
- Where
- 📍 Online
- When
- 🗓 PRISM: three weekly sessions, 09:00–13:30; recommended from 28 weeks.
- For
- Pregnancy
BookChecked 2026-10-07KG Hypnobirthing
£485 per courseSmall-group hypnobirthing courses for expectant parents and birth partners, taught by Katharine Graves at The Bridge in Southwark.
£485 for the listed parent course, including a birth partner; instalments available.
- Where
- 📍 Bankside, Southwark
- When
- 🗓 24–25 October and 5–6 December 2026, 10:00–18:00 both days.
- For
- Pregnancy
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – Parent education workshops
Price on requestHospital-led workshops cover birth preparation, feeding and parenting for families booked at King’s College Hospital or Princess Royal University Hospital.
Price not published on the dated poster or Eventbrite listings.
- Where
- 📍 Denmark Hill, Southwark · also online
- When
- 🗓 2026 workshops; individual workshop dates shown on Eventbrite
- For
- Pregnancy · After birth
Kingston Hospital – Ruby Team antenatal education session
FreeKingston midwives offer a free labour-and-birth education session for Ruby Team families booked for Kingston maternity care.
Event listing explicitly says the session is free; Kingston infant-feeding class is recommended separately.
- Where
- 📍 Roehampton, Wandsworth
- When
- 🗓 Monthly sessions; listing runs 24 February–18 December 2026, 09:30–12:30.
- For
- Pregnancy
Labour With Love
£129–£309 per coursePrivate personalised hypnobirthing and antenatal courses at clients’ homes across South East London.
Full £309; intensive £189; refresher £129; £50 deposit.
- Where
- 📍 Welling / Eltham, Bexley
- When
- 🗓 Private courses by arrangement; provider publishes feedback from a parent due September 2026.
- For
- Pregnancy
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust – Northwick Park antenatal cla
FreeTrust maternity classes prepare Northwick Park parents for birth and early parenthood through hospital and online sessions.
Northwick Park Infant Feeding Team describes the antenatal classes as regular free classes.
- Where
- 📍 Harrow · also online
- When
- 🗓 Infant-feeding sessions first and third Saturdays; 2026 booking examples include 2 November 17:15–19
- For
- Pregnancy · After birth
Nadia Raafat
£25–£300Online pregnancy yoga, mindfulness and birth-education course for expectant parents, with live classes and recorded resources.
£25 drop-in class; £300 for the 12-week online course.
- Where
- 📍 Online
- When
- 🗓 12 weeks of live pregnancy yoga and mindfulness classes.
- For
- Pregnancy
BookChecked 2026-10-07NCT
£199 per courseLive online antenatal courses for expectant parents and birth partners, run by the London-based parenting charity.
£199 for up to two attendees on listed online courses; eligibility-based discounts available.
- Where
- 📍 Online
- When
- 🗓 Evening and Saturday cohorts from October 2026 to January 2027.
- For
- Pregnancy
BookChecked 2026-10-07Rise & Glow Births
£245 per courseGroup hypnobirthing courses for expectant parents and birth partners in Bexley, with additional courses around southeast London.
Published group course price: £245.
- Where
- 📍 Sidcup, Bexley
- When
- 🗓 Published 2026 group course dates; select a venue and cohort when booking.
- For
- Pregnancy
BookChecked 2026-10-07The Bump Class
£620 per courseEight-week antenatal courses for expectant parents in Chelsea and Holland Park, with specialist-led sessions and partner evenings.
From £620 for eight sessions.
- Where
- 📍 Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea
- When
- 🗓 Morning and evening course options.
- For
- Pregnancy
BookChecked 2026-10-07The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – Your bump and beyond
FreeHillingdon’s midwife-led course prepares expectant parents for pregnancy, labour, birth, postnatal care and early parenting.
Free to expectant parents under Hillingdon Hospital care and their partner or birthing partner.
- Where
- 📍 Hillingdon
- When
- 🗓 Course starts from 30 weeks; Hillingdon timetable lists a Children’s Centre antenatal workshop on 9
- For
- Pregnancy · After birth
BookChecked 2026-11-02The Hypnobirthing Midwife
£295 per courseGroup hypnobirthing courses for expectant parents and birth partners, combining Leyton studio sessions with Zoom sessions.
£295 includes the pregnant participant and birth partner; split payment available.
- Where
- 📍 Leyton, Waltham Forest · also online
- When
- 🗓 Six group course intakes each year.
- For
- Pregnancy
Tutum Birthing
£250–£450 per courseNorth London hypnobirthing provider offering group, bespoke in-person and Zoom preparation for first- and subsequent-time parents.
Private express (4 hours) £250; private in-person deep dive (8 hours) £450; group courses £395
- Where
- 📍 Winchmore Hill, Enfield · also online
- When
- 🗓 Private courses by arrangement; check booking page for group dates
- For
- Pregnancy
Whipps Cross Hospital Birth and Beyond courses
Price on requestBarts Health offers online and in-person antenatal classes and workshops, including Birth and Beyond, for expectant parents and partners.
For people booked to give birth at Whipps Cross; one booking per couple; price not published.
- Where
- 📍 Leytonstone, Waltham Forest · also online
- When
- 🗓 Saturday 5 December 2026, 09:30–15:30; condensed three-session course
- For
- Pregnancy
Whittington Health NHS Trust
FreeFree antenatal preparation online, with infant-feeding workshops at Whittington Hospital for maternity patients.
Free as part of the maternity service; book through your midwife.
- Where
- 📍 Archway, Islington · also online
- When
- 🗓 Online antenatal education; infant-feeding workshops at Whittington Education Centre.
- For
- Pregnancy
BookChecked 2026-10-07Yoga, Birth & Beyond
Price on requestPregnancy workshops combine yoga and hypnobirthing for expectant mothers, with sessions in Balham and Wimbledon.
Price not displayed.
- Where
- 📍 Balham, Wandsworth
- When
- 🗓 Monthly workshops; published 2026 dates include 21 March in Balham and 16 May in Wimbledon; enquire
- For
- Pregnancy
Frequently asked questions about antenatal & birth classes in London
- Are there free antenatal & birth classes in London?
- Yes. 8 of the 30 antenatal & birth classes we list in London are free. Free options include Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – antenatal birth-preparat, Croydon Health Services Maternity – Preparing for a baby, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
- How much do antenatal & birth classes cost in London?
- Published prices run from £25 to £620, and 8 are free. Paid options start with Nadia Raafat (£25–£300).
- Which areas of London have in-person antenatal & birth classes?
- We list 24 in-person or hybrid antenatal & birth classes in London and 6 online. Most are in Waltham Forest (3), Wandsworth (3), Bexley (2), Kensington and Chelsea (2), Southwark (2).
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