The Health and Wellbeing Academy is a centre of excellence in promoting positive birth experience to women and society. The Academy promotes a variety of midwifery initiatives, and enhances the student experience by involving them in the fundamental aspects of the midwife’s role.
Our midwifery initiative promotes a culture of physiological birth and positive parenting as the norm. Our aim is to lead the way, through the Academy and wider midwifery community, in the drive for change within maternity services, to ensure all women have access to appropriate evidence-based care.
Student Midwives
Our student midwives support and/or run a number of our midwifery and parenting classes. They provide support and information pre and post birth to women and their birthing partners.
NOW TAKING BOOKINGS
- Bookings via email to Emma Oliver e.oliver@swansea.ac.uk
- Small group antenatal education at Swansea University, led by final year student midwives
- FREE six week course for you and your birth partner.
- One session per week 6-8pm
- 28 weeks pregnancy onwards
- Access to a peer support whatsapp community group
- Limited spaces available - only seven couples per group
Our Birth, Baby and You Antenatal Classes focus on a more holistic view of preparing for birth and parenting. Led by midwifery students and supported by qualified midwives, our programme will guide and support you and your birth partners through six-weeks of antenatal classes:
- Week One: Your Developing Baby
- Week Two: Preparing for Birth
- Week Three: Birth, Baby and You
- Week Four: Hopes and Fears
- Week Five: Feeding Your Baby
- Week Six: Caring for Baby, Caring for You
Class Schedule: 2025/2026 TBC
Free parking on campus
Health and Wellbeing Academy, Glyndwr Building, Swansea University
