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A common criticism of antenatal education is that too much emphasis is based on labour and delivery, while not enough attention is paid to parent-craft and post-delivery issues
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Client Education In the definition of the midwife as described by the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (UKCC), the importance of the midwife's role in antenatal education and preparation for parenthood is highlighted (UKCC 1998). Antenatal education was initially introduced to educate expectant mothers in good hygiene practices to reduce high levels of infant mortality in the 19th century (Wilson 1990), however in recent times the emphasis of classes has changed. A more recent definition of education for parenthood states that classes should allow parents "to develop a confident and relaxed approach to pregnancy, childbirth and parenthood" (Brayshaw and Wright 1994:8), and using a team approach, should enable parents to make informed choices about their care (Robertson 2000c), based on safe, accurate and consistent advice which is up-to-date and evidence based (Brayshaw and Wright 1994). A common criticism of antenatal education is that too much emphasis...
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