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Posted: 20 April 2006 at 9:22am |
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My midwife has reccomended a course of antenatal classes which run for 8 weeks, but I was pretty shocked yesterday to find out they cost $210 for the course!
Ofcourse I have never done anything like this before but taht seems a bit on the high side - or is it?
The classes are in Auckland - North SHore.
Can anyone else give me an idea if this is a good price or expensive in comparison to theirs?
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Posted: 20 April 2006 at 9:30am |
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I would say that's through the roof ! I'm on the North Shore, and the classes I'm going to are free, through the North Shore hospital - doesn't even matter that I'm not planning to deliver there. I'm personally against paying for classes, and more so now that I've started going to them, so wouldn't ever pay that much even if I had to. Oh, and the duration of my classes is for six weeks, on Thursday nights (class #2 tonight).
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Posted: 20 April 2006 at 9:36am |
I'm in Morrinsville and my course is free otherwise i can pay $40 at another class..mmmmm.... which one to choose. 
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Posted: 20 April 2006 at 10:22am |
Hey Mrs Frantic - I am pencil booked at the Parents Centre course in Manukau and it costs $190 for the antenatal course and a post natal (mum and bubs) course. Or else just $150 for the antenatal. There are various free courses around but I've heard the Parents Centre one is really good
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Posted: 20 April 2006 at 10:51am |
Mine will also be free for North Shore Hospital. 
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Posted: 20 April 2006 at 11:11am |
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I went thru North Shore Hosp as well. I can't remember who I contacted but I can find the number for you if you want? Not sure I'd be so keen on paying that much for them either!!
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Posted: 20 April 2006 at 11:29am |
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I went to manukau and they were free. I had 4 classes from 6pm to 9pm.
That is way toooo expensive! unless they are doing one on one...but you dont need that anyway!
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Posted: 20 April 2006 at 12:49pm |
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Thanks guys I thought that was very expensive!
Can anyone give me the number or who to contact to do the classes at North SHore Hospital?
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Posted: 20 April 2006 at 1:14pm |
You just need to ring North Shore Hospital and ask to be put through the line for Ante-natal classes. There is an answer phone and you just need to leave your details. They may take a couple of days but will come back to you.
ph:486 8900
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Posted: 20 April 2006 at 1:14pm |
If you just ring the general number for the North Shore Hospital, and ask to be put through to the antenatal clinic, THEN ask whoever answers at that end about classes, they'll put you through to the message machine that you have to leave your details on. The lady who organises booking you in is called Barbara Once you've done that, she'll send you a map and a letter either by post or by email, but a word of warning - the map is HOPELESS ! It is a VERY bad map. Just go into the main entrance, and ask for directions at the main desk, I think they're used to redirecting a lot of people for the classes LOL
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Posted: 20 April 2006 at 1:15pm |
HAHAHA Paws you naughty girl, online at work again  And SNAP ! 
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Posted: 20 April 2006 at 1:29pm |
 jax wrote:
HAHAHA Paws you naughty girl, online at work again And SNAP ! |
Who???? Me?????  At work???? *ahem*
'scuse me.....i have to.....um......there's this thing that I need to ..... ummmmm....see ya!
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Posted: 20 April 2006 at 1:33pm |
 Awwwwww... don't run away !! Hehehe
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Posted: 20 April 2006 at 3:21pm |
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Ours are free at the local RSA lol they dont have them at Kenepuru.
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Posted: 20 April 2006 at 5:30pm |
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Ours our free down here in BOP through the Parents centre..
My first lot were free at NORTH SHORE HOSP too....
I have had two friends who have paid about that for their private classes but to be honest I dont see how there can be much difference in the CONTENT!!
North Shore Hospital used to have yummy cake and Milo afterwards!!!
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Posted: 20 April 2006 at 5:32pm |
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We did ours at an evening class at the local high school. It cost $85.00. Maybe there is a high school doing evening classes in your area?
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Posted: 20 April 2006 at 6:15pm |
ohh here in dunners they are free i would,nt pay that much even if u had to pay
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Posted: 20 April 2006 at 7:53pm |
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yeah they are free here in chch too, well at burwood hospital where i went anyway.
ouch having to pay!!
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Posted: 20 April 2006 at 8:02pm |
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I paid $145 at Birthcare. Have no idea why, since I could have done them for free at Nat Womens. Plus because they were expensive I was the only young single Mum in a group of 30-something married couples so felt like a duck out of water. If I had done the free ones at Nat Womens they might have been a bit more diverse.
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