BabyFit Project

Our current long term project is auditing and evaluating our ante natal exercise programme for both benefits and of helping in labour and birth. So far this is proving very positive and will continue to obtain a large collection of data.

"The exercise classes helped me sustain a healthy weight gain"

"I kept good muscle tone, was great having the interaction with other mums to be and improved my mood"

"a great source of knowledge from midwife trainer"

Nearly 82 % of participants went into labour without the need for medical intervention. Only 18.24% had a caesarean section (out of this figure 14.77% had an emergency caesarean and 3.77% had elective caesarean section) The National average for Caesarean section is 24 – 30% (www.birthchoiceuk.com)

"The babyFit classes were great as a social contact and made me go out and kept my fitness for labour and recovery afterwards"