Internationally the benefits of antenatal group class education have been associated with promoting normal birth, avoiding induction of labour, reducing perinatal anxiety, supporting breastfeeding, preventing pelvic girdle pain and reducing postnatal urinary incontinence (Svensson et al 2008, Sercekus & Mete 2010). In May 2019, Al Wakra Hospital, Doha (AWH) launched a collaborative multi-disciplinary teamwork strategy (CMTWS) to provide a comprehensive programme of antenatal group classes to promote the physiological childbirth process.
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