Courses before birth | Antenatal course

Courses at Hebammenzentrum 

Kyra Caruso is a certified and licensed midwife, lactation consultant, doula, and educator.

In her comprehensive class, she will cover the following topics:

• The normal physiology of birth
• Staying at home during early labor
• When to head to the hospital or birth center / when to call the midwife
• Labor and birth in a hospital setting
• Navigating medical interventions: what to expect and how to decide
• Pain management options
• The postpartum period: what’s normal, what to watch for
• Lactation and early breastfeeding support
• Preparing your body for birth from 37 weeks onward
• Hands-on techniques: breathing, movement, and positioning for labor and birth

COSTS

Courses cost € 180,- per couple (for members: € 162,-)

INFORMATION ABOUT MEMBERSHIP HERE

MIDWIFE

with midwife Kyra Caruso

LOCATION

at Hebammenzentrum, Lazarettgasse 8, 1090

REGISTRATION

External Courses

All courses contain valuable information, exercises that can support you during labour and delivery and provide a forum to ask questions and exchange with other couples.

Content includes:

• Introduction into the Austrian health system and different models of care - e.g. ambulatory delivery vs hospital stay, tasks and responsibilities of OBGYN and midwives, regulations for accompaning person etc.
• late pregnancy, labour/ delivery and early postnatal period - preparations, normal processes, pain and pain management, routines at home and at the hospital, the role of the partner, what to expect mentally, common interventions etc.
• practical tools for support - e.g. breathing techniques and different positions for labour
• organisationals/logistics: preparations for the newborn, hospital bag, how to get to the clinic, administrativ steps after delivery etc.
• forum to meet other couples and exchange, place questions, concerns etc

Courses are open for couples, but also women* alone or with a friend or relative are welcome.

COSTS

Courses cost € 180,- per couple (for members: € 162,-)

INFORMATION ABOUT MEMBERSHIP HERE

DATES

An English birth preparation course is scheduled about every 4-6 weeks. Each course includes a two hour online lecture (Friday evening) and a six hour personal session (Saturday).

Upcoming dates are:

3. + 4.10.2025
21. + 22.11.2025
19. + 20.12.2025
16. + 17.1.2026

MIDWIFE

with midwife Caroline Koberg

LOCATION

a Yoga studio in third district Vienna

REGISTRATION

For detailed information (upcoming dates, location…), any questions, or if you wish to register, please contact Caroline directly under her contact form

Looking forward to see you at one of the courses!