Antenatal classes
Now that I'm 6 months pregnant I've started to think about the birth and preparation for it. At my last appointment with the obstetrician it was me who brought up the subject of antenatal classes. I was told to go and see the mid-wife.
A few weeks later I went to see the mid-wife (no appointment was necessary) and she asked me why I hadn't been earlier. So I explained that I had taken the initiative in asking about antenatal care as nothing had been mentioned in any of my appointments so far.
She wrotoe my name and telephone number in a notebook and said that they would call me when I needed to start. I asked whether partners were welcome and the answer was firmly no.
I am very disappointed by this (although not altogether surprised) and it seems like another downfall in the Spanish system. The reason I was given for partners not being allowed to attend is that there isn't enough space - but really I believe it is because the system is still old fashioned and out of date especially when it comes to women's health. Perhaps its different in other parts of Spain (I live in Guipuzcoa in the North).
Another annoying thing that happened to me this week is that I went into prenatal to get some t-shirts as I am rapidly growing out all my clothes. They didn't have any decent ones left in my size and when I asked the over-powering sales assistant she said that they wouldn't be receiving anymore summer stock and would only be getting in winter stock.
Well it's still May and summer hasn't even started yet...so how crazy is that!
A few weeks later I went to see the mid-wife (no appointment was necessary) and she asked me why I hadn't been earlier. So I explained that I had taken the initiative in asking about antenatal care as nothing had been mentioned in any of my appointments so far.
She wrotoe my name and telephone number in a notebook and said that they would call me when I needed to start. I asked whether partners were welcome and the answer was firmly no.
I am very disappointed by this (although not altogether surprised) and it seems like another downfall in the Spanish system. The reason I was given for partners not being allowed to attend is that there isn't enough space - but really I believe it is because the system is still old fashioned and out of date especially when it comes to women's health. Perhaps its different in other parts of Spain (I live in Guipuzcoa in the North).
Another annoying thing that happened to me this week is that I went into prenatal to get some t-shirts as I am rapidly growing out all my clothes. They didn't have any decent ones left in my size and when I asked the over-powering sales assistant she said that they wouldn't be receiving anymore summer stock and would only be getting in winter stock.
Well it's still May and summer hasn't even started yet...so how crazy is that!
posted by Euroresidentes at 12:49 AM
8 Comments:
Hello. I had exactly the same problem here in Madrid. The only classes that accepted partners were organised by right-on natural home birth groups, whereas I wanted to give birth in a hospital surrounded by as many machines and medical resources as possible!! It's time the Spanish system woke up to the fact that a pregnancy is a joint affair, rather than pushing the father into the background until the actual birth. Good luck with the last stretch of your pregnancy and keep us in touch with your news in the blog.
I do agree but there is one good thing about women-only antenatal classes - it is easier to make friends if you're in a women-only group. I didn't have any pregnant friends during my pregnancy, and it was quite a relief to find myself surrounded by pregnant women during the classes. I think it may have been more difficult to make friends if partners had been there too. I made two friendships during at antenatal and we are still friends 6 years later, and our children are too!!
The good thing about women-only antenatal classes is that it is easier to make friends when no partners are present. Mine were a mixture - the first women-only and the last ones with partners. And we were much more communicative with eachother during the first ones. I didn't have any pregnant friends, so it was nice to have the chance to make some at the classes. Two of them are still my friends today, and our children (now six years old) are friends too!
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