We’re with you! Improve your knowledge and build your confidence for your parenting journey. Get evidence-based education from trusted healthcare professionals.
We’re with you! Improve your knowledge and build your confidence for your parenting journey. Get evidence-based education from trusted healthcare professionals.
Looking for a trusted, professional source of parenting education and support? Want to access up-to-date, unbiased information about pregnancy, birth, and parenthood?
Our team of enthusiastic, expert health professionals is ready to guide you through pregnancy and into parenthood. We are a modern alternative, drawing on the very latest evidence-based research. Together, let’s get ready to parent.
This FREE online Baby-Care Class, to give you all the knowledge you need for those first few days and weeks at home with baby
This 2-hour live class will cover everything from cord care, to safe sleep
Feel better prepared and more confident for your transition to parenthood
Our famous Ultimate Antenatal Class offers expectant parents convenient class times (full day or 2 half-days)
Class recording to watch back when you want
Feel at ease and confident about your parenting journey
Learn from expert Lactation Consultants
Ideal for those considering or planning to Breastfeed
Tailored for those in their second or third trimester for pregnancy
In advance of the big arrival, we are here to get you ready to breastfeed
This 3.5-hour class is taught by practicing lactation consultants
Get your breastfeeding journey off to the best possible start
This FREE 90-minute online class is ideal for both existing and expectant parents
Know what to do about common baby safety issues
Giving you peace of mind
This 3-hour class gives new parents the confidence to know what actions to take if faced with a medical emergency
Everything you need to know about caring for your child if they are sick, injured, or require CPR
Learn relaxation, breathing techniques and more - proven to help ease the pain of labour and birth
Get an introduction on how to best prepare for a calm and positive birthing experience
This class is taught by the country’s leading Expert Midwife Hypnobirthing Instructors
Our trusted healthcare professionals are here to help you prepare for a calm and positive birthing experience
You’ll get the tools, techniques, and knowledge you need to feel prepared, safe, and empowered during labour and birth
FREE 2-hour live online First 6 Weeks at Home Class with Q&A
This class is ideal for expectant parents or for those who have just had their baby (or babies!)
Be prepared for those first few weeks at home with baby
Improve your knowledge of what is normal and what is not at the different stages of baby's development
Feel confident and learn how you can aid baby’s development
Our expert covers everything you’ll want to know about baby’s progress
Pre-empt sleep problems before they occur
This class will give you all the tools to improve your baby’s sleep
Class taught by the country’s leading Health Professional Sleep Expert
Learn how to start your feeding journey safely and confidently
Let our Expert Dietician take you step-by-step through how to start your baby on solid foods
Tailored for those whose baby is 3-5 months old
This 3-hour live online class is delivered by our expert Health Professional with the most up-to-date, evidence-based information
Designed to help you understand the why, when, and how of weaning
Get the skills and confidence you need to start introducing solid foods to your baby
Free 2-hour class delivered by professional healthcare experts with experience in perinatal mental health
Learn about emotional wellbeing from conception to one year after baby is born
We’re here to support you
To give you confidence for the journey, we have developed a support bundle, that covers key milestones for your baby.
It includes 2 of our most popular classes: Baby Development Class and Starting Solids Class.
And what’s better, you also get 1-to-1 email support throughout the first 12 months of your baby’s life, for all those ’not-so-silly’ questions!
Good sleep helps your baby develop physically, emotionally, intellectually and socially.
Here at The Baby Academy, our 1-to-1 Digital Sleep Consultations are designed to help babies and toddlers sleep, so the whole family can thrive.
Our professional sleep consultant can provide you with 1-to-1 personalised support.
Build your confidence as a first, second or subsequent time mum and feel empowered to achieve your breastfeeding goals.
Although breastfeeding is natural it does not always come naturally and is a learned skill.
Get practical, friendly, and compassionate support when you need it from our expert lactation consultants.
1-to-1 Email Support from professional healthcare experts at your fingertips.
Get your pregnancy and parenting questions answered at your convenience.
Support and advice that’s personal to you – from sign up to when baby is 6 months old.
Here at The Baby Academy, we are delighted to announce that you can claim a refund or discount of 30%-100% on our Ultimate Classes. Either mother’s or partner’s policy can be used in most cases. There are specific details we need in order to calculate your refund for you. Simply fill out the form below.
Chief Education Officer and Co-Founder at The Baby Academy
Sue is co-founder of The Baby Academy, Midwife, Childbirth Instructor and a busy Mom of two. With over 15 years’ experience Sue has worked in all areas of Midwifery such as Birthing Suite, Antenatal wards, Postnatal wards and currently manages The Antenatal Education Department in a large Maternity Hospital.
Perinatal Mental Health Midwife
Jeanne is a midwife with over 17 years of experience working with women and their families. She is also a busy mum to 2 beautiful children. Having worked as a general nurse before moving into midwifery, Jeanne worked in the Delivery Suite and the Assessment and Emergency Unit for over 7 years after qualifying. She has been working in the area of perinatal mental health since 2016 and is very passionate about the absolute need to support maternal mental health in women and their families.
Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Children’s Emergency
Elaine is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner who has specialized in Children’s Emergency Care and works in Ireland’s busiest Children’s Emergency Department. She is a mum of two beautiful children and is also a certified ACLS instructor who provides Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) training internationally to healthcare professionals involved in the provision of care to acutely ill infants and children. Elaine has a huge passion in the area of children’s health promotion and accident prevention.
Paediatric Dietititan
Shauna is a CORU registered dietitian who specialises in the area of paediatrics. With over 8 years of experience working in the clinical setting in Ireland and the U.K, Shauna currently works in Ireland’s largest children’s hospital group. Shauna is hugely passionate about nutrition and has completed postgraduate studies in the areas of paediatric dietetics and allergy.
Public Health Nurse & International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
Aoife is a Public Health Nurse and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and is dedicated to supporting Mums and their babies on their parenthood journey. She began her career as a general nurse in a busy Irish hospital and then travelled to Australia to continue her nursing career. After returning to Ireland, she qualified as a Public Health Nurse looking after Mums, babies and older people. Aoife has set up breastfeeding groups in the communities where she works and is the Mum of 2 gorgeous children who keep her on her toes.
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
Seona is a midwife with over 10 years experience working in all areas of midwifery. She is hugely passionate about breastfeeding and formalised this passion by becoming an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She works on a busy postnatal ward helping and educating new parents on their exciting journey to parenthood. She also helps facilitate a postnatal breastfeeding clinic for mothers and babies.
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
Sinéad is a qualified Lactation Consultant and very passionate about supporting families throughout their breastfeeding journey.
She qualified as a Midwife in 2009 and went on to work in the labour ward of one of Ireland’s busiest maternity hospitals.
Wanting to pursue a community based approach to family nursing, Sinéad began working as a Public Health Nurse, where she spent five amazing years as an antenatal co-ordinator providing breastfeeding support along with other services.
She is the mother of 2 beautiful boys.
Midwife and Antenatal Instructor
Elaine began her midwifery training in 2007, after working as an Emergency Nurse in both Ireland and Australia. She has worked in all areas of midwifery, including midwifery education. She has an MSc in Women’s Health and Midwifery and worked for 5 years in the area of women’s health and gynaecology.
In 2021, Elaine decided to pursue a nursing role in the Community, caring for Mums and their baby’s and supporting them in their parenting journey.
She is a Mum of two beautiful boys.
Midwife and Antenatal Instructor
Sonia began her midwifery training in 2009 after working as a nurse in a busy Irish Hospital. She has worked in all areas of midwifery and also in public health in a General Practitioners. She is passionate about all areas of antenatal care, and is currently doing a PhD in Antenatal Education. She is a mum of 3 lively boys, and a menagerie of animals.
Midwife and Antenatal Instructor
Louise began her midwifery career in 2007 after initially training as a Nurse and brings her extensive experience to The Baby Academy having worked in antenatal, delivery and postnatal care, both in the hospital and as a Community Midwife. Louise is hugely passionate about parent education and women’s health and is a Mum to two children.
Midwife and Antenatal Instructor
Jean is a Midwife with over 15 year’s experience and also a Mum of two. She has been providing antenatal education for 7 years and is hugely passionate about helping expectant parents prepare for the wonderful journey ahead. She has worked in all areas of midwifery in both a hospital and community setting.
Midwife, Antenatal and Hypnobirthing Instructor
Jubi is a compassionate midwife with over 5 years of hands-on experience. Over this period, she has developed a deep understanding of a woman’s physical and emotional needs on their journey to motherhood. Beyond Jubi’s clinical expertise, she is also committed to educating and empowering women to make informed decisions about their health and pregnancy.
As well as this, Jubi is passionate about raising awareness for equality in maternity healthcare settings. She does this by sharing empowering information on how women from black and brown communities can advocate for themselves during pregnancy and birth.