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New Car Seat Regulations in Switzerland

As of 1 April 2010, children under 12 years of age who are less than 150cm tall must sit in a childs car seat. (The requirement used to be 7 years of age).

Having a baby this winter? Antenatal classes are now enrolling read on to register for a class.

The BCT has two antenatal teachers that work with us to offer English language antenatal classes to women in the Basel region.

Patsy Teal, who has been running classes in Basel for around 17 years, and Susie Atkinson who is currently working for her diploma in childbirth education (via the UK) and teaching classes as a student teacher.

Courses typically cover all aspects of late pregnancy, labour and the early days of parenting as well as making you more familiar with how things work in Basel. There are also refresher courses for those who have already had children.

We recommend that you contact us to register for an antenatal class when you are around 20 to 24 weeks pregnant – this then gives plenty of time for scheduling classes. The classes are usually either 8 two-hour evening sessions, finishing around three weeks before the due date (just in case!) or a series of four-hour afternoon sessions, depending on what suits everyone.

Contact us (select antenatal from drop-down menu) to find out more or register for a class.