During the antenatal education for a woman and her whole family, a huge group of activities aimed at shaping proper health behaviors is applied. Antenatal classes are recommended by the Polish Gynecological Society, Polish Midwives Association or Foundation „Childbirth with Dignity ‘as one of the ways to prepare future parents for childbirth and child care. The aim of the work is to present the issues raised during antenatal education at the Birth School and during visits conducted by the community and midwife in Poland based on selected publications. The transmission of information about the possibility of participating in the antenatal education results in an increase in the number of women and also on the occasion of future fathers preparing in a programmatic way for a delivery and taking correct parenting roles.

Key words: midwife, childbirth, pregnancy, maternity, prenatal education.