the National Childbirth Trust
/ðə ˌnæʃnəl ˌtʃaɪldbɜːθ ˈtrʌst/
/ðə ˌnæʃnəl ˌtʃaɪldbɜːrθ ˈtrʌst/
(abbreviation the NCT)
- a British organization that aims to teach people about the process of having babies and about looking after them. People who are having their first child can go to NCT classes, sometimes in the teacher's home. A woman may learn, for example, the best way of breathing to help her to relax when the baby is being born.