Healthy Journey for Two / Pregancy: This class covers topics unique to each trimester of pregnancy (including nutritional tips, what to expect at doctors appointments, what your baby looks like at different stages of development, reasons to call/come to the hospital, etc). A tour of the Center for Women & Infants is provided.
Labor and Delivery: We will go over what you do from the time you are admitted to the hospital until your little on is born (signs of true labor, fetal monitoring tools, pushing while in labor, pain control options).
Newborn Care & Breastfeeding: Learn how to care for your newborn during those crucial first couple of weeks at home. Topics include--bathing, diapering, swaddling, bonding techniques, newborn testing and normal infant behavior, pediatrician consultations, breastfeeding techniques taught by a Board-certified lactation consultant, and more.
Postpartum Care: How to take care of you as well as the baby once you deliver (episiotomy care, Cesarean section incision care, nutrition, signs of postpartum depression, bonding with your infant, choosing child care).