Women and Children's Services
Classes to Help You Prepare
Whether you’re a first timer or an experienced parent
, Saint Mary’s offers a variety of pregnancy, childbirth
and parenting classes to prepare you for the arrival of your
new baby.
Classes offered include:
Birthing Center Tour
Comprehensive Childbirth Education
E-Learning Childbirth Education
Sibling Preparation
Breast Feeding
Infant and Child CPR
Breastfeeding Support Services Outpatient Lactation Clinic
Click here to download the entire schedule as a PDF document.
There’s no better time than now to prepare for your
new arrival.
If you’re interested in signing up for a class call
the Centralized Scheduling office at 616-685-4000 between
6:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday and 7:30
a.m. – 6 p.m. on Friday. If you have questions please
call Becky in the Family Education
office at 616-685-6536 or e-mail nautab@trinity-health.org Most
classes are held at Saint Mary’s
in the Wege Conference and Education Center at 300 Lafayette.
Convenient, free, covered, lighted parking is located in
the Wege Center parking lot. Classes are located on the first
floor (take the north (right side) elevator down to one).
For the Tuesday evening 6pm tours, please meet on the 9th
floor of the main hospital, in the Birthing Center. Other classes as noted below are held at the Southwest Campus, 2373 64th Street S.W., Byron Center.
Birthing Center Tour
We welcome you to take a tour of our Birthing Center. Come meet our staff, learn about our programs and services, visit the nursery, tour a private birthing room, and learn about our neonatal unit.
When: Tours are offered every Tuesday at 6:00 pm.
Where: Please meet on the 9th floor of the main hospital
Please Note: Comprehensive Childbirth and Sibling Classes include a tour during class times.
Cost:No Cost
Comprehensive Childbirth Education
Comprehensive Childbirth Education is offered in a 5 week series or a full one day class on Saturday. This class will incorporate information on the last trimester, signs of labor and when to call your physician or midwife, labor and delivery, comfort measures and positions, breathing & relaxation techniques, and new parent information. This class includes a tour of our Birthing Center.
Cost:$80.00*
Saturday Childbirth Education Classes – 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Saint Mary’s Health Care Downtown
| 01/09/2010 Kristy Bashore |
07/10/2010 Kristy Bashore |
| 01/23/2010 Kim Quigg |
07/24/2010 Kim Quigg |
| 02/13/2010 Kim Quigg |
08/07/2010 Kim Quigg |
| 02/27/2010 Kim Quigg |
08/21/2010 Kim Quigg |
| 03/13/2010 Kim Quigg |
09/11/2010 Kim Quigg |
| 03/27/2010 Kristy Bashore |
09/25/2010 Kristy Bashore |
| 04/10/2010 Kim Quigg |
10/09/2010 Kim Quigg |
| 04/24/2010 Kim Quigg |
10/23/2010 Kim Quigg |
| 05/08/2010 Kim Quigg |
11/06/2010 Kim Quigg |
| 05/22/2010 Kim Quigg |
11/20/2010 Kim Quigg |
| 06/05/2010 Kristy Bashore |
12/04/2010 Kim Quigg |
| 06/19/2010 Kim Quigg |
12/18/2010 Kristy Bashore |
Location: Wege 1-2-3
Five Week Monday Night Childbirth Education Classes - 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Saint Mary’s Health Care Downtown
March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 - Julie Polanic
May 3, 10, 17, 24. June 7 - Julie Polanic
August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 - Kim Quigg
October 4, 11, 18, 25, November 1 - Julie Polanic
November 22, 29, December 6, 13, 20 - Kristy Bashore
Location: Wege 1-2-3 exceptions: Wege 7-9 on 3/8, 5/10, 8/9, 10/11, 12/13
Five Week Tuesday Evening Childbirth Ed
Southwest Campus, 2373 64th Street S.W., Byron Center
Grand Conference Room; 7-9 p.m.
Dorothy Hubbard – Instructor
January 19, 26, February 2, 9, 16
April 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4
July 6, 13, 20, 27, August 3
September 7, 14, 21, 28, October 5.
November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
E-Learning Childbirth Education
Saint Mary's Health Care is pleased to announce its new online Childbirth Education class. The program is an alternative for those parents who cannot attend conventional childbirth classes due to bed rest, scheduling conflicts or time constraints. The online class is an interactive, web-based program that includes animated illustrations and videos. It can be viewed on a PC or Mac. (High speed internet is advised, but dial-up will work; it will take longer to download.) Once who have registered for the class, you will be e-mailed an access code which will be good for six weeks starting from the time you first log on.
Cost: $80.00
Sibling Preparation
This class introduces the three to nine year old to the changes that will occur with the addition of a new baby to the family. A parent is also required to attend. Please have each child bring a doll or stuffed animal to practice diapering and holding baby.
A tour of the birthing center is included in the class.
Cost:$15.00
Sibling Preparation – 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Saint Mary’s Health Care Downtown
Tuesday, February 9 - Lynn Pall
Tuesday, April 13 - Jonelle Lund
Tuesday, June 15 - Lynn Pall
Tuesday, August 10 - Lynn Pall
Tuesday, October 12 - Jonelle Lund
Tuesday, December 14 - Jonelle Lund
Location: Wege 1-2-3
Basic Breastfeeding
Instructor will guide parents-to-be on why breastfeed, advantages of breastfeeding, positioning of mom and baby, and how to tell your baby is getting enough to eat. Please bring a doll to practice correct positioning of baby. Class offers suggestions on the pumping and storage of breast milk, choosing equipment, and practical advice on retuning to the workplace.
Cost:$15.00 per person
Basic Breastfeeding – Tuesday’s 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Saint Mary’s Health Care Downtown
January 19 - Jonelle Lund
March 16 - Jonelle Lund
May 18 – Jonelle Lund
July 20 - Jonelle Lund
September 21 – Jonelle Lund
November 16 – Jonelle Lund
Location: Wege 1-2-3
** Breastfeeding Support Group Each Monday, 12:30-2 pm in Wege 14
(except 3/8, Wege 11)
Basic Breastfeeding
Southwest Campus, 2373 64th Street S.W., Byron Center
Grand Conference Room - Thursday evenings 7-9 p.m.
Jonelle Lund - Instructor
February 18
April 15
June 17
August 19
October 21
December 16
Infant/Child CPR
This course is for parents and grandparents. Course includes discussion and demonstration of infant & child CPR, management of the choking infant & child, rescue breathing, and hands on practice. We follow the American Heart "pediatric chain of survival", including injury prevention tips. This is not a certification class.
Cost:$15.00 per person
Infant & Child CPR Class
Saint Mary’s Health Care Downtown
10-12:30 Saturday, 7-9 pm Tuesday
Cathy Emery Instructor
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - Wege 1-2-3
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - Wege 1-2-3
Saturday, March 20, 2010 - Wege 1-2-3
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - Wege 1-2-3
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - Wege 7-9
Saturday, June 12, 2010 - Wege 1-2-3
Tuesday, July 20. 2010 - Wege 7-9
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - Wege 1-2-3
Saturday, September 18, 2010 - Wege 1-2-3
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - Wege 1-2-3
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - Wege 1-2-3
Saturday, December 11, 2010 - Wege 1-2-3
Breastfeeding Support Services Outpatient Lactation Clinic
Women who require follow-up breastfeeding interventions may schedule an outpatient visit with the Lactation Consultant. These appointments may be made based on a physician or self-referral. To registered for an appointment, please call 616-685-4000.
* Medicaid approved classes.
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