Childbirth Preparation
Basic Labor: Choices to make before labor, signs of labor, signs of danger, potential labor interventions and cesarean sections.
Comfort Measures: Topics covered include nonmedication comfort techniques, conditioning exercises, birth balls, positioning and movement and coping mechanisms. Also covered are labor medications available at River Falls Area Hospital, including intrathecal and epidural.
After the Baby: Initial recovery time for both mom and baby is discussed. Baby-specific topics include general care, feeding, security, circumcision, jaundice, bathing, back to sleep and comforting. Mother-specific topics are postpartum depression and after-delivery recovery through the first 6 weeks.
| Dates
Thursdays: August 21 and 28, September 18 and 25, October 23 and 30, November 13 and 20, December 11 and 18
Fee
$75; fee is waived if mother delivers at River Falls Area Hospital.
Register
Call 715-426-4545 |
Breast feeding Basics – Getting off to a good start
Taught by a lactation consultant, this class teaches the benefits of breast feeding, and explains breast feeding support resources and products. |
Call 715-426-4589 for dates and times and registration information. |
Sibling Class – Big Brother/Big Sister
The sibling of the new baby also faces a new relationship. We'll talk about what babies are like, practice diapering a doll and take a tour of the Birth Center. Recommended for children ages 2 years and older. |
Dates
August 13, from 6:30 - 8 p.m.
Fee
$10; waived if mother delivers at River Falls Area Hospital
Register
Call 715-426-4545 |
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