Soon, you will be meeting the newest member of your family! To help you prepare for your hospital stay between birth and discharge, we are sharing important patient education: Preparing for Your Hospital Stay & Recovery: Express Online Module. Please take 30-60 minutes to go through the module during your third trimester (be sure to complete it a few weeks before your due date). You are welcome to review it together with your partner or support people!
Growing your family? Help your child become a super sibling! This online sibling preparation class teaches you how to support your child as they grow into their role of big brother or sister. You will learn how to answer tough questions, ways to help your child feel involved, how to reduce jealousy, and more. Plus, to encourage your sibling-to-be, there are fun lessons to do together, complete with kid-friendly video clips, coloring pages, and activities (recommended for ages 3-7).
Expecting a grandchild? This class is for you! While birth and babies haven't changed, what we know about them has. Now you can prepare yourself for your new role from the comfort of home. This interactive online class covers evidence-based changes in birth, breastfeeding, baby care, and infant safety, and it provides ways for new grandparents to offer support and assistance to the new family. Get ready to put the GRAND in grandparenting! The class takes about 2 to 3 hours to complete.
Preparing for fatherhood is no easy task. Men want to support their partners and new babies but often feel lost and unsure about how to do that. This useful, informative, and entertaining class was created for men to help them find their way on this unique journey. With a positive focus on the importance of being involved right from the start, you'll learn how to support your partner through pregnancy and birth, as well as survival tips for those first few sleep-deprived months with a newborn.
Expecting twins or more? Take an interactive online class made just for you! This class covers everything you need to know about your unique pregnancy, including what to expect from a vaginal or cesarean birth, breastfeeding more than one baby, and life at home with multiples. Woven throughout the eClass are fun activities to help you learn and engaging video clips that share the real stories of families with multiples. Allow 3 to 5 hours to complete.
Statistics that show infants and children are most often injured in homes and cars. This can be scary for any new parent. Do you know all the ways you can reduce your child's risk of being hurt from a preventable accident? Learn life-saving information by taking this online safety class! Spanning from infancy to early childhood, this class teaches car safety essentials, safe baby care, childproofing tips, accident prevention in and outside the home, and how to be better prepared for an emergency. Fun, interactive learning activities and instructive video clips help you learn about and apply essential safety guidelines. The class takes about 3 hours to complete.
This course also provides the opportunity to learn the skills that will help you have a positive breastfeeding experience and provide information on growth, development and parenting. Partners are highly encouraged to support by attending.
This interactive online course covers essential information for the first two weeks after birth, including taking care of yourself, caring for your newborn, and feeding your baby. It also highlights important warning signs, so you know when to call for help. Allow about 2 hours to complete.
Learn about breastfeeding from the comfort of your home. Not every family is able to attend parent education classes in person, while others learn better with a self-study class. This interactive, web-based instruction contains animated illustrations, videos and games to make learning easy and fun. Portal instructions and access code will be sent to you in your confirmation email following registration.
This class alternative is for couples who prefer learning in the comfort of their own home and at their own pace or for couples who are on bedrest or who have scheduling conflicts. This interactive program includes videos and illustrations that provides couples with the skills that are essential to an informed childbirth experience.

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