Expectant Parent Classes

Babies may not come with instruction books, but it’s good to know there’s plenty of help available as you learn about your new baby. Our classes are led by trained professional staff who use seminars, class discussions, slides and video to help new parents get the skills they need to get started, and to help veteran parents brush up. Maury Regional Medical Center offers expectant parent classes all year long. A schedule of classes is listed below. You'll need Adobe Reader, a free program available here to read and print the registration form.

What Can I Learn?

You can choose from nine classes, including Baby Basics, Labor, Delivery, Breastfeeding, Post Partum, Comprehensive Class, Infant CPR, Just for Siblings, and Lamaze.  Free tours of Labor and Delivery and Obstetrics unit are also available.

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FREE Breastfeeding Class - August 1, 2010

Maury Regional Medical Center will offer a free breastfeeding class to expectant mothers in recognition of World Breastfeeding Week. The class will take place Sunday, August 1, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Auxiliary Conference Room in the medical center. To make a reservation or for more information, call 490.7074.

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Baby Basics

Baby Basics covers the basic care for newborns. This is an excellent class for first-time parents. Think of it as “Baby 101." Class topics include:

• Appearance & behavior of the newborn
• Immunizations
• Breastfeeding basics
• Formula feeding
• What to expect for the baby during hospitalization
• General care of the newborn
• Safety issues  

2010 Baby Basics Classes

To register for a 2010 class, click here.

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Breastfeeding

If you’re planning on breastfeeding your baby, this session is for you. This class provides new parents the answers to common questions about breastfeeding and addresses topics such as:

• Benefits of breastfeeding
• Breast milk composition
• Beginning breastfeeding techniques
• Milk supply and changes in milk composition   

2010 Breastfeeding Classes

To register for a 2010 class, click here.

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Labor 

This class prepares you on exactly what to expect once the big day arrives. Topics include signs and stages of labor, true labor vs. false labor, what to bring to the hospital, breathing and relaxation techniques, and the role of your support person.

2010 Labor Classes

To register for a 2010 class, click here.

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Delivery

This class addresses the delivery process, vaginal delivery, Cesarean sections, and your options for pain management, such as epiderals and intravenous (IV) sedation.

2010 Delivery Classes

To register for a 2010 class, click here.

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Post Partum

Okay. The baby is born. Now what? The changes that affect you don’t end with delivery of your baby. Just as it took nine months to make your baby, it takes time for you to adjust to the physical and emotional changes that may take place after being pregnant. During this class, we will discuss these changes as well as intimacy and birth control, newborn safety and the role of family support during this time. 

2010 Post Partum Classes

To register for a 2010 class, click here.

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Comprehensive Class

This five-hour class combines the information covered in Baby Basics, Labor, Delivery and Post Partum classes into one session for busy participants who find it difficult to make a weekly class commitment. Topics include basic care for newborns, the stages of labor and relaxation techniques, the delivery process, pain management, and the physical and emotional changes that may take place after being pregnant. These Saturday classes are held from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch will be provided at the end of class.

2010 Comprehensive Classes

Saturday, February 6

Saturday, April 3

Saturday, June 5

Saturday, August 14

Saturday, October 9

To register for a 2010 class, click here.

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Infant CPR

These Saturday classes are held at 12:00 noon. Infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) teaches basic infant resuscitation to parents, grandparents and caretakers. We will be teaching techniques to resuscitate infants should they stop breathing or their heart stop beating, as well as relief of choking. The class is taught by a certified instructor and follows American Heart Association guidelines.

2010 Infant CPR

Saturday, February 13

Saturday, April 24

Saturday, June 19

Saturday, August 22

Saturday, October 16

To register for a 2010 class, click here.   

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Lamaze

Lamaze is a four-week course for parents who wish to have a natural, medication-free delivery. The course is taught by a Lamaze certified childbirth educator. Class topics include:

• Normal labor, birth and early post partum
• Positioning to facilitate the normal progress of labor and birth
• Massage techniques to ease the pain of labor and to enhance relaxation
• Comfort measures, such as hydrotherapy, the use of heat, cold and pressure
• Relaxation skills to use during labor and after pregnancy to relieve stress
• Labor support advice for the partner and professional

 

The course concludes with a fifth session on breastfeeding.

2010 Lamaze Classes

To register for a 2010 class, click here.

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Siblings

New brothers and sisters are created when your next baby is born. We teach children about what their new baby brother or sister will look like, explain ways that they can be helpful to their parents when the baby arrives, and foster and reinforce their feelings of self-worth. In addition, children are able to tour labor and delivery, post partum and nursery areas.

2010 Siblings Classes

Saturday, February 13

Saturday, April 24

Saturday, June 19

Saturday, August 21

Saturday, October 16

To register for a 2010 class, click here.

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FREE TOURS of Labor and Delivery and Obstetrics Unit

Free tours of the Labor and Delivery and Obstetrics units are available. Tours begin in the family waiting room on the fourth floor. No registration is required.

For more information about expectant parent classes, contact the childbirth coordinator at the number below.

Childbirth Coordinator  
Maury Regional Medical Center
1224 Trotwood Avenue  
Columbia, TN 38401
931.490.7046