Spend one full Saturday in this expedited version of the Childbirth Education class to learn all aspects of pregnancy and birth. The class will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on August 31, in the Women & Children’s Pavilion classroom at Porter...
Read MoreChildbirth education from Porter Regional Hospital: New Beginnings Tours
Learn more about what your birthing experience will be like during a 30-minute tour of the labor, delivery, postpartum, and nursery areas at Porter Regional Hospital. Tours will be held the first two Saturdays of each month at 2 p.m., and the last...
Read MoreChildbirth education from Porter Regional Hospital: New Beginnings Tours
Learn more about what your birthing experience will be like during a 30-minute tour of the labor, delivery, postpartum, and nursery areas at Porter Regional Hospital. Tours will be held the first two Saturdays of each month at 2 p.m., and the last...
Read MoreChildbirth education from Porter Regional Hospital: Baby Basics
This new class helps parents build confidence around how to nurture baby’s development and ensure newborn’s safety. This free class includes topics like getting ready for baby, bathing, diapering, signs of illness, safety, and newborn behaviors....
Read MoreChildbirth education from Porter Regional Hospital: Grandparents Class
This class is great for first-time grandparents. It teaches child-care basics and how to use new equipment. It helps with the realization that while mom/infant care standards have changed, the basics of love, support and joy remain the same. ...
Read MoreChildbirth education from Porter Regional Hospital: CPR for Family and Friends
For those wanting to gain knowledge of CPR but do not need to be certified, the American Heart Association program covers all of the basics of CPR and choking for infants, children and adults. The next class is from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on August 8 in...
Read MoreChildbirth education at Porter Regional Hospital: Breastfeeding Support Drop-in Clinics
This free drop-in clinic is held in the Women and Children’s Pavilion Classroom at Porter Regional Hospital from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Upcoming clinics are being held on August 1 or 20. Bring your baby and come as often as you would like. Mothers are...
Read MoreChildbirth education at La Porte Hospital: Heart Saver CPR/AED
This class is a community-based CPR course that includes the practice and demonstration of CPR skills, AED use, use of barrier devices, choking rescue skills, information about the chain of survival, and EMS activation. Participants will be required...
Read MoreChildbirth education at La Porte Hospital: Breastfeeding Drop-In Clinic
The first weeks after delivery are always the hardest, and we want to be there to support your breastfeeding success. The drop-in clinic provides open times with no appointment needed for moms to meet with an International Board Certified Lactation...
Read MoreChildbirth education at La Porte Hospital: Breastfeeding Class
Breastfeeding provides benefits to both mom and baby. Breastfeeding mothers have a decreased risk of breast and ovarian cancer, diabetes, and postpartum depression. Breastfed babies have increased protection against illnesses and a lower risk of...
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