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Childbirth Education
Classes Classes for expecting parents
Penny offers several types of birth classes:
- An 8 week series for
women/couples planning to give birth in a hospital or hospital
birth center.
- A 7 week series for those who
are planning to give birth outside the hospital (home or birth
center*). April Bolding and Penny alternate in teaching these
classes.
You will find a description of each
class offered below.
*Please Note: Those giving
birth in hospital affiliated birth centers (i.e.
Group
Health's Family Beginnings Birth Center or Evergreen Hospital's
Family Maternity Center) would go to the hospital birth classes.
Home & Birth Center Childbirth
Education Series
See a detailed
description of this
class
See available class dates
(recommended: class that ends 2-5 weeks before your due date)
To sign up for classes, please
contact Penny's office at (206) 325-1419
or e-mail
info@pennysimkin.com
Home & Birth Center Class
Handouts
Hospital Childbirth Education Classes
Sponsored by Great Starts, a
program of Parent Trust for Washington Children.
This class is designed for families
expecting their first baby or parents who have not attended
childbirth classes before or in many years. This complete course
includes:
- Information about normal childbirth
- Common labor variations and
interventions, including cesarean birth
- Information on medication/anesthesia
for pain relief and cesarean birth
- Breastfeeding
- Newborn care
- Labor coping techniques, comfort
measures, relaxation skills and breathing patterns are practiced
during class.
This class meets weekly for eight (8)
2-hour weekday evening sessions and once for a postpartum reunion.
Class Fee: $285/couple
To sign up for classes, please
contact Great Starts, (206) 789-0883 or to see class dates and/or
register online, click
here.
Hospital Birth Class
Handouts
Sibling Class
Sponsored by Great Starts, a
program of Parent Trust for Washington Children.
A one-evening preparation class for
children who are about to greet a new baby into their family.
Parents are included in this class which encompasses information on
pregnancy, birth, and new babies presented at a young child's
learning level. This class is appropriate for ages 2 and older.
This class meets for one hour almost
every month at the Community Birth and Family Center in the Montlake
neighborhood in Seattle. A class within a month or so of your
due date is recommended.
Class Fee: $20/family with one child
and $5 for each additional child attending
To sign up for classes, please
contact Great Starts (206) 789-0883 or to see class dates and/or
register online, click
here. |
Two New Books to Prepare for Childbirth...
Simkin's Ratings of Comfort Measures for Childbirth
and
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide, 4th
Edition
A comprehensive guide that covers
topics such as labor support and techniques, birth plans,
newborn care, postpartum adjustment, pregnancy nutrition and
fitness, and many more.(ordering
information) |
