Introduction
You can count on a new baby to bring changes to your life. We are here to help you prepare and adjust. Feel more confident and relaxed about your pregnancy knowing what to expect about your upcoming parenthood.

Fairview Red Wing Health Services offers a program of classes for expectant parents to help prepare for the delivery, birth and care of your baby. The classes are divided into seven sections. Each section is designed to meet your needs during of each stage of pregnancy or parenthood:

Childbirth Education Classes

Pregnancy (third or fourth month)
• Changes in lifestyle—nutrition, smoking, alcohol
• Conception and pregnancy—facts and myths
• Discomforts of pregnancy: causes and possible remedies
• Fetal development (baby's development)
• Physical activity during pregnancy—exercise, relaxation, work, proper body mechanics
• Physical and emotional changes experienced by expectant parents
• The importance of good prenatal care and its influences on both mother and child
• Warning signs: how to recognize them and what to do

Baby Care & Nutrition (sixth or seventh month)
• Brain development in the first three years
• Care of your baby includes baby bath demonstration
• Couplet care
• Family adjustments to the new baby
• Helpful hints about clothing and equipment
• How feeding decisions impact your baby's development and health
• Infant nutrition—the first year of life
• Normal characteristics of the newborn
• Physical development

Labor & Delivery (seventh of eighth month)
• Birth films—normal vaginal delivery
• Breathing and relaxation techniques for use during labor and delivery
• How labor begins and progresses
• Options for pain relief
• Practice sessions for breathing and relaxation
• Tour of OB department

Cesarean Birth
• Anesthesiologist present to answer questions
• Cesarean birth film
• Discussion, question and answer period
• Tour of operating room where C-sections are done

 Labor & Delivery Review
• Breathing and relaxation techniques
• New options available (no need to bring a blanket or pillow)
• Review of pain management options
• Review of signs and symptoms of labor
• When to come to the hospital

Siblings
• Draw pictures for new baby's hospital crib
• For children preparing for the new baby's arrival
• See a newborn baby
• Tour the hospital maternity area and hospital rooms
• Watch a slide presentation on "Big Kids & Baby"

Postnatal Classes
• Baby's weight gain, activity level, sleep time and fussy time discussion
• Babysitting and daycare
• Dealing with other people's opinions on baby care
• Effects of baby on marriage and family roles
• Feeding your baby—helpful hints for breast and formula feeding. Introduction to solid foods
• Lactation consulting
• Question and answer period
• Sharing of information between moms
• Speakers on various pertinent topics

Contact us
Ann Warrington, RN, IBCLC: Childbirth Education Coordinator 651-267-5375
Jana Brand, Physicians’ Assistant: Outpatient OB Department 651-267-5546
Brenda Robinson, LPN: Outpatient OB Department   651-267-5538 

Childbirth Education
Fairview Red Wing Medical Center
701 Fairview Blvd.
PO Box 95
Red Wing, MN 55066
651-267-5650