Name: Childbirth 4-week series (in-person) - Lakeview Hospital prenatal
Start: 2025-09-09T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-18T20:30:00-05:00
Location: Lakeview Hospital

Childbirth 4-week series (in-person) - Lakeview Hospital prenatal

This four-week series is designed to help new parents prepare for childbirth and bringing a new baby home.
About this Event

We invite expectant parents to join our HealthPartners Childbirth Class series. Meet other expectant parents and get your questions answered by an experienced midwife/lactation consultant. Take this class anytime during the second half of pregnancy, but ideally classes should be completed by 36 weeks of pregnancy. Class includes a tour of the Birth Center at Lakeview Hospital, and information about how to schedule a tour at other HealthPartners facilities.

Class topics include:

Anatomy of pregnancy and birth
Preparing for labor
When to come to the hospital, and what to expect when you arrive
Stages of labor and birth
Medical interventions that you may be offered
Discussing options with your healthcare team
Comfort and relaxation techniques for prenancy, labor, and parenthood
Benefits and side effects of pain medications
How your partner/support person can help
Challenges, complications, and unexpected outcomes
Vaginal birth, cesarean birth
Postpartum recovery
Newborn care
Breastfeeding
Newborn behavior and communication
Ways to support your baby’s physical, social, and emotional development
Sleep safety
Referral to a Car Seat Clinic
Mental health of new parents
Easing the transition to parenthood
Connecting new families with community resources
Other topics of interest, determined by class participants

Note* This class is a four-week in-person series - must attend all dates

Click on Select a Date to choose your 4-week program.

Tuesdays, 6pm to 8:30pm

Instructor: Karlyn Peterson, CNM, IBCLC (facilitator for Baby Café at Lakeview Hospital)

Cost: $75 per couple

Choose a series in 2025:

January 7, 14, 21, 28

February 4, 11, 18, 25

April 8, 15, 22, 29

May 6, 13, 20, 27

June 3, 10, 17, 24

July 8, 15, 22, 29

September 9, 16, 23, 30

October 7, 14, 21, 28

November 18, 25 and December 2, 9

For questions, or to be put on a waitlist if this class is sold out, please contact [email protected].

This class is also offered as a 4 week online series, and an in-person Weekend Express series. This instructor also offers a 2.5 hour breastfeeding class.