PAMF's Health Education Classes
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Baby Care (Mountain View)
This hour and a half class will teach you the basics for a great start to caring for you new baby. Topics covered in this class include normal infant behavior and development, bathing, swaddling, sleep patterns, and reading and responding to your baby's cues. Couples are encouraged to take this class in the last trimester, about 4-6 weeks before baby is due.
Class Fee: $30 per couple
Click here to view class dates and to register online. For questions about this class, call 650-934-7373.
Breastfeeding - Secrets for Success (Fremont)
Designed to provide expectant parents with the knowledge and tools they need to get breastfeeding off to the right start, topics will cover:
- Prenatal preparation for breastfeeding
- How to survive the first week
- How to know if baby is taking enough milk
- How to avoid problems - such as sore nipples & engorgement
- How to ensure a great supply
- When to be concerned
- Reading your baby's feeding signals - a guide to baby talk
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Breastfeeding - Secrets for Success (Palo Alto)
Designed to provide expectant parents with the knowledge and tools they need to get breastfeeding off to the right start, topics will cover:
- Prenatal preparation for breastfeeding
- How to survive the first week
- How to know if baby is taking enough milk
- How to avoid problems - such as sore nipples & engorgement
- How to ensure a great supply
- When to be concerned
- Reading your baby's feeding signals - a guide to baby talk
more
Breastfeeding Your Newborn - Monday (Mountain View)
Learn about the benefits of breastfeeding, positions for feeding, signs that a feeding is going well, what to do if a feeding is not going well and strategies for returning to work while breastfeeding.
Partners are encouraged to attend class.
Class Fee: $30 per couple
Click here to view class dates and register online. For questions about this class, call 650-934-7373.
Breastfeeding Your Newborn - Tuesday (Mountain View)
Learn about the benefits of breastfeeding, positions for feeding, signs that a feeding is going well, what to do if a feeding is not going well and strategies for returning to work while breastfeeding.
Partners are encouraged to attend class.
Class Fee: $30 per couple
Click here to view class dates and register online. For questions about this class, call 650-934-7373.
Childbirth Preparation - Thursdays (Santa Cruz)
This comprehensive series covers breathing techniques, relaxation methods, stages of labor and delivery, hospital procedures, postpartum recovery, and birthing options to prepare you and your partner for your upcoming birth experience. A tour of Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center is included.
Class Fee: $100 per couple
Click here to view class dates and to register online. For questions about this class, email Community Education or call 831-479-6628.
Childbirth Preparation - Tuesdays (Santa Cruz)
This comprehensive series covers breathing techniques, relaxation methods, stages of labor and delivery, hospital procedures, postpartum recovery, and birthing options to prepare you and your partner for your upcoming birth experience. A tour of Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center is included.
Class Fee: $100 per couple
Click here to view class dates and to register online. For questions about this class, email Community Education or call 831-479-6628.
Childbirth Preparation - Wednesdays (Santa Cruz)
This comprehensive series covers breathing techniques, relaxation methods, stages of labor and delivery, hospital procedures, postpartum recovery, and birthing options to prepare you and your partner for your upcoming birth experience. A tour of Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center is included.
Class Fee: $100 per couple
Click here to view class dates and to register online. For questions about this class, email Community Education or call 831-479-6628.
Childbirth Preparation 2-Session (Mountain View)
This two-session series taught by a team of labor-delivery nurses includes instruction in relaxation, breathing techniques and signs and stages of labor. Instructors will also cover epidurals and C-sections. Class includes a tour of the El Camino Hospital Labor-Delivery Unit.
We recommend that you choose a class that will finish approximately 4-6 weeks before your due date. Please register promptly as these classes fill up two to three months in advance.
Labor partners are encouraged to attend.
Class Fee: $145 per couple
Childbirth Preparation 3-Session - Friday (Mountain View)
This three-week series taught by a labor-delivery nurse includes instruction in relaxation, breathing techniques and signs and stages of labor. Instructor will also cover epidurals and C-sections. class includes a tour of the El Camino Hospital Labor-Delivery Unit.
We recommend that you choose a class that will finish approximately 4-6 weeks before your due date. Please register promptly as these classes fill up two to three months in advance.
Labor partners are encouraged to attend.
Class Fee: $145 per couple
Childbirth Preparation 3-Session - Saturday (Mountain View)
This three-week series taught by a labor-delivery nurse includes instruction in relaxation, breathing techniques and signs and stages of labor. Instructor will also cover epidurals and C-sections. Class includes a tour of the El Camino Hospital Labor-Deliver Unit.
We recommend that you choose a class that will finish approximately 4-6 weeks before your due date. Please register promptly as these classes fill up two to three months in advance.
Please wear pants/shorts to first class for exercise demonstrations.
Class Fee: $145 per couple
Click here to view class dates and register online for this class.
Childbirth Preparation 3-Session - Thursday (Mountain View)
This three-week series taught by a labor-delivery nurse includes instruction in relaxation, breathing techniques and signs and stages of labor. Instructor will also cover epidurals and C-sections. Class includes a tour of the El Camino Hospital Labor-Deliver Unit.
We recommend that you choose a class that will finish approximately 4-6 weeks before your due date. Please register promptly as these classes fill up two to three months in advance.
Class Fee: $145 per couple
Click here to view class dates and register online for this class.
Essential Expectant Dad, The (Santa Cruz)
Bruce Block, M.D., a pediatrician and experienced dad, invites soon-to-be new dads to join him for a realistic, informative discussion about your upcoming "Life with Baby."
Some of the topics include:- What happens in the hospital and dad’s role
- Infant sleep patterns
- Dad’s role in feeding
- What to expect if your baby is a preemie
- How to choose a pediatrician or family doctor
- Immunizations
- Setting up an appropriate infant environment
- What to expect in your infant’s development during the first weeks and ... more
Fast Track to Childbirth Preparation (Santa Cruz)
This weekend class is offered once a month to expectant partents whose schedules don't allow for the traditional six-week class. This series covers breathing techniques, relaxation methods, stages of labor and delivery, hospital procedures, postpartum recovery, and birthing options to prepare you and your partner for your upcoming birth experience. Infant care and breastfeeding are not included in this class. A tour of Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center is not included.
Class fee: $100 per couple
Click here to ... moreFathering is Child's Play (Santa Cruz)
The baby's here, now what? Here's your opportunity to discuss life with Baby. Join us as we explore what fathering means and the critical role you play in your baby's life. Get some ideas from an experienced Dad and a pediatrican and share ideas with other new Dads. Babies are welcome but women are not allowed.
Class fee: Free. Pre-registration is required.
Click here to view class dates and to register online. For questions about this class, email Community ... moreInfant & Child CPR (Mountain View)
Learn to recognize and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies in both infants and children up to 8 years old. This hands-on class uses both infant and child manikins to teach both infant and child CPR.
Fee: $40 per couple.
Click here to view class dates and register online for this class.Infant Care and Breastfeeding (Santa Cruz)
The class covers normal infant behavior, sleep/wake cycles, reading and responding to your baby's cues, swaddling and conforting, and bathing and diapering. Breastfeeding and bottle-feeding basics; breastfeeding beyond the first week; the use of a breast pump; expressing and storing your milk; and selecting appropriate equipment will also be covered.
Class Fee: $50 per couple
Click here to view class dates and to register online. For questions about this class, email moreInfant Emergencies & CPR (Mountain View)
Learn what to do for basic infant emergencies and participate in hands-on practice for Infant CPR. In this class you will learn who to call and what to do for many common infant emergencies situations. You will also learn to identify when a situation involving an infant becomes life-threatening. Infant manikins are used for the CPR portion of the class.
Fee: $45 per couple
Click here to view class dates and register online for this class.Moving Through Pregnancy (Palo Alto)
This three-session series covers a wide variety of topics relating to pregnancy, infant care and safety. Patients are encouraged to take this class as early in their pregnancy as possible in order to take full advantage of the education, support, and referral to clinic and community resources.
Class Fee: $70 per couple
Click here to view class dates and to register online. For questions about this class, call 650-853-2960.OB Orientation (Mountain View)
Discussion covers nutrition, exercise, physical changes, morning sickness, medications safe to take and what to expect on prenatal visits to your doctor.
Time: Mondays and Thursdays
Class Fee: $10 per couple
Click here to view class dates and to register online. For questions about this class, call 650-934-7373.Preparing for Baby (Mountain View)
This class is recommended for expectant parents in the second trimester. You will learn about baby-proofing your home with tips to avoid the top five dangers to children. You will see and discuss basic safety devices including some "do it yourself" ideas. Car seat safety will be discussed in overview only.
Class Fee: $40 per couple
Click here to view class dates and to register online. For questions about this class, call 650-934-7373.Preparing for Birth (Fremont)
Prepared Childbirth classes are designed to help expectant parents ready themselves for the practical, physical, and emotional challenges of childbirth. Participants will receive instruction in all aspects of childbirth and receive training in specific skills to cope and respond to the sensations of labor and delivery. Lamaze skills are taught along with additional support information and techniques gathered from the teachers' many years of collective experience. Areas of instruction include (described in general terms):
- Labor and Delivery: Process, signs of labor onset, true ... more
Preparing for Birth (Palo Alto)
Prepared Childbirth classes are designed to help expectant parents ready themselves for the practical, physical, and emotional challenges of childbirth. Participants will receive instruction in all aspects of childbirth and receive training in specific skills to cope and respond to the sensations of labor and delivery. Lamaze skills are taught along with additional support information and techniques gathered from the teachers' many years of collective experience. Areas of instruction include (described in general terms):
- Labor and Delivery: Process, signs of labor onset, ... more
Preparing for Birth - A Refresher (Palo Alto)
This series offers "just the basics" and is only suitable for those who have previously been through a comprehensive childbirth program. Also covered:
- Labor & Delivery
- How is it different?
- When to go to the hospital
- What about my older child? Proper care ideas, support, visits, etc.
- Labor & Delivery management, options, plans
- Breathing, relaxations skills
- Comfort measures for birth
- VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) if needed
morePreparing for Childbirth Without Medication (Palo Alto)
The focus of the session will be on alternative pain-coping techniques such as breathing, position changing, relaxation, massage, and visualization. The class will also address issues such as birth plans and advocacy.
Class Fee: $55 per couple
Click here to view class dates and to register online. For questions about this class, call 650-853-2960.Welcome to Pediatrics (Mountain View)
This one hour seminar for expectant parents is offered monthly. Led by a PAMF Camino Division Pediatrician, you will learn about how the pediatrics department works, what happens in the hospital and what to look for in the first few weeks with baby. The doctor covers feeding, common skin conditions, colic and when to call for help. You will also be introduced (via Power Point) to our Camino Division Pediatricians.
Class Fee: Free
Click here to view class dates and to register online. For questions about this ... moreWhole Birth® Yoga and Support - Mondays (Santa Cruz)
Come, stretch, relax and rejuvenate! This series of six two-hour gentle yoga classes will reduce pregnancy-related discomfort while also preparing your body and mind for birth. Share the challenges and joys of this time through informative discussions with other pregnant women. Perfect for all stages of pregnancy. No experience is necessary.
This class can be repeated continuously until the birth of your baby. However, because classes fill up quickly, we recommend registering early.
*Please bring a yoga mat and a blanket to class.
Class Fee: $100. This ... more
Whole Birth® Yoga and Support - Thursdays (Santa Cruz)
Come, stretch, relax and rejuvenate! This series of six two-hour gentle yoga classes will reduce pregnancy-related discomfort while also preparing your body and mind for birth. Share the challenges and joys of this time through informative discussions with other pregnant women. Perfect for all stages of pregnancy. No experience is necessary.
This class can be repeated continuously until the birth of your baby. However, because classes fill up quickly, we recommend registering early.
*Please bring a yoga mat and a blanket to class.
Class Fee: $100. This ... more
Whole Birth® Yoga and Support - Wednesdays (Santa Cruz)
Come, stretch, relax and rejuvenate! This series of six two-hour gentle yoga classes will reduce pregnancy-related discomfort while also preparing your body and mind for birth. Share the challenges and joys of this time through informative discussions with other pregnant women. Perfect for all stages of pregnancy. No experience is necessary.
This class can be repeated continuously until the birth of your baby. However, because classes fill up quickly, we recommend registering early.
*Please bring a yoga mat and a blanket to class.
Class Fee: $100. This ... more
WholeBirth® Yoga and Support - Mondays, 4 Weeks (Santa Cruz)
Come, stretch, relax and rejuvenate! This series of four two-hour gentle yoga classes will reduce pregnancy-related discomfort while also preparing your body and mind for birth. Share the challenges and joys of this time through informative discussions with other pregnant women. Perfect for all stages of pregnancy. No experience is necessary.
This class can be repeated continuously until the birth of your baby. However, because classes fill up quickly, we recommend registering early.
*Please bring a yoga mat and a blanket to class.
Class Fee: $0. This ... more
Your Baby's Doctor Talk
As part of the Preparing for Birth program, you are invited to attend any of the following lectures given by physicians from PAMF's Pediatrics and Family Medicine Departments. These talks should help you become acquainted with some of our physicians, as well as give you information regarding newborns, baby care, choosing a doctor, etc. The presentation that will follow the physician will be led by a childbirth educator and will focus on immediate postpartum issues. You are welcome to attend as often as you like.
- Labor and Delivery: Process, signs of labor onset, ... more
- Labor and Delivery: Process, signs of labor onset, true ... more