Birth & Family Education

You can count on Providence Regional Medical Center Everett's Birth and Family Education program to provide you with the most comprehensive and up-to-date birth and family education for you and your family.

Our program offers a full spectrum of classes covering pregnancy through parenting teens and is taught by certified childbirth educators at convenient times. Learn what to expect during pregnancy and labor, parenting skills for newborn, young child, or teen, and meet others experiencing some of the same joys and challenges that go along with being a parent.

Birth and Family Education Classes for 2009-2010

Pregnancy and Childbirth Education
Family Classes
Infant Care 
After Your Baby is Born

Pregnancy and Childbirth Education

Mid-Pregnancy
One 2-hour session, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

This class is designed for women in the middle of a pregnancy (12-20 weeks). Topics include physical and emotional changes during pregnancy, lifestyle changes, special medical conditions, warning signs, introduction to comfort measures, and relaxation and breathing techniques.

2009 Dates: 5/14, 8/11, 11/19
2010 Dates:  2/18, 5/12, 8/19, 11/9

Cost:  $30

Childbirth Preparation
Four 2-hour weekly sessions (Monday - Thursday, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
OR
Two 4-hour sessions (Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.)

In this class you and your partner learn what you need to know about labor and birth. Topics include comfort and coping techniques, medication options, what to expect during labor, potential labor complications, and recovery from childbirth. After completing this class, you are better able to make choices that are right for your labor and birth.

Dates: Please call 425-304-6000 for dates or print out a 2009 schedule or 2010 schedule.

Cost: $95

Refresher
Two 2-hour sessions, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

This course is specially designed for women who have had a child within five years. In this class, you review labor and birth processes, changes in family dynamics, medication options, variations and complications in labor, comfort and coping strategies, breathing and relaxation techniques.

2009 Dates:  3/17, 3/24 (Tuesdays), 5/19, 5/26 (Tuesdays), 7/15, 7/22 (Wednesdays), 9/15, 9/22 (Tuesdays), 11/4, 11/11 (Wednesdays)

2010 Dates:  1/13, 1/20 (Wednesdays), 3/9, 3/16 (Tuesdays), 5/20, 5/27 (Thursdays), 7/20, 7/27, (Tuesdays), 9/14, 9/21 (Tuesdays), 11/2, 11/9 (Tuesdays)

Cost:  $50

Practical Skills for Labor
One 2-hour session, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

This class is designed for those who have already attended childbirth classes and want additional information and practice with coping techniques for labor. Highlights include body awareness techniques, how to use patterned breathing effectively, labor positions, labor support if mom has an epidural, back labor techniques, and tips for the second stage of labor.

2009 Dates:  3/19, 4/14, 5/21, 6/23, 7/22, 8/4, 9/9, 10/15, 11/5, 12/14
2010 Dates:  1/7, 2/8, 3/10, 4/20, 5/13, 6/9, 7/8, 8/17, 9/15, 10/7, 11/2, 12/8

Cost:  $30

Your Planned Cesarean Birth
One 2-hour session, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
This class prepares you and your partner for a planned cesarean birthing experience. Topics include preparing for your birth, admission procedures, the birth experience, and recovery after a cesarean birth.

2009 Dates:  4/14, 7/7, 10/15
2010 Dates:  1/27, 4/15, 7/13, 10/20

Cost:  $30

Free 30-Minute Tour
Guided tour of our Family Maternity Center at the Pavilion for Women and Children.

2009 Dates:
Wednesdays - 3/4, 3/18, 4/1, 4/15, 5/6, 5/20, 6/3, 6/17, 7/1, 7/15, 8/5, 8/19, 9/2, 9/16, 10/7, 10/21, 11/4, 11/18, 12/2, 12/16
Saturdays -  3/21, 4/18, 5/16, 6/20, 7/18, 8/15, 9/19, 10/17, 11/21, 12/19

2010 Dates:
Wednesdays -1/6, 1/20, 2/3, 2/17, 3/3, 3/17, 4/7, 4/21, 5/5, 5/19, 6/2, 6/16, 7/7, 7/21, 8/4, 8/18, 9/1, 9/15, 10/6, 10/20, 11/3, 11/17, 12/1, 12/15
Saturdays - 1/16, 2/20, 3/20, 4/17, 5/15, 6/19, 7/17, 8/21, 9/18, 10/16, 11/20, 12/18

Cost:  Free

Car Seat Basics
Taking care of a car seat for your baby is an important item to check off your list in preparing for your baby's arrival. Enroll in our car seat basics class and you’ll receive: group instruction on proper car seat installation, safety and crash dynamics taught by a certified car seat technician, a personal installation check, plus a bonus of a Titan car seat retailing at $80-$100.

This two-hour class is offered four times a month and includes a car seat. (If you already have a car seat, you can take the class for $10.)

2009 Dates:
10/7 and 10/22, 7:30-9:30 pm
10/17, 12:30-2:30 pm
10/26, 1-3 pm
11/4 and 11/18, 7:30-9:30 pm
11/14, 12:30-2:30 pm
11/30, 1-3 pm
12/2 and 12/17, 7:30-9:30 pm
12/12, 12:30-2:30 pm
12/28, 1-3 pm


Cost:  $60
Call 425-304-6000 to enroll.

Family Classes

New Dads
One 2-hour session, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

For new dads only, this class looks at pregnancy, labor, birth, and parenting from a father's perspective. Facilitated by a veteran dad.

2009 Dates:  5/13, 7/8, 10/14
2010 Dates:  2/10, 5/8, 7/7, 10/13

Cost:  $30

Sibling Preparation
One 1-hour session, 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Children (ages 3-9) learn about being a big brother or sister, how to hold a baby, anatomy of birth, and where mom stays while she is in the hospital.

2009 Dates: 3/21, 4/18, 5/16, 6/20, 7/18, 8/15, 9/19, 10/17, 11/21, 12/19
2010 Dates:  1/16, 2/20, 3/20, 4/17, 5/15, 6/19, 7/17, 8/21, 9/18, 10/16, 11/20, 12/18

Cost:  $20

Infant Care

Feeding Your Baby
One 2-hour session, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

This class covers the basic aspects of feeding your newborn, including topics such as successful breastfeeding, formula feeding, and care of feeding equipment.

2009 Dates:  3/25, 4/21, 5/6, 6/18, 7/6, 8/11, 9/3, 10/20, 11/9, 12/9
2010 Dates:  1/21, 2/23, 3/24, 4/8, 5/17, 6/23, 7/22, 8/11, 9/7, 10/18, 11/18, 12/14

Cost: $30

Newborn Care
One 2-hour session, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

This class prepares you for the realities of life with your newborn. Learn about newborn appearance, basic care, normal sleep and feeding patterns, how to comfort fussy babies, develop a relationship with your newborn, and keep your baby safe and healthy.

2009 Dates:  3/10, 4/9, 5/12, 6/10, 7/16, 8/17, 9/15, 10/8, 11/17, 12/3
2010 Dates:  1/12, 2/17, 3/18, 4/12, 5/4, 6/17, 7/14, 8/23, 9/23, 10/12, 11/10, 12/2

Cost:  $30

Infant Safety and CPR
One 2.5-hour session, Mondays 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., or Saturdays 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

In this class you learn how to make your home a safe environment for your baby. Topics include providing CPR for a baby under one year of age, and what to do if your baby is choking.

2009 Dates:
Mondays - 4/6, 5/4, 6/1, 7/6, 8/10, 9/14, 10/5, 11/2, 12/7
Saturdays - 3/28, 4/25, 5/23, 6/27, 7/25, 8/22, 9/26, 10/24, 11/21, 12/19

2010 Dates:
Mondays - 1/4, 2/1, 3/1, 4/5, 5/3, 6/7, 7/5, 8/2, 9/13, 10/4, 11/1, 12/6
Saturdays - 1/23, 2/27, 3/27, 4/24, 5/22, 6/26, 7/24, 8/28, 9/25, 10/23, 11/27

Cost:  $30

After Your Baby Is Born

Living with Baby (Group Class)
One 1-hour session weekly on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays

This class is designed for new moms and their babies, providing support so that new moms can gain knowledge and confidence and build friendships. Topics include sleep issues, parenting, baby sign language, infant massage, child development, and nurturing both baby and yourself.

Dates:  Every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday (day/time varies based on baby's age)

Cost:  $20/month

Parenting Education Series
Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) is designed to help you become a better parent. STEP participants work together in small discussion groups allowing parents to become actively involved in discussing common concerns and learning specific child-training ideas and skills.

Systematic Training for Effective Parenting:

2009 Dates:
Young children, age 0 - 5
Wednesdays, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
2/25 - 4/8, 4/15 - 5/27, 6/3 - 7/15, 7/22 - 9/2, 9/9 - 10/21, 10/28 - 12/16

School-age children
Thursdays, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
2/26 -4/9, 4/16 - 5/28, 6/4 - 7/16, 7/23 -9/3, 9/10 - 10/22, 10/29 - 12/17

2010 Dates:
Young children, age 0 - 5
Wednesdays, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
1/6 - 2/17, 2/24 - 4/7, 4/14 - 5/26, 6/2 - 7/14, 7/21 - 9/1, 9/8 - 10/20, 10/27 - 12/15 (no class on 11/24)

School-age children
Thursdays, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
1/7 - 2/18, 2/25 - 4/8, 4/15 - 5/27, 6/3 - 7/15, 7/22 - 9/2, 9/9 - 10/21, 10/28 - 12/16 (no class on 11/25)

To enroll in STEP, call 425-304-6000 to register, or print and fill out a STEP registration form and mail it in with your check.