Empowered Parents Series
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Parenting Education at the Women's Pavilion
At Wooster Community Hospital, we are dedicated to supporting new parents. We encourage you to join our series of classes, thoughtfully designed to help you thrive in your new role as a parent.
Discover more about the two classes we offer below. Nurturing Connections teaches new parents soothing infant massage techniques to help relieve your baby's discomfort. New Expectations provides valuable insights into what to anticipate as a new parent.
Prices vary based on your registered class, but you can enroll in the entire series for $75. Our parenting education classes cover:
Classes Offered
The Women's Pavilion at WCH is excited to offer Nurturing Connections Classes and the many benefits these techniques have to offer to families. Parents will learn different massage strokes that can help relieve your baby of a variety of discomforts as well as enhance bonding, connection, and attachment. You will also learn what products and oils are safe to use with babies. You will learn to understand your baby's cues and nurturing techniques to respond to those cues. You will be taught an additional way to communicate with your baby through loving touch and massage.
The Whole Family Can Benefit from Our Nurturing Connections Classes
Our certified instructors will guide and teach parents techniques that can be utilized throughout the child's life.
Benefits:
- Enhance the connection, bonding, and attachment between mother and child.
- Improve infant sleep
- Improve breastfeeding
- Helps Relieve, gas pains, colic, and teething discomfort
- Assist in infant gain weight.
- Has been shown to help babies self-soothe
- It is enjoyable for the whole family.
Classes are appropriate for ages newborn - 12 months.
Up to 2 parents/guardians are welcome to join their child in these classes.
This series will consist of two 1hr classes per month for a fee of $50. Parents will be learning all the baby strokes from head to toe. You will receive information that will help as your infant grows and provide you with techniques you can use at various stages of the baby's development.
- Class 1: Legs, Feet, Stomach, Colic Relief
- Class 2: Chest, Arms, Hands, Face, Back and Gentle Movements. A review of strokes from Class 1
Classes will be held on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month, either 10a - 11a or 6p - 7 p in the Outpatient Pavilion of WCH.
- January 2 & 16 from 6p - 7p
- February 6 & 20 from 10a - 11a
- March 6 & 20 from 6p - 7p
- April 3 & 17 from 10a - 11a
- May 1 & 15 from 6p - 7p
- June 5 & 19 from 10a - 11a
- July 3 & 17 from 10a - 11a
- August 7 & 21 from 10a - 11a
- September 4 & 18 from 6p - 7p
- October 2 & 16 from 10a - 11a
- November 6 & 20 from 6p - 7p
- December 4 & 18 from 10a - 11a
The New Expectations class is designed for new and expectant parents, providing essential information about what to expect with a newborn and insights into your baby's development as they grow. Led by a registered nurse and a pediatrician, this class offers expert guidance and support. Additionally, there will be dedicated time for dads to connect with other dads and moms to share their experiences with other moms.
This series will consist one 2hr class per month for a fee of $35. Parents are able to take both classes in the entire series for $75. (Nurturing Connections and New Expectations)
Classes will be held in the WCH Auditorium from 6:30p - 8:30p.
- January 30
- February 12
- March 12
- April 24
- May 7
- June 4
- July 2
- August 6
- September 3
- October 22
- November 6
- December 18
Wooster Community Hospital’s Women’s Pavilion is dedicated to helping you make the early stages of parenthood a truly unforgettable experience. To learn more about our parenting education classes, call 330.202.5548. We're excited to be a part of your journey into parenthood!