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Childbirth and Early Parenting Education

Supporting you and your family with pregnancy, childbirth preparation and early newborn care education, resources and support.

OHSU offers a variety of different classes to help expecting mothers and their partners learn more about pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and parenting. Use this page to gather more information on class descriptions, schedules and prices. Classes are listed below.

Registration

Register early in your pregnancy and plan on attending the class(es) during the last two months of your pregnancy. To register for classes, please complete our online registration form. If registration for your class(es) of choice is unavailable, please call Childbirth Education Registration at 503 418-4508 for additional opportunities.

Current Class Offerings

Childbirth Education Brochure

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Brochure includes class descriptions and details, no class dates.

Birthing from Within

The Birthing From Within model of childbirth preparation includes exploring doing the next best thing in any given moment, practicing how to stay mindful of the moment, and discussing ways to stay solution focused. Birthing from Within philosophy holds that childbirth is a profound rite of passage, not a medical event, even when medical care is part of the birth. This unique class embraces the holistic nature of birth while exploring the childbearing process through art exploration, ritual, and practical exercises for pain-coping. Learn more about Nicole Sanson-Frey, OHSU's Birthing from Within mentor, at Moving Through Center.

Register Now… Attend During Months 6, 7, 8 of Your Pregnancy

Class Fee: $225 per couple
Class Fee: $275 per couple if delivering outside of OHSU
Class Time: 6 - 9 p.m.
Class Location: Center for Women's Health, Peter O. Kohler Pavilion, 7th floor

Birthing from Within Comprehensive Package

Make is simple and sign up for Birthing from Within, Breastfeeding Basics and Newborn Care all at once!

Class Fee: $260 per couple
Class Fee: $330 per couple if delivering outside of OHSU
Class Time: 6 - 9 p.m.
Class Location: Center for Women's Health, Peter O. Kohler Pavilion, 7th floor


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Breastfeeding Basics

Breastfeeding Basics offers information to help make your breastfeeding experience a successful one. Learn what to expect during the first few weeks of establishing a happy and healthy breastfeeding relationship with your baby, and much more. Taught by International Board Certified Lactation Consultants and Certified Lactation Educators, common questions and/or concerns will be addressed. For more information regarding Breastfeeding and Lactation Services at OHSU, please visit OHSU Lactation Services.

Register Now… Attend During Months 6, 7, 8 of Your Pregnancy

Class Fee: $25 per couple
Class Fee: $35 per couple if delivering outside of OHSU
Class Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. [6 - 9 p.m. Friday] [10 a.m. - Noon Saturday]
Class Location: Center for Women's Health, Peter O. Kohler Pavilion, 7th floor


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Childbirth A-Z

This course is designed for first time parents. This series explores everything you need to know about having a baby at OHSU. Classes will prepare you and your birth partner for the physical and emotional aspects of late pregnancy, labor and birth, comfort measures, pain management and cesarean birth as well as the first hour of your baby’s life and you as a new mother. You can take the class as a five week series or over one weekend. For additional education on bringing your baby home, please check out Growing Baby Green, Infant Safety and CPR and Newborn Care.

Register Now… Attend During Months 6, 7, 8 of Your Pregnancy

A-Z: Five Week Series

Class Fee: $85 per couple
Class Fee: $135 per couple if delivering outside of OHSU
Class Time: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Class Location: Center for Women's Health, Peter O. Kohler Pavilion, 7th floor

A-Z: One Weekend

Class Fee: $95 per couple
Class Fee: $145 per couple if delivering outside of OHSU
Class Time: Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sunday, Noon – 6 p.m. (Lunch Break included)
Class Location: Center for Women's Health, Peter O. Kohler Pavilion, 7th floor

 

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Childbirth A-Z Refresher

Childbirth A-Z Refresher is for experienced parents who have attended previous Childbirth Education class(es). Childbirth A-Z Refresher reviews breathing and relaxation techniques as well as provides up to date information on current birthing trends.

Class Fee: $50 per couple
Class Fee: $80 per couple if delivering outside of OHSU
Class Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Class Location: Center for Women's Health, Peter O. Kohler Pavilion, 7th floor


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Childbirth Comprehensive Package

Includes Childbirth A-Z Weekly Series, Breastfeeding Basics and Newborn Care

This package combines our three most popular courses for first-time parents. Make it simple and sign up for all three at once.

Childbirth Weeknight Comprehensive Package

Class Fee: $120 per couple
Class Fee: $190 per couple if delivering outside of OHSU
Class Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Class Location:Center for Women's Health, Peter O. Kohler Pavilion, 7th floor

Childbirth Comprehensive Package Weekend Intensive

Class Fee: $135 per couple
Class Fee: $205 per couple if delivering outside of OHSU
Class Time:Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sunday, Noon – 6 p.m. (Lunch Break included)
Class Location: Center for Women's Health, Peter O. Kohler Pavilion, 7th floor


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Family Birth Center Virtual Tour

Family Birthing Center Virtual Tour

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Learn more about the care you and your baby will receive at OHSU with the Family Birth Center Virtual Tour. Familiarize you and your partner with OHSU’s state of the art Labor and Delivery and Mother Baby Unit. Click here to view online videos of OHSU's Childbirth Facilities.

Family Birth Center Tour… en Español!

Aprenda más sobre el cuidado que usted y su bebé recibirá en OHSU. Haga clic aquí para ver los videos en línea de parto de la OHSU Instalaciones.


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Growing Baby Green

Growing Baby Green is both safe and simple. Discover easy tips and tricks to promote and protect your families' health, home and environment. Learn safe techniques to manage pests, simple solutions to clean your home, shopping tips to ensure nutritious eating habits and how to be wise with plastics. Come join us to learn how to create safe and non-toxic home for your family. Take-aways include your own green cleaner, natural baby wipes and homemade baby food recipe cards. Learn more about Stephanie Horace, OHSU’s Growing Baby Green Educator, at Green Neighbor Project.

Register Now… Attend During Pregnancy or After Delivery

Class Fee: $35 per couple
Class Fee: $45 per couple if delivering outside of OHSU
Class Time: 6 - 9 p.m.
Class Location: Center for Women's Health, Peter O. Kohler Pavilion, 7th floor

See also "Growing Up Green - Kit Series" starting spring 2010 through PCC


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Infant Massage

Learn how to massage your baby. Classes are taught by Certified Infant Massage Instructors (CIMI's) and designed especially for parents, grandparents, and primary caregivers.

Register Now… Attend After Delivery

Class Fee: $35 per couple
Class Fee: $45 per couple if delivering outside of OHSU
Class Time: TBA
Class Location: Center for Women's Health, Peter O. Kohler Pavilion, 7th floor

  • March 2010 – Date and Time Coming Soon!


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Infant Safety and CPR

Be prepared! Come learn the most current information about infant safety. Practice the most current techniques in infant CPR and infant choking using the latest American Heart Association guidelines. This course will also review car seat safety, childproofing the home, poison prevention, general safety issues, SIDS awareness and the Back to Sleep Program. For additional education on providing an eco-healthy home for you and your new family, please see Growing Baby Green.

Register Now… Attend During Pregnancy or After Delivery

Class Fee: $80 per couple
Class Fee: $100 per couple if delivering outside of OHSU
Weekday Session Time: 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Weekend SessionTime: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. (Lunch Break included)
Class Location: OHSU Hospital, 14th floor, UHS 14B20 East


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Low Back Pain During Pregnancy

Does your back hurt? Most women have nagging low back pain during pregnancy. This class will teach you simple ways to do everything better. We’ll practice walking, standing, sitting, and even getting out of bed! Class will be taught by Caroline Peterson, D.C., Ph.D., M.P.H., C.P.M. Dr. Peterson is a chiropractic physician, midwife, biological anthropologist, and epidemiologist. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow in Ob/Gyn through the National Institutes of Health. You can contact Caroline at at 503-494-9855 or petcarol@ohsu.edu

Class Fee: FREE
Class Time: 10 - 11 a.m.
Class Location:Center for Women's Health, Peter O. Kohler Pavilion, 7th floor


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Newborn Care

Newborn Care provides information on the unique needs of newborns. Learn methods of holding, diapering and bathing your new baby. This class covers newborn appearance, hospital procedures, newborn characteristics, sleep issues and calming a crying baby. For additional education on providing an eco-healthy home for you and your new family, please see Growing Baby Green.

Register Now… Attend During Months 6, 7, 8 of Your Pregnancy

Class Fee: $35 per couple
Class Fee: $45 per couple if delivering outside of OHSU
Class Time: 6 - 9 p.m. [1 - 4 p.m. Saturday]
Class Location: Center for Women's Health, Peter O. Kohler Pavilion, 7th floor


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Parenting your Toddler

Learn to practice the basics of good parenting while empowering yourself as a healthy and positive role model.

Class Fee: $35 per couple
Class Fee: $45 per couple if delivering outside of OHSU
Class Time: TBA
Class Location: Center for Women's Health, Peter O. Kohler Pavilion, 7th floor

  • April 2010 – Date and Time Coming Soon!

Relaxation Skills for Labor and Life

Relaxation Skills for Labor and Life is a unique workshop focusing on relaxation exercises, guided imagery, self-hypnosis, breathing techniques and positions for labor. Take this class to learn skills to cope with labor and other life stresses. This course is to be taken in addition to a childbirth education series. Learn more about Nancy B. Wheeler, Licensed Hypnotherapist, at A Balanced Life.

Class Fee: $40 per couple
Class Fee: $50 per couple if delivering outside of OHSU
Class Time: 6 - 9 p.m.
Location:Center for Women's Health, Peter O. Kohler Pavilion, 7th floor


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Waterbirth Class

Waterbirth Class is designed to help you and your partner learn about Waterbirth at OHSU through the Nurse Midwifery Practice. Our Nurse Midwife will discuss uses for water immersion during labor and birth, the guidelines for use of the watertub as well as safety issues. An opportunity for questions and answers will also be provided. Meet OHSU's Nurse Midwifery Practice at Center for Women's Health.

Class Fee: FREE; Class Fee included with the Watertub Rental Fee.
Class Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Class Location: OHSU Richmond Clinic (3930 SE Division St.)


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