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BLSO -- Cash Corner Fire Station -- March 4, 2026
with Emily Watson, MPH, BSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, Perinatal Outreach Education
Basic Life Support in Obstetrics (BLSO) is designed to improve the management of normal deliveries, as well as obstetric emergencies by standardizing the skills of first responders, emergency personnel and maternity care providers.
The BLSO curriculum is designed to train:
•Pre-hospital care providers
•First responders and emergency personnel
•Medical, nursing, and physician assistant students
Transition to Parenthood Peer Group Belfast
with MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital and Waldo Hospital Events
Join us for a free, nurse-led group for parents and parents-to-be. We offer a welcoming place for new and pregnant parents to talk, listen and get support from others during the transition to parenthood. Babies welcome! Snacks and beverages will be provided. Registration is encouraged, but drop-ins are welcome. For more information or to register, call 207-505-4332.
This group meets on the 1st Wednesday of each month, from 10:30 a.m. to noon.
Stroke Support Group
with Various Providers, MaineHealth Lifestyle Medicine Brunswick
This FREE support group promotes wellness in those who have survived a stroke. Each month, a topic of interest to stroke patients and their families is discussed, and guest speakers are invited.Participants have the opportunity to ask questions and learn from others.
The Stroke Support Group is facilitated by a Mid Coast Hospital rehabilitation therapist.
FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH FROM 1 – 2 P.M.
MH Lifestyle Medicine Brunswick, 329 Maine St (Parkview), Brunswick, Classroom 4
For more information call (207) 373-6183 or email StrokeSupportGroup@mainehealth.org
Safe Sitter (Session offering: 1 full day or 2 evening)
with Miranda Wadsworth, Stephens Family Birth Center
Safe Sitter Course is designed to prepare students ages 11-13 to be safe when they're home alone, watching younger siblings, or babysitting.
THIS CLASS IS LOCATED IN NORWAY, MAINE - IN PERSON
The Instructor-led class is filled with fun games and role-playing exercises. Students even get to use manikins to practice rescue skills like choking rescue and CPR!
This nationally acclaimed program developed by Dr. Patricia Keener focuses on safety skills, child care skills, first aid & rescue skills, and life & business skills.
Students are asked to pack a lunch & drink. We will provide snacks and drinks.
Contact the Perinatal Outreach Education Coordinator with any questions: miranda.wadsworth2@mainehealth.org or 207-393-3462.
Understanding Breastfeeding
with Candace Crocker BSN RN IBCLC, LincolnHealth Childbirth Education
Our classes reflect Lincoln Hospital's dedication to our philosophy of family-centered care. Classes are taught by an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant from the family birth center who will bring her knowledge and experience to her teaching. We will review how milk is made, why breastfeeding is so important, feeding cues and positions and so much more. We use short videos and discussion to ensure you and your baby are off to a great start! Also covered is prenatal colostrum harvesting as well as hand expression, pumping and storage of breastmilk. The class is informal and allows for open discussion. Please call the Lincoln Hospital Family Birth Center for questions at: 207.563.4536
Breastfeeding Basics - Virtual
with Lynn Tauss, MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital and Waldo Hospital Events
This single two-hour class provides a pre-birth opportunity to ask questions and learn about breastfeeding and returning to work.
Pre-registration is required in order to obtain access to virtual access. Please call (207)301-8337 to register.
STABLE 7th Edition -- March 5, 2026 -- Maine Medical Center
with Andrea Bertram, NP & Neonatology, Perinatal Outreach Education
Topics to Include:
Discuss issues of patient safety and error reduction in the delivery
of nursing and medical infant care.
Identify infants at increased risk for becoming hypothermic.
Summarize basic evaluation of neonatal respiratory distress.
Discuss the causes, presentation and initial treatment of hypovolemic, cardiogenic, and septic shock.
Describe the clinical signs of neonatal sepsis.
Discuss the crisis that families face when the infant requires care in a neonatal intensive care unit.
You may find it helpful to have a STABLE Program Learner Manual with you during this class.
You may borrow a copy from your facility or purchase one from www.stableprogram.org
Happy Wanderers Guided Hike: March
with Community Health and Coastal Mountains Land Trust, MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital and Waldo Hospital Events
Join members from the MaineHealth Center for Health Improvement Community Health department at Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals, in partnership with Coastal Mountains Land Trust (CMLT), to get outdoors and stay active with guided hikes year-round.
This month, we’re hiking Head of Tide Nature Preserve, a 1.6 mile, single track, loop trail along the river with varying terrain.
After completing this loop, hikers will have the option to cross the street and walk the Stover Preserve, which is a beautiful .9 mile loop through a mixed confier-hardwood forests, with additional views of the Passagassawakeag River.
Dress appropriately for the weather and terrain, bring water. No pets, please.
Happy Wanderers is our monthly hiking group hosted in collaboration with Maine Health’s Community Health program. These hikes take place on trails throughout Knox and Waldo Counties.
Directions: From downtown Belfast, take Main Street west and immediately turn right onto Waldo Avenue. In 1.5 miles, turn right onto Doak Road. Parking area is on the right immediately after Doak’s Machine Shop.