Join members from the MaineHealth Medical Group 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.

All are welcome!

This month, we’re hiking Appleton Preserve, Appleton, which will cover approximately 2 miles of level ground along the St. George river. The Appleton Preserve is owned and maintained by our friends at Georges River Land Trust (GRLT).

Dress appropriately for the weather and terrain; bring water. No pets, please.

Directions:  From the intersection of Routes 131 and 105 in Appleton, go east on Route 105 for ½ mile. Parking is available at the ME Inland Fisheries & Wildlife gravel lot on the right, just before the bridge across the Georges River. Please do not park in the Blue Crow Studio driveway or use it as a turnaround.

Come join us for a FREE one-hour, evidence-based discussion healthy nutrition! This is the virtual sign-up option, see Microsoft Teams link to join below. Each session is designed to build on another, but is also useful on its own if you can only make a few! We will focus on quality and quantity of foods and learn how to incorporate a whole-food plant-based eating pattern as recommended by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.

Instructors: Amy Pearl BSN, RN, CWHC and Sadie Tirrell, BSN, RN 

Here is the link to join via Teams (download the Microsoft Teams app in advance, but you should not need to create an account or log in):

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/23729828211323?p=TbzP7b8iqvWVKVDQGk

Attendance Policy: It is the expectation that the patient will cancel their registration if they cannot attend.

A 4-hr workshop to teach thoughtful patient positioning in labor to optimize fetal position and maximize patients’ chances for vaginal birth

We will also discuss:

• Labor support
• Labor support supplies/equipment
• Optimizing the environment to promote physiologic birth

 LOCATION: 

Maine Medical Association

33 Fuller Road

Augusta, ME  04330

Objectives:

1. Identify two potential reasons for excessive newborn weight loss and/or slow or not weight gain
2. Identify two potential interventions to help ensure normal newborn weight gain
3. Identify two potential resources/referral to help support feeding dyad

The Coastal Family Hospice Volunteers’ Bereavement Support Group offers a safe, confidential space to share and express feelings.

Questions? Please contact Coastal Family Hospice Volunteers at 207-466-9444 or coastalfamilyhospicevolunteers@gmail.com.

The registration fee includes costs for the registrant and one support person. To avoid duplicate charges, please register only ONE participant per class. A receipt will be provided for insurance reimbursement purposes. Reimbursement is subject to individual insurance plans, refer to your plan for additional information.

If you cannot afford the registration fee due to financial hardship, please contact childbirth education at childbirtheducation@mainehealth.org.

Rescheduling or canceling your class registration can be done by contacting childbirtheducation@mainehealth.org. Refunds for class cancelations include a 10% processing fee. No refunds will be given after class begins.

These comprehensive classes are designed to provide you and your labor partner with the information, skills, and resources to prepare you for the birth of your baby.  Recommended for all first-time pregnant parents and their birth partners.

• Class#1: Introduction to Labor & Delivery
  • This class covers the stages and phases of labor, what to expect physically and emotionally, the importance of labor support, and more. You will also see birth videos. 
• Class#2:Practical Skills and Comfort Measures
  • This class will cover comfort measures such as relaxation, breathing, and positions that you can use both at home and while at the hospital. Whether you are planning to use pain medications, or just want to understand the available options, this class will provide you with the information needed to make informed decisions regarding pain relief. 
• Class#3: Medications and Interventions
  • Be an active participant in the decisions that affect you and your baby. Learn about induction of labor, unplanned cesareans, vacuum, fetal monitoring and more.  This class series also includes opportunities for Q&A.

We recommend attending this class between the 28th and 32nd week of pregnancy.

We are offering this class online. After you are registered you will receive an email with information as to how to participate in the class. 

Food is Medicine MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital

MaineHealth is offering a FREE 15-week program to help people improve their health with nutritious food and lifestyle changes. Eating healthy foods can help with conditions like type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity. Your journey toward better health can start today!

Who can join? This free program is for people who:

• Are age 18+
• Have a chronic health condition (like type 2 diabetes, obesity, high cholesterol or high blood pressure)
• Have limited access to affordable, healthy food
• Want to make healthy lifestyle changes

What you can expect

• Weekly bags of healthy food and accompanying recipes from MaineHealth Food Pantry Brunswick
• Connect with and support others in your community
• Resources to help manage your health conditions

For More Information:

• call: 207-373-4513
• email: midcoastchi@mainehealth.org  
• visit: https://mainehealth.org/fimbrunswick  

A collaboration between MaineHealth Lifestyle Medicine Brunswick and the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program.

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