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Bereavement Support Group
with MH Pen Bay and Waldo Hospital Events
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.
Part One Class - Childbirth Boot Camp
with Miranda Wadsworth, Family Birth Center MH Stephens Hospital
****PLEASE NOTE: ONLY REGISTER ONE PARTICIPANT. You will have space to put who is attending with you on your registration form (do not register them separately).****
Join us for a 3-hour Interactive workshop learning about Childbirth.
- Building confidence in your ability to give birth.
- Review different techniquest to Relax, Breath and Distract yourself.
- Discuss Various Labor Positions.
- How to Manage Pain and Discomfort
- The stages of Labor
- What to expect during delivery.
- Sharing your concerns with the instructor - Reduce Anxiety.
The class will be taught by a Labor & Delivery Nurse/Lactation Consultant and the Perinatal Outreach Case Manager. Recommended for all first-time pregnant patients and their birth partners; this class is designed to provide you and your labor partner with the information, skills and resources to prepare you for the birth of your baby.
THIS CLASS IS LOCATED IN NORWAY, MAINE - IN PERSON
The class will be informal focusing on:
- How do you know you’re in labor and when to call the doctor
- Stages of Labor
- Vaginal & Surgical Deliveries
- Terminology
- Comfort Measures
- Equipment Review
- Medications and Interventions
- Watching Educational Videos
- And More!
Light refreshments will be provided during class. All participants are required to review self-screening questions for COVID-19.
Contact the Perinatal Outreach Education Coordinator with any questions: 207-393-3462 or email Miranda.Wadsworth2@mainehealth.org
Part Two Class - Bringing Home Baby 101
with Miranda Wadsworth, Family Birth Center MH Stephens Hospital
Join us in a 3 hour - Interactive workshop in discussing the following topics:
- Feeding/Cues
- Breastfeeding & Bottle feeding
- How to prepare formula
- Swaddling & sleep sacks
- Diaper Changes
- Sleep Safety
- Infant CPR course to gain knowledge in how to perform CPR and choking rescue of an infant up to 1 year of age. This course will be provided by in-person CPR provider, video and hands-on practice.
- Car Seat Safety (bring your car seat to the class)
- When To Call The Doctor
THIS CLASS IS LOCATED IN NORWAY, MAINE - IN PERSON
Class is scheduled for an estimated 3 hour. Any caregiver is welcome to join, parents, siblings, grandparents, friends, etc.
Contact the Perinatal Outreach Case Manager with any questions: 207-393-3462
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Breastfeeding Basics - Virtual
with Lynn Tauss, MH Pen Bay 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.
Happy Wanderers 2026
with Lindsay Ginsberg, MH Pen Bay 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.
All are welcome (no pets, please)!
Happy Wanderers is our monthly hiking group hosted in collaboration with CMLT. These hikes take place on trails throughout Knox and Waldo Counties. Sign up each month to receive directions, parking instructions, weather-driven updates and notifications!
If you would like detailed trail information, head on over to Coastal Mountain Land Trust.
Lifestyle Medicine - 2026 Nutrition Classes (VIRTUAL)
with MaineHealth Primary Care Falmouth, MaineHealth Medical Group
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.
Cooking with a Coach
with Cate Parker MS, RN, DipACLM, MaineHealth Lifestyle Medicine Brunswick
Cooking with a Coach … Options for a healthy lifestyle
Join our Lifestyle Medicine Health Coaches in preparing all the comfort, flavor, and joy of a Thanksgiving meal made with simple changes that support a healthy lifestyle.
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 5-7 pm
Registration is required.
To learn more, call 207-373-6585 and ask for Meghan.
MaineHealth Lifestyle Medicine Brunswick, Teaching Kitchen, 329 Maine Street, Brunswick
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MBSR Continuing Practice and Retreats
with Lifestyle Medicine Staff, MaineHealth Lifestyle Medicine Brunswick
Join us on November 7, 2026, from 9 am-3 pm for a MBSR Retreat.
This retreat is open to current attendees in the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course and anyone who has previously participated in the 8-week course.
The cost is included in the course fee.
Registration is required.
For more information and to register call (207) 373-6585.
MH Lifestyle Medicine, Brunswick, 329 Maine Street, Brunswick