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Preparing for Birth and Feeding Your Baby
with Erin Olmstead & Miranda Wadsworth, Stephens Family Birth Center
Join us for a 2-hour Preparing for Birth and Feeding Your Baby Class, led by a Labor & Delivery Nurse/Lactation Consultant and the Perinatal Outreach Education Coordinator. 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
- Feeding Your Baby
- Watching Educational Videos
- And More!
Light refreshments will be provided during class. All participants are required to review self-screening questions for COVID-19 and remain masked during class.
Contact the Perinatal Outreach Education Coordinator with any questions: 207-393-3462
****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).****
Celebrity Chef
with Chris Toy, MaineHealth Lifestyle Medicine Brunswick
Join Chris Toy, Bowdoin graduate, retired teacher and principle, local cooking instructor and cookbook author of Bath, ME for a hands-on culinary experience crafting fresh stuffed pastas filled with vibrant vegetarian ingredients like earthy mushrooms, artisanal cheeses, fragrant herbs and seasonal produce. You’ll master dough techniques, explore flavor pairings, and create both tomato and cream sauces from scratch using local, farm-fresh ingredients. A celebration of texture, taste, and tradition.
Wednesday, January 7, 5:30-7:30 pm, $25 per person.
Registration is required, space is limited, some scholarships available.
MaineHealth Lifestyle Medicine Brunswick, Teaching Kitchen, 329 Maine Street, Brunswick, Main Entrance
For more information, call (207) 373-6585.
Infant CPR for Parents, Grandparents and Older Siblings with Erin Olmstead
with Erin Olmstead & Miranda Wadsworth, Stephens Family Birth Center
Join us for an 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 instructor, video and hands-on practice.
THIS CLASS IS LOCATED IN NORWAY, MAINE - IN PERSON
Class is scheduled for an estimated 1 hour. Any caregiver is welcome to join, parents, siblings, grandparents, friends, etc.
Contact the Perinatal Outreach Education Coordinator with any questions: 207-393-3462
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Lifestyle Medicine - 2025 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 Zoom 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
To Join the Zoom Meeting:
Meeting ID: 596 576 2953
Attendance Policy: It is the expectation that the patient will cancel their registration if they cannot attend. If a patient does not show to 2 classes, they will have any following sessions canceled and will have to contact the office to discuss enrolling in future classes.
Understanding Birth
with Candace Crocker, BSN, RN, LincolnHealth Childbirth Education
Birth is a normal, natural, process. Just like each person is unique, each pregnancy, labor and birth are unique. At Lincoln Hospital Family Birth Center, we believe the best approach is supporting the birthing person as they navigate this natural, beautiful process. We support your decisions and value client input as a vital part of the birthing experience and labor process.
As your family prepares for labor, delivery, and the arrival of this precious new baby, we are here to help make this exciting new journey the best experience it can be for all. Our childbirth education classes cover pregnancy, labor and delivery, and newborn care. We use videos, stories, photos and animations, activities and games as well as demonstrations to teach all the essential information parents need to prepare for the birth of their baby.
It is recommended that expecting clients finish this series around 3-6 weeks before their due date. This class is for patients and their support person(s) and is now a two part series with an optional breastfeeding course (separate sign up) offered at varied times over the course of the year.
For more information about our class offerings, please call the LH Family Birth Center at 207.563.4536 to speak to one of our nurses.
Grandparents (2026)
with Ellen Kunkle, MMC Childbirth Education
Registration fee covers the cost of registrant and one support person. Please register only ONE participant for a class so that you will not be charged twice. 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.
Things have really changed since you became a parent! This class will cover communication between grandparents and the new parents; how grandparents can help during pregnancy, birth and after baby is born; current guidelines for infant care and infant safety; and ways to bond with your new grandchild.
We recommend attending this class between the 32nd and 36th week of pregnancy.
We are offering this class online. After you are registered, shortly before the class starts you will receive an email with information as to how to participate in the class. Thank you for understanding.
Babysitter / Home Alone Course
with Janet Moore RN, MaineHealth Lifestyle Medicine Brunswick
YOUTH FIRST AID TRAINING
This course provides students with an official K-12 American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR, AED, First Aid eCard which is valid for two years.
- Recommended for those age 10 and older.
- Attendance is required for both dates, Monday January 12, 2026 & Monday January 19, 2026, 5-7:30 p.m. with Monday, January 26 as a snow date.
- Registration is required.
- Cost for the program is $75 and all necessary materials will be provided. Limited scholarships are available, please call to request the application.
- Please bring water and appropriate snacks. Participants are responsible for cleaning up their area.
For more information call 207-373-6585.
Breastfeeding for Beginners
with Erin Kirkpatrick, Mid Coast Maternity
Join us for a 3 hour virtual session loaded with all the info you will need to get breastfeeding off to a great start!
Topics will include:
- What to do to prepare during your pregnancy
- How to get a good latch
- How to establish a strong milk supply
- How to navigate bumps in the road
- How to introduce pumping and bottlefeeding
- Postpartum resources available
- So much more!
Partners are encouraged to be present as well but do not need to be registered. We recommend taking this between 30-35 weeks if possible. Join us to feel empowered about starting your feeding journey!
You will receive an email from the instructor with a zoom link 1 week prior to the scheduled class. Please check your spam/junk folder for emails from erin@lighthouselactationmaine.com.
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