A learning opportunity for dialysis center teams and nephrology providers. Topics to be covered include:

• advantages of kidney transplant vs. dialysis
• transplant referral process
• candidate evaluation
• transplant surgery and post hospital care
• financial considerations
• transplant medications
• living kidney donation

Would you like to attend in person instead? Register here.

In this 3 hour virtual course, we talk about how to care for your newborn when you bring them home, what to expect during the first few months, and how to be well prepared. Topics include: 

• Sleep habits
• Laying a strong sleep foundation
• Bottle and formula feeding (separate breastfeeding class)
• Diapering & Digestion
• Soothing techniques
• Safety Guidelines
• Common ailments
• Postpartum Coping and Preparation

We recommend taking this between 30-35 weeks if possible. Only one parent needs to register, but all can attend. Please join us to build your confidence in caring for your newborn!

You will receive an email from the instructor with a zoom link 1 week prior to the scheduled class. 

Registration includes a support person.

Couples expecting more than one baby will receive information specific to multiple pregnancy, birth, and parenting. Early participation in this class is advised (before 30 weeks gestation). If this is your first pregnancy, participation in one of our childbirth education classes is also strongly encouraged.

We recommend attending this class between the 24th and 28th 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.

Knowing how to use your inhaler properly, with the correct breathing technique, can affect your lung health. Using your inhaler correctly makes sure that the right amount of medicine reaches your lungs. These short online classes will teach you how to take your inhaler medicine step-by-step, and help keep you feeling well.

Go to: https://mainehealth.thinkific.com/collections/asthmaCOPD to find a class for you!

This is a private class intended for patients who have a scheduled Cesarean. To schedule a class email: Kasey.Myles@MaineHealth.org

You and your support person will meet with a Maine Medical Center Labor and Delivery RN for a 1 hour 15 minute discussion of what a Cesarean Birth may mean for you personally. This class offers more information on what your scheduled cesarean section will be like. Come learn why and how cesarean births are done, what medication is used, medical equipment that is involved, and the recovery process after your birth. You'll learn how Maine Medical Center does "family centered" births, making your experience as natural and comfortable as possible for you.

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

Remembering and loving babies lost during pregnancy. A support group for parents who have experienced a spontaneous pregnancy loss at any gestation. A place to remember, share, grieve, and heal. Third Thursday of every month; 6 - 7:30p.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, our perinatal loss and bereavement support groups will meet virtually via Zoom. These support groups are a safe and supportive space to share your thoughts and emotions. To join, please email Kelly Chicoine at Kelly.Chicoine@mainehealth.org. She will send you the login information. Please email her by 3:00 pm on the day of the support group.

This virtual session allows you to discuss how your feeding journey has gone so far and how you would like it to go moving forward. The topics include: 

• Pump/flange education
• Setting up a pumping schedule at work
• Conversations to have with your childcare provider
• Bottle feeding
• Building up a milk stash
• Maintaining a milk supply
• Helpful products and resources

We recommend taking this session at least 5 weeks prior to returning to work if possible. Please email Erin Kirkpatrick at midcoastvillagedoula@gmail.com to schedule your session. 

Come together to share the story of your parenting journey and receive support and inspiration from other new parents.

Discussion topics include sleep, feeding, nurturing yourself, and relationship changes. This group is flexible to address your own needs and concerns. This group is facilitated by a childbirth educator who is also a trained doula and breastfeeding counselor.

This group meets in person (with a hybrid Zoom option, too) at the MaineHealth Medical Building, 5 Bucknam Rd, Falmouth. (Ground floor, lots of parking!)

This group meets every Thursday morning from 10am - 12pm. Please register here. When you register you will receive the zoom link to log in.

The group is free but registration is required. Join anytime throughout the year. New members are always welcome!