Our engaging, hands-on, prenatal newborn care class will prepare you for parenting your baby for the first six weeks after birth. Using a doll model, you will practice the basics of diapering, umbilical cord care, and proper infant positioning. You will learn proven methods for comforting your crying baby, the latest guidelines for safe sleep, the essentials of car seat safety, and more!
This class will be held in person at South Shore Hospital in the OB Classrooms A & B, located on the second floor. Please enter via the McKim Family Main Entrance and speak to our concierge team to be directed to the class.
Please only register one attendee. Partners are welcome and encouraged to attend. You do not need to register them.
Please check your junk mail folder if you do not receive an email confirmation within one hour of registering.
Inclement weather policy
To check the status of your class, please call 781-624-8000 after 7:30 AM for morning classes, after 12 PM for afternoon classes, and after 5 PM for evening classes.
If your class is cancelled, you may apply the payment toward another class or you may request a full refund.
Cancellation policy
If you need to cancel or reschedule your class, please call the Childbirth Education office at 781-624-3300 or email us at childbirth [at] southshorehealth.org (childbirth[at]southshorehealth[dot]org).
If you need to cancel for a medical issue that precludes you from attending or because you have delivered your baby already, we will provide a full refund upon receipt of physician documentation.
If you miss a class for a non-medical reason, you will not be reimbursed; however, you may change to a different class up to three business days before your class is scheduled, depending on space availability.
By registering for a class, you are agreeing to this policy.
