To meet the needs of every family, UPMC Magee-Womens at UPMC Harrisburg now offers our parent/child classes both online and in-person. Please see the menu of classes below. Many of our classes may be covered or reimbursed by insurance. Please contact your insurance provider for details.
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If you have any questions please contact our Parent Child Education Coordinator by phone at 717-231-8916 or by email at parentchildeducation@upmc.edu.
Baby Care Basics is recommended for expectant parents in the second trimester but may be taken any time before birth. Parents will learn how to care for a newborn and navigate early parenting. Discussion, demonstration, and class participation are used to teach basic information about baby’s bath, cord care, diapering, safety, and feeding. Other topics include the importance of skin-to-skin and rooming-in, normal newborn behaviors, symptoms of illness, and how to stimulate learning. CPR will not be covered in this class.
Register here for the online/virtual Baby Care Basics class
Register here for the in-person Baby Care Basics class.
Register here for the online/virtual Weekend Baby Care Basics class.
Register here for the in-person Weekend Baby Care Basics class.
UPMC Harrisburg is offering a variety of ways for expectant families to tour our facility. A virtual tour of the UPMC Harrisburg location is available online for viewing at your convenience and can be accessed below. UPMC Harrisburg also offers Ready and Waiting, a virtual class that reviews preparation, registration, a tour of each unit including labor and delivery, maternity and the NICU as well as a chance to ask questions of a childbirth educator. We are also offering a limited number of in-person tours of our labor and delivery and maternity units. Our in-person tours will be limited to 5 couples per tour and masking will be required All tours are free of charge.
Register here for the Ready and Waiting Class.
Register here for the in-person UPMC Harrisburg Maternity Tour.This free class is taught by an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), focuses on the joys and common concerns of breastfeeding. Discussion includes the benefits of breastfeeding for mothers and babies, the importance of skin-to-skin and rooming-in, identifying baby’s feeding cues, maintaining a milk supply and other practical information. Additional topics include combining breastfeeding and working, expression and storage of breast milk, and use of breast pumps. Partners are encouraged to attend.
Saturday sessions meet for one 4-hour class.
Register here for a virtual Saturday class.
Register here for the virtual two week class.
Register here for the in-person two week class.
Register here for the virtual Breastfeeding-Twins, Triplets and More class. (Breastfeeding Basics is a prerequisite for registration)
Our Childbirth Preparation Classes are available in-person and in a live virtual format.
Through these classes, parents will learn the signs of labor and basic comfort measures and breathing, as well as medical options. The expectant parent and their support person rehearse for labor to help ease anxiety surrounding the birthing experience. This comprehensive course also addresses newborn appearance and postpartum changes and emotions. All instructors are nationally certified childbirth educators. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions.
The in-person class allows more time to focus on the hands-on portion of childbirth education. Participants will learn breathing techniques and comfort strategies like massage, use of heat and cool and positioning for labor and birth. This class will also review use of the birth ball, rebozo and birthing tubs to ease the labor process. The weeknight in-person class also includes a tour of the UPMC Harrisburg Women and Babies Center.
Lamaze offers a 5-week class that further focuses on strategies for natural childbirth following the Lamaze Philosophy of Birth. Lamaze includes all information in the 4-week class plus additional time for practice of breathing, relaxation and comfort measures. All instructors are nationally certified Lamaze childbirth educators.
Register here for in the in-person weeknight Childbirth Class.
Register here for the in-person Saturday Childbirth Class.
Register here for the virtual weeknight Childbirth Class.
Preparation makes all the difference in the world when it comes to safety and harmony between a new baby and family dog. This 2 hour Dogs and Storks TM program provides consistent and current information, offering solutions and addressing common challenges that expectant or new parents may experience. Topics covered include your pregnancy and your dog, concerns about jealousy and acceptance of the baby, setting up your home environment for safety, introducing your dog to your baby, the subtle body language of dogs, and fun ways to include your dog in daily activities from the start.
Registration fee: $25 (includes partner)
Register here for the Dogs and Storks Class.
Dogs & Toddlers™ is the ideal program for families with dogs and babies who are soon to be crawling or walking. Often the first 3 months have gone smoothly, and many families are caught off guard when their dog begins to show discomfort with the new developmental changes of their mobile baby.
This program offers insight and proactive options for some of the common challenges families with dogs experience as baby becomes mobile.
Early Pregnancy Class is a free one night class designed to help expectant parents prepare for a healthy well informed pregnancy. Class focuses on common changes, wellness, the importance of prenatal care, how to navigate maternity services at UPMC in central Pennsylvania and so much more! Expectant parent and support person encouraged to attend. Class is taught by an experienced member of the UPMC Pinnacle Parent/Child Education team.
Registration fee: None (registration required)
The Family & Friends CPR Course teaches the lifesaving skills of adult Hands-Only CPR, adult CPR with breaths, child CPR with breaths, adult and child AED use, infant CPR, and mild and severe airway block for adults, children, and infants. Skills are taught in a dynamic group environment using the AHA’s research-proven practice-while-watching technique, which provides students with the most hands-on CPR practice time possible.
Registration Fee: None (registration required)
Register here for the Family & Friends CPR Course in Harrisburg
This single evening virtual or in-person class focuses on the experience of the grandparent. New trends in medical practices and current recommendations for infant care and safety will be discussed. Suggestions on how grandparents can support the new family and play a valuable role in the lives of their grandchildren will be shared.
This 3 hour one on one class gives families an opportunity to customize their childbirth instruction experience. The time, place and content is determined in coordination with a certified childbirth educator to meet the needs of an individual family. Topics could include, pregnancy, labor, comfort techniques and breathing, medical interventions and pain management, cesarean birth, newborn appearance/care and postpartum recovery. After registration you should hear from us within 3 business days, if you have questions or have not received a call please contact us at 717-231-8916.
This class can be offered in person or virtual per family preference.
Register here for the Individualized Childbirth/Baby Care Class
Are you interested in preparing for a birth experience with less medical intervention? This five week, 10 hour childbirth education program includes all of the information in our Preparing for Childbirth series and allows more time for additional practice of labor comfort strategies, partner support, and in-depth discussion on working with the natural process of labor. The emphasis is on Lamaze labor and birth practices which support your personal plans for birth. The instructor is a nationally certified Lamaze childbirth educator
Registration Fee: $85(includes partner)
Register here for the Lamaze Class
The Maternal Wellness Program at UPMC is committed to women’s health and wellness. We guide women through their pregnancy and postpartum journey, as well as their child’s early development. Learn more about Maternal Wellness Classes.
Registration Fee: None (registration required)
Register here for the 4th Trimester and Pelvic Floor Recovery: Physical Therapy Series.
Register here for And Baby Makes 3.
Register here for How to Talk to Your Loved Ones.
Register here for the HOPE Group.
Register here for Music Assisted Relaxation.
Register here for My Changing Body.
Register here for Setting Realistic Boundaries and Expectations (In-Person) Class.
Having a baby is a life-changing experience that can seem overwhelming at times. Even if you have older children, you may find that you have questions or concerns about parenting or need a place where you can talk with other parents who are having similar experiences.
The New Parent Network is for new parents and their babies aged zero to eighteen months The group meets virtually from 1:00 PM-2:00 PM every Monday and at 1pm Thursdays at the Camp Hill Giant, 3301 Trindle Road Camp Hill.
Working Parents is for parents of babies 0-18 months who work during the week. This group meets the 2nd Saturday of the month at 10:30 AM.
For more information and to receive links and updates please email parentchildeducation@upmc.edu.
Many women who have had cesareans can go on to have a vaginal birth. This class is an opportunity to gather information and gain support to give birth vaginally after a previous cesarean birth. This two-hour program is recommended during pregnancy when thinking about vaginal birth after cesarean.
Register here Preparing for Vaginal Birth After a Cesarean class.
This virtual class is for UPMC Harrisburg patients.
The Ready and Waiting class is recommended around the 34 – 36 weeks of your pregnancy. The virtual class is taught by a Certified Childbirth Educator and will take you on a virtual tour of the new Women and Babies Center at Hollinger Tower at UPMC Harrisburg. The class will review parking, what to pack, overview of each unit, and other resources available.
Registration fee: None (registration is required)
This one-hour class is designed for new siblings ages 3-9 and their families to prepare for the birth of a new baby. It will help siblings with what to expect with the coming birth, understand the needs of a newborn, to navigate the challenges of a new baby, and find the joy in their growing family. This class will be offered at Harrisburg Hospital and include a tour of the maternity unit.
This in-person 2 1/2 hour class was developed exclusively for families expecting multiples. Class covers topics from the anatomy of twin and higher order multiple pregnancies, to the management of pregnancy, labor and birth, and early parenting. All classes are taught by a nationally certified childbirth educator. Class numbers will be limited to 4 families for a personalized class experience.
Registration Fee: $25
You will need love and patience no matter how your family is made up. UPMC Magee-Womens is here to support you through this adventure.
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UPMC in Central Pa. now offers virtual support groups on Facebook! This convenient option offers members the latest information about tobacco use addiction, complications of use, benefits of quitting, treatment options, and access to other supportive resources. Moderated by our team of tobacco treatment specialists, our support groups are a place where current and former tobacco users come together to share ideas, discuss topics, and tell their stories. Interactive features include videos, posts, activities, and active discussions about the quitting process and staying quit. Join us and connect with other members who understand what you are going through. Signing up is quick, easy and free &; and you can join us whenever you're ready!
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