Childbirth Education Classes at Grandview
Pregnancy is a joyous, exciting and sometimes uncertain journey. Education, knowledgeable doctors and staff, and a caring atmosphere close to home can make all the difference. At Grandview Medical Center, we're here to make the most memorable nine months of your life go smoothly and to help your pregnancy be a healthy one.
Learning Together
Each month, the prenatal education team will meet with expecting parents to go over the ins and outs of childbirth. Classes cover a variety of topics, including:
- What to expect during labor and delivery
- Pain management options
- Breastfeeding 101 with our certified lactation consultants
- Caring for your newborn
To register for childbirth education classes, call l 1-844-GMC-DOCS (1-844-462-3627). Registration is required for all classes and available only to those who will be delivering at Grandview Medical Center. It's important you register early as classes fill quickly.
Breastfeeding: A Great Start
This class is designed to help prepare moms and their partners for breastfeeding their newborn baby. Breastfeeding is a natural process that is not only nutritionally sound, but also a beautiful and intimate way of getting to know your baby. Taught by one of our own board certified lactation consultants, this class will help you know what to expect, how to get started and how to feel confident in carrying out your own breastfeeding journey.
Educational topics include: benefits of breastfeeding, skin-to-skin contact, breast anatomy and physiology, proper positioning and latch-on, mother and infant nutrition, common concerns/complications and storage of breast milk.
Length of class: Offered monthly on Saturdays, this is a 2-hour class from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m., and held at Grandview Medical Center.
To register for childbirth education classes, call l 1-844-GMC-DOCS (1-844-462-3627). Registration is required for all classes and available only to those who will be delivering at Grandview Medical Center. It's important you register early as classes fill quickly.
Grand Beginnings
Grand Beginnings is a childbirth education class designed to help you feel informed, confident, and excited as you prepare to meet your baby. Led by one of our experienced RN’s, this class walks you through what to expect during labor and birth, prepares you to feel supported during postpartum recovery, and helps you feel ready during those first days at home with your newborn.
Educational Topics include: choosing care for yourself and your baby, thinking ahead to childbirth, discomforts of pregnancy, understanding labor and birth, medical interventions and cesarean birth, adjustment to parenting, breastfeeding your newborn and caring for your newborn. At the end of class, you will be offered a hospital tour.
Length of class: Offered monthly on Saturdays. This is a 4-hour class held from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. with a labor and delivery tour to follow.
To register for childbirth education classes, call l 1-844-GMC-DOCS (1-844-462-3627). Registration is required for all classes and available only to those who will be delivering at Grandview Medical Center. It's important you register early as classes fill quickly.
Baby Boot Camp
Consider this your crash course in newborn care and partner support. Baby Boot Camp is a hands-on class designed for expectant parents to feel ready for life with a new baby. This class covers the basics: diapering, swaddling, feeding and soothing, while focusing on how partners can offer support and show up with confidence during recovery and the early days at home. This class is practical, encouraging and all about learning to care for baby and each other along the way!
Educational topics include: how to support mom before, during and after delivery; breastfeeding support; newborn care; newborn safety; how to cope with changes once baby comes home; postpartum depression; and time for open questions and answers.
Length of class: This class is offered monthly on Saturdays from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Grandview Medical Center.
To register for childbirth education classes, call l 1-844-GMC-DOCS (1-844-462-3627). Registration is required for all classes and available only to those who will be delivering at Grandview Medical Center. It's important you register early as classes fill quickly.
Infant Safety
This class is designed to teach the basics in first aid for CPR and choking for infants. This course is great for parents, grandparents, babysitters and those who will be caring for your newborn.
Length of class: This class is offered monthly on Saturdays from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. at Grandview Medical Center.
To register for childbirth education classes, call l 1-844-GMC-DOCS (1-844-462-3627). Registration is required for all classes and available only to those who will be delivering at Grandview Medical Center. It's important you register early as classes fill quickly.
Comfort Measures in Childbirth
This class is designed to help prepare mothers and their support person(s) for the management of discomfort during childbirth. Pregnant women commonly worry about the pain they will experience during labor. This class will help you understand what you may experience during each stage of labor, and how you and your support person(s) can reduce your discomfort.
Educational topics include: factors that contribute to what you may feel and experience in labor, the role of the support person(s), words of affirmation, relaxation, breathing techniques, environmental comfort measures, as well as positioning and stages of labor.
Length of class: This is a three hour course taught from 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. offered monthly on Thursdays.
To register for childbirth education classes, call l 1-844-GMC-DOCS (1-844-462-3627). Registration is required for all classes and available only to those who will be delivering at Grandview Medical Center. It's important you register early as classes fill quickly.
Grand Beginnings Tour
We’d love to show you around! Come see labor and delivery, mother/baby and what Grandview has to offer during your birth experience. Led by our experienced women’s staff, tours are designed to provide expectant mothers and their partners with information about our hospital services. All tours start in the main lobby on the first floor. Bring your parking ticket in with you during your tour.
Length: Hospital tours typically take 30-45 minutes. Tours are scheduled twice a month on Mondays. Three tour option times are available: 4 p.m., 5 p.m. or 6 p.m.
To register for childbirth education classes, call l 1-844-GMC-DOCS (1-844-462-3627). Registration is required for all classes and available only to those who will be delivering at Grandview Medical Center. It's important you register early as classes fill quickly. Additional information regarding the tour will be provided when you register.
Please note – due to size limitations, each mother-to-be may only bring their significant other.
Baby Wearing Workshop
This class is designed to help introduce baby wearing to mothers and their support person(s) to increase awareness for safe and appropriate use. Attendees will learn a brief history of baby wearing, carrier types and terminology, benefits of practice and methods of appropriate use.
Educational topics include: Carrier material, mechanics, demonstration of use, safety detail, and benefits as it pertains to ring slings, wraps & soft-structure carriers.
Length of class: This is a 1.5 hour course taught from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. offered monthly on scheduled weekdays, with one weekend class offered on 5/17/25 from 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
To register for childbirth education classes, call l 1-844-GMC-DOCS (1-844-462-3627). Registration is required for all classes and available only to those who will be delivering at Grandview Medical Center. It's important you register early as classes fill quickly.
Download the class calendar for dates and scheduling information.