Preventing Preterm Birth

Recommended for all expecting families, especially anyone at risk for preterm labor - including families who have a history of preterm delivery or are expecting multiples.

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Class Topics:

Topics include how to respond to signs of problems that could lead to premature birth and about the needs of preterm infants.

Logistics:

Time/Place:This two-and-a-half hour class is offered approximately every 6 weeks at the UW Physicians Roosevelt Clinic, on Thursday evenings or Saturday afternoons.

When to take this class: Any time in the second trimester (14-24 weeks); those at increased risk should take the class early in their second trimester.

Cost: $35/couple (NOTE: This class is included in the Expecting Multiples series.) Partial scholarships available on request.

Our Instructors

Sheryl Rasmussen, RN is a childbirth educator and Labor and Delivery nurse at the University of Washington Medical Center. She has been teaching this class for expectant couples for almost a decade.

Janelle Durham >> MSW, CD, ICCE, LCCE is a birth doula, childbirth educator and Great Starts instructor trainer and curriculum designer. Janelle's third child was unexpectedly born three weeks before his due date, giving her first-hand experience with preterm birth and caring for a premature baby.