Newborn Care

Note: This class is included in the Great Starts Birth & Parenting Preparation Series. If you are taking the series, you do not need to register separately for Newborn Care.

This class is for anyone who wants to learn more about the basics of baby care in the first 8 weeks of life.

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Class Topics:

What newborn babies are like: Appearance, Senses, Capabilities, Temperament

What babies need, and how they communicate their needs:

• Infant Cues
• Parent’s role in brain development
• Crying and calming

Daily care

• Sleeping and sleep safety
• Bathing and diapering
• Feeding
• Playing
• Health and Safety

Logistics

Time/place: This is a two hour class. This class is offered at several locations, including our classroom in the Rainier neighborhood of Seattle, on Bainbridge Island, at Stevens Hospital in Edmonds, Northwest Hospital in North Seattle, and Group Health facilities in Northgate, Burien, and Bellevue. All classes are open to anyone, regardless of where they are giving birth. It is included in the Great Starts series, or can be taken as a stand-alone class. We also offer a special Baby Care class for adoptive couples.

 

Our Instructors

This class is taught by one of our team of 20 childbirth educators. They have diverse backgrounds in nursing, doula support, social work, physical therapy and more, and are experienced mothers and/or grandmothers themselves.

Additional Options

You may also be interested in our Babysafe class, Infant & Child CPR, our class on Vaccinations, and/or Happiest Baby on the Block.