Health Education - Childbirth and Parenting Services

Childbirth and Parenting Education Programs

Please use our Pregnancy Planner to learn more about what is happening to you and what is happening to your baby during each of the three trimesters.

As specialized care givers, Women & Infants offers a variety of classes to prepare you for the birth of your new baby. Classes include:

• Accident Prevention and CPR (infant, child and adult)
• All-Day Childbirth
• Caring for You and Your Infant
• Early Pregnancy
• First Aid
• Grand Tour and So Much More
• Intro to Breastfeeding
• Just for Siblings
• Just Relax
• Labor 101: The Basics
• Labor 102: Beyond the Basics
• Labor 103: Putting it All Together
• Marvelous Multiples (childbirth for families expecting twins or triplets)
• Parenting the First Six Months
• Planned Cesarean Birth
• Grandparent
• Learning Through Pregnancy Series
  
  • Times They Are A' Changin'
  • Diapers, Swings and Cribs, Oh My!
  • Meet the Warm Line, Your New Best Friends
  • Eating Right
  • Storing Cord Blood
  • Birth Choices

Private Classes - these can be arranged for any of the classes listed above.

All childbirth classes are scheduled according to your due date. To ensure satisfactory placement, please register no later than your fifth month of pregnancy. To see a description of specific class offerings and register online, please go to Classes/Events, and search by Women & Infants and Childbirth and Parenting.

Health educational programs are offered in several locations for your convenience

Providence
Women & Infants' Health Education Department
101 Dudley Street
Providence, RI 02905
401-276-7800
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East Greenwich
Women & Infants' Center for Health Education
1050 Main Street
East Greenwich, RI 02818
401-886-4222
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South Kingstown
49 and 69 South County Commons Way
South Kingstown, RI 02883
401-783-9970
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Northern Rhode Island
Women & Infants' Center for Health Education
2168 Diamond Hill Road
Woonsocket, RI 02895
401-767-2344
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Swansea
Women & Infants' Center for Health Education
2200 G.A.R. Highway
Swansea, MA 02777
508-730-1010
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North Attleboro
Women & Infants' Center for Health Education
6 Whipple Street
North Attleboro, MA 02760
508-699-5454
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For more information or for class schedules, please call the location most convenient to you or the Health Education Department at Women & Infants at 401-276-7800.  For concerns regarding you and your baby or questions about breast-feeding, please call the Warm Line at 1-800-711-7011.