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Programs & Services

Prenatal Education Programs

Public Health offers prenatal education classes for pregnant women, their partners and/or support people.

Nutrition Class: Starting Off Healthy – Attend before you become pregnant or anytime during your pregnancy:

  • Foods and nutrients needed for pregnancy
  • Healthy weight gain
  • Food demonstration/tasting

Later pregnancy classes - Attend in your second or early third trimester:

1. Delivering Your Baby

  • Normal changes in 3rd trimester
  • Stages of labour and birth
  • When to go to the hospital
  • Role of the support person

2. Meeting Your Baby

  • Decision making in labour & delivery
  • When things don’t go as planned
  • What to expect after delivery
  • Getting to know your newborn

3. You and Your New Baby

  • Feeding your baby
  • Learning to breastfeed
  • Understanding and responding to your baby

Birth and Babies: Free online course available through AHS Calgary Zone website.

Contact Details

Red Deer Johnstone Crossing Community Health Centre

Address
300 Jordan Parkway
Red Deer, Alberta
T4P 0G8
Telephone
403-356-6300
Fax
403-356-6440
Getting There

Public transportation available

Hours of Operation
Days of the Week

Monday
8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Thursday
8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Friday
8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Access
Service Providers May Include
registered dietitians, registered nurses (RNs)
Service Access

Register by calling the Central Zone Prenatal Classes Central Registration Line at 1-855-554-4774 or by calling your local Community Health Centre.  Class dates and locations will be provided during the call.


Fees

Nutrition class is free for you and your support person. The Baby Bundle of all three later pregnancy classes is $60; individual classes are $20. The price includes yourself and your labour support person.


Service Languages
Interpreter/Translation services
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