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Programs & Services

Prenatal Education Programs

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

Nutrition class is offered as a virtual class.

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

Delivering Your Baby

  • normal changes in 3rd trimester
  • stages of labour and birth
  • when to go to the hospital
  • role of the support person

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

You and Your New Baby

  • feeding your baby
  • learning to breastfeed
  • understanding and responding to your baby

Other options

Alberta based virtual classes (fee) and online self-study course (no cost) are available through the AHS Calgary Zone Birth and Babies webpage https://birthandbabies.com

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 nurses (RNs)
Service Access

See the AHS Prenatal webpage for additional information and registration for the self-study class listed as 101. a Healthy Pregnancy

For education options and to register for in-person classes in the zone call the Central Zone Prenatal Classes Central Registration Line 1.855.554.4774 or by calling your local Community Health Centre. Education options, and class dates and locations will be provided during the call.


Fees

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


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Better Beginnings Prenatal Education, Childbirth Education, Earlybird Classes, Perinatal Education, Prenatal Classes, Prenatal Education