Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns
Educational Materials and Class Resources
Thank you for choosing Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns for your childbirth and newborn education.
We recognize this has been a challenging time for our expectant families and Sharp Mary Birch remains committed to providing the education and resources to help make your journey to parenthood as smooth as possible. That's why we are virtually offering educational material from our classes and a variety of helpful resource guides to help you be well-informed and navigate your pregnancy and early days of parenthood.
Download our class outlines, PowerPoints, handouts and specialized guides below. Please note that you may need to disable your browser's pop-up blocker in order to view these materials.
- Baby care basics
- Breastfeeding
- Childbirth preparation
- Virtual guides and class resources
- Postpartum care
Baby care basics
- Class outline
- Class slides — a downloadable guide to follow along with our virtual Baby Care Basics class
- Videos — a series of educational videos on basic newborn care
- Your guide to baby's first year — an electronic resource given out at our Baby Basics education class, which covers topics such as family lifestyle changes, what to expect immediately after your baby is born, newborn care, breastfeeding and pumping, baby gear, safety and infant development
Breastfeeding
- Class outline
- PowerPoint slides — a downloadable guide to follow along with our virtual breastfeeding class
- A guide about breastfeeding — an electronic resource given out at our breastfeeding education class, which covers topics such as benefits and types of breast milk, preparing for breastfeeding, positioning, latching, expressing, feeding cues, nutrition, going back to work and possible breastfeeding challenges
- Establishing and maintaining milk supply
- Tongue motion and effective breastfeeding
- Pumping breastmilk
- Conditions affecting milk supply and breastfeeding
Childbirth preparation
- Class outline for Childbirth Preparation One-Day Class
- Class outline for 4-week childbirth preparation class
- Child car seat safety guide
- Positions for laboring
- Gift of motherhood — a free electronic resource given out at our childbirth education classes, which covers topics such as nutrition and exercise, pre-labor through birth, cesarean birth, adjusting to parenting, newborn care and breastfeeding
- Perineal massage — a video about how to help reduce the degree of tearing during childbirth
Virtual guides and class resources
Pregnancy resources
- Your guide to pregnancy: a resource for expectant parents
- We're expecting you: information to prepare for your hospital stay
- Preparing for surgery: information for your hospital stay (for moms delivering by cesarean section)
- Early labor: when to go to the hospital
- Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders: mental health during and after pregnancy
Postpartum resources
Other resources
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