Prepare for Your Baby's Arrival
Attending childbirth education classes can help prepare you for delivery and increase your comfort level in caring for your newborn. The Women's Center at Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas is honored to be a part of this exciting time in your life!
Classes fill quickly, so please call us at 702-388-4888 or register online (see registration links below) at the beginning of your second trimester. Our classes are listed below:
Baby Care Basics
This workshop provides hands-on practice and review by our staff as well as the camaraderie of fellow excited parents. Discussion topics include newborn nutrition, diapering, bathing, play and development, comfort and consoling, signs of illness, safe sleep, car safety and hot car prevention, skin to skin and newborn health and safety. All class supplies provided.
*PLEASE NOTE: Registration is required to attend and the class fee must be paid in advance with a credit or debit card or a PayPal account. No cash payments will be accepted.
Breastfeeding Support Group
Meet with one of our Certified Lactation Consultants and fellow mommas for support & assistance with any lactation breastfeeding challenges you may have after having been discharged home. We welcome mom, baby and suggest you bring your breastfeeding pillow. For mom’s privacy, we request female attendees only.
*PLEASE NOTE: Registration is required to attend.
Childbirth Education Class
Whether you are a first-time parent or you are looking for a refresher, this 6-hour course can help you prepare for the childbirth process. Teaching covers pregnancy through delivery and immediate postpartum period.
We will focus on topics including preparing for your upcoming labor, review of the physiological labor process, medical interventions like pain management, induction, and cesarean sections. Expectant mothers are encouraged to bring a support person along for the class.
Registration is required to attend and the class fee must be paid in advance with a credit or debit card or a PayPal account. No cash payments will be accepted.
Natural Childbirth Class
This 4-hour course teaches natural childbirth concepts, non-pharmacologic coping measures and labor methods without pain medicine or an epidural. Participants should wear comfortable clothes and be prepared to practice hands-on techniques with their partner. This class is meant to be taken in conjunction with the Childbirth Preparation Class, but it is not required.
Registration is required to attend, and the class fee must be paid in advance. No cash payments will be accepted.
Prenatal Breastfeeding Class
A certified lactation consultant will provide you with the knowledge for a successful experience and give you the support and confidence to succeed. All topics related to lactation, breastfeeding, pumping and more will be presented in this comprehensive class. Plentiful time is allotted for your questions, and we warmly welcome you to Centennial Hills for this exciting moment in your life!
*PLEASE NOTE: Registration is required to attend and the class fee must be paid in advance with a credit or debit card or a PayPal account. No cash payments will be accepted.
Sibling Class
Join us for interactive learning to help prepare Big Brothers and Big Sisters for the upcoming arrival of a new sibling into your family. This class will include hands-on care of a supplied baby doll, baby storybook time, as well as a tour of the units where mom will stay with baby before coming home. We suggest sibling age of attendance >2yrs of age.
Please call 702-388-4888 if you have any questions about classes or to confirm that a class is taking place. All class times and locations are subject to change without advance notice. If you register and are later unable to attend a class, please call us at 702-388-4888 so the next person on the waiting list can attend.