Renfrew County and District Health Unit

         

 

Clinics:  Child Health  / Immunization / Sexual Health / High School Health / Flu

Classes:  Prenatal  /  Breastfeeding Support /  Food Safety Certification

For information about the dates of prenatal classes in 2012, 
please call 613-735-8651 ext. 516 or 1-800-267-1097 ext. 516.

Prenatal classes, taught by Public Health Nurses, are offered regularly throughout the year in the following areas:  Arnprior, Barry's Bay, Pembroke, Renfrew and Petawawa.

Classes are either :

  • 2-hour classes once a week for 7 weeks, or

  • 2 full-day classes (9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) on weekends.

A resource book called Healthy Beginnings and other useful handouts are provided to expectant mothers and their partners/support person. 

We recommend that you attend classes as early as possible in your pregnancy.

Topics covered during the classes include:

  • Fetal development
  • Nutrition
  • Tobacco, drugs and alcohol
  • Medical care and tests
  • Premature labour
  • Lifestyle choices for a healthy pregnancy
  • Healthy sexuality
  • Stages of labour
  • Comfort measures for labour and delivery
  • Breastfeeding
  • Involved fathers
  • Postpartum care and adjustment
  • Postpartum mood disorders
  • Family planning
  • Newborn care
  • Infant safety

Relaxation techniques, comfort measures, and breathing for labour and delivery are taught and practiced during these classes.

A tour of the maternal-child unit is organized with the local hospital.

To register for prenatal classes in Pembroke/Petawawa call: 613-735-8651 ext. 516.

To register for prenatal classes in Arnprior/Renfrew call: 613-623-2991 or 613-432-5853.

To register for prenatal classes in Barry's Bay call: 613-756-2744.

 

Regular office hours are 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Summer office hours are 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. during the months of July and August.

 

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