Childbirth Class Weekend Express @ Lakeview Hospital

Meet other expectant parents and get your questions answered by an experienced midwife/lactation consultant. Take this class anytime during the second half of pregnancy. Class includes a tour of the Birth Center at Lakeview Hospital and information about how to schedule a tour at other HealthPartners hospitals.

Class topics include:

• Anatomy of pregnancy and birth
• Preparing for labor
• When to come to the hospital, and what to expect when you arrive
• Stages of labor and birth
• Medical interventions that you may be offered
• Discussing options with your healthcare team
• Comfort and relaxation techniques for prenancy, labor, and parenthood
• Benefits and side effects of pain medications
• How your partner/support person can help
• Challenges, complications, and unexpected outcomes
• Vaginal birth, cesarean birth
• Postpartum recovery
• Newborn care
• Newborn behavior and communication
• Ways to support your baby’s physical, social, and emotional development
• Sleep safety
• Referral to a Car Seat Clinic
• Mental health of new parents
• Easing the transition to parenthood
• Connecting new families with community resources
• Other topics of interest, determined by class participants

Note* This class meets Friday evening and Saturday

Click on Select a Date to choose your weekend program.

Friday, 6pm to 8:30pm and Saturday, 9am to 3pm.

Hardenbergh Conference Room of Lakeview Hospital.

Instructor: Karlyn Peterson, Certified Nurse-Midwife, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant

facilitator for Baby Café at Lakeview Hospital (breastfeeding support group)

Choose a 2026 weekend:

February 6 & 7

April 17 & 18

June 12 & 13

September 18 & 19

October 16 & 17

December 4 & 5

Cost: $75 per couple

For questions, contact karlyn.m.peterson@lakeview.org

This class is also offered in a 4 week series.

This instructor also offers a breastfeeding class.