Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit

Site: Bradford

Service: Prenatal Classes

Record #: BAR1177
Last Modified: 05 Nov 2024
Last Full Update: 18 Jun 2024

Memos and Bulletins

Public Comments Secure email is available from the website - an online form on the Contact Us page

Contact Information

Office Phone Cookstown Office: 705-458-1103, Health Connection: 705-721-7520
Toll Free Phone 1-877-721-7520, Health Connection
Fax 705-458-0105
Website www.simcoemuskokahealth.org/Topics/PP2B/PregnancyBirthPostpartum/PrenatalClasses
Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Simcoe.Muskoka

Site Information

Description (Site)

Program is held at the Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library, near the intersection of Holland St W and Professor Day Dr.
Located In Community Bradford West Gwillimbury
Address & Map
Program Location- Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
425 Holland St W
Bradford West Gwillimbury, ON
Canada L3Z 0J2
Intersection Holland St W and Professor Day Dr
Mailing Address Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. Cookstown Branch 
25 King St S, Unit 2 
Cookstown, ON 
Canada L0L 1L0
Physical Access Fully Accessible

Description and Service Details

Description (Service)

Free in-person and online prenatal classes

In-Person Classes:

  • Labour and Birth (labour, comfort techniques, medical procedures)
  • After Baby is Born (breastfeeding, newborn care, postpartum)
  • Meet other pregnant people and families
  • Talk about pregnancy, birth, and newborns
  • Get answers to your questions and concerns from a public health nurse

Self-Guided Online Prenatal Class with audio (include pregnancy modules)

  • Pregnancy (prenatal care and tests, baby's growth, body changes, mental health, eating & weight gain, physical activity, sex, preterm labour, alcohol, drugs and smoking, safety, and special pregnancy considerations)
  • Labour and Birth (labour, comfort techniques, medical procedures, caesarean birth, relaxation exercises)
  • After Baby is Born (breastfeeding, newborn care, postpartum)
  • Choose the information that interests you
  • Learn at your own pace
  • Learn when and where you are most comfortable
Hours
  • Office: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-12:30 pm, 1:30 pm-4:30 pm
  • Telephone Health Connection: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm
  • Classes: call or check website for dates
Areas Served Bradford ; Simcoe County
Eligibility Parents, caregivers, expectant parents
Application
  • register early in pregnancy as classes fill quickly
  • call Health Connection to register
  • see website to register for online prenatal classes
Languages English; French - Reception, Programs; Other - Service in additional languages can be arranged
Fees None

Agency Information

Parent Agency Name Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
Legal Status (50) Non Profit ; (51) Registered Charity
Funding Regional / Municipal ; Provincial

Taxonomy and Classification

Service Categories Breastfeeding Support Programs ; Childbirth Education ; General Expectant/New Parent Assistance Programs