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The next best thing to an instruction manual for newborns, our courses include interactive instruction for parents-to-be, grandparents, and even siblings, to ensure that the whole family is ready to welcome baby home. For the educational sessions , you'll need to sign-up in advance. We recommend signing up for classes by your second trimester and finishing them four weeks prior to your due date. Also, be sure to choose your preferred class location, Sarasota or North Port . Click to see our calendar of upcoming childbirth education offerings and to sign-up. If you have any questions, please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions or email child-birth@smh.com . Useful Links Calendar Sign-up Here Frequently Asked Questions Course Locator Maps SMH Main Campus Waldemere Medical Plaza North Port Preparing for a New Baby: Pre-birth Courses Prepared : Designed to help expectant mothers and their partner or support person prepare for the birth experience, this course covers such topics as how to know when you are in labor, techniques to facilitate a smooth delivery, pain-management options and post-birth care for mom. The eight-hour class includes a tour of Labor & Delivery and Mother-Baby units. It is offered as an all-day Saturday class or as a four-week series (two hours once a week for four weeks). COST: $80 per couple + processing fee Online Prepared Childbirth Class: Our popular Prepared Childbirth Class is now offered online, so busy parents-to-be can prepare for the birth experience whenever and wherever it’s most convenient for them. The interactive, online course closes with an in-person education session on labor support strategies and a walking tour of the Labor & Delivery and Mother-Baby suites at the Sarasota Memorial Hospital main campus. Online class participants will learn essential information about labor, comforting techniques for delivery, pain-management options, Cesarean birth and post-birth care for mom. The course includes birth-story videos and an opportunity to customize your own birth plan. The online materials take about five hours to complete, but participants can go at their own pace and will have access to the materials for six months, plus access to the bonus “Parents Toolbox” content for 18 months. The ‘in-person’ education/tour session requires about 2½ hours. To register for the online class, go to the calendar Once you’ve registered and paid, look for an e-mail with course-login instructions within three business days. COST: $80 per couple + processing fee Baby Care Basics: This two-hour class teaches parents-to-be the essentials for caring for a newborn. Increase your confidence and new-parent know-how with instruction on bathing and diapering, newborn sleep cycles, swaddling, how to calm a crying baby, infant safety and more. COST: $50 per couple + processing fee Breastfeeding Basics: In this two-hour class, expectant moms and their partners learn what to expect, the benefits of nursing, positioning and latch techniques, how to maintain milk supply, and tips ...