At Southview we offer special discount package options. This includes our OPTIMAL PACKAGE A FOR $55.00 (Baby Club, Prenatal Preparation Class, Breastfeeding and Baby Care). Our EXCEPTIONS PACKAGE B FOR $70.00 (Baby Club, Prenatal Preparation~ Weekend, Breastfeeding and Baby Care). PACKAGE C FOR $30 (Baby Club, Prenatal Refresher Class and Sibling Class).

There are many benefits to delivering at Southview. You may join our Exclusive Baby Club for a nominal fee of $20! This includes a free one hour massage and a lullaby CD IF you and your physician deliver at Southview.

Topics covered include baby massage, normal newborn characteristics, well baby/sick baby, feeding, bathing, diapering, infant safety, a baby's schedule, play and car seat safety.

Topics include the production of breast milk, breast preparation and initiation of breastfeeding along with potential problems and their management. Also discussed will be your baby's role, breastfeeding during your hospital stay and breastfeeding while as a working mother. This class should be taken very close to your due date.

This class meets one time and is taught by CPR certified registered nurses and respiratory therapists. Basic CPR and choking prevention is presented. No certification is given. Class space is limited to ensure a low instructor/student ratio.

Infant Massage is held once a month. Learn the art of infant massage on your newborn. This class is taught by a certified infant massage instructor and is generally taken after the baby's birth.

Women and their families will learn how to use herbs, aromotherapy and accupressure to support themselves through labor. Additional topics to be discussed include herbal teas and tinctures to ease childbirth, aromatherapy for relaxation, and easy accupressure points to relax the pelvis, quicken labor and relieve pain and anxiety.

A free organzied tour of labor and delivery, mother/baby unit, and the nursery are given once a week. The culture of the unit is explained and questions are addressed. Tours are included in all Prenatal classes taken at Southview Hospital.

This three week evening series covers the physical and emotional changes of the birthing process, relaxation, breathing and pushing techniques, medication/anesthesia options, cesearean birth information, and post partum adjustments to the new family. This class is held at Southview Hospital. Saturday Classes are also offered every other month.

This class provides a tour of the center, a review of the labor and delivery process, birth options plus breathing and relaxation techniques. A question and answer session is also provided. Please call 401-6444 for class schedule. We will be happy to assist you!

Safe Sitter improves the welfare of young children by increasing the availability of young adolescents, ages 11-13, that are instructed in safe and nurturing child care techniques. The lives of adolescents are enhanced by providing the opportunity to acquire competencies in rescue skills, basic first aid and nurturing, safe child care techniques. Please call the Community Wellness Department for further information. 937-384-4884

Prepare your children for the arrival of their new sibling. This class includes a tour of the maternity center, making a gift for the new baby, self-estem issues, holding and diapering the baby, and changes when living with a baby. Children ages 3-10 should attend. (Parents are required to attend with thier children to this class.)

These classes provide the same material as the Prenatal (Childbirth) Class. They also focus on community/hospital resources, and offer information on informed decisions, coping skills, self-esteem, self-development and teen support groups. These classes also provide an opportunity for informal discussions.