Prepare for childbirth with confidence in this one-day class designed to equip expectant parents with practical knowledge and skills for pregnancy, labor, and early parenting. Topics include the stages of labor, pain management options such as breathing techniques, relaxation methods, and medical interventions, the birthing process, postpartum recovery, breastfeeding basics, and newborn care. The class also explores the emotional and physical changes of pregnancy and postpartum while encouraging informed decision-making and effective communication with healthcare providers. Led by certified childbirth educator and trauma-informed doula Mandy Webb Hancock, this supportive class helps reduce anxiety and promotes a positive birth experience.
Registration includes book and admission for you and a partner thanks to the Grays Harbor Family Support Program
APPLE HEALTH CAN PAY FOR THIS CLASS
This course is eligible to be paid for by Washington Apple Health through the First Steps program. You must be pregnant and enrolled in WA Apple Health when you register, and when you take the class. Choose a class session below and follow the directions to register with Apple Health.
HOW TO REGISTER WITH APPLE HEALTH
Complete the Apple Health Billing Request and Consent for Services form online in the secure platform, SignNow. The form takes a few seconds to load.
- You will need your ProviderOne ID number or your Social Security number. It's secure to enter your ProviderOne ID or SSN in SignNow.
- You do not need to download an app. If you are on your phone, click the link to open the form, then find the link that says "Sign With Mobile Browser" near the bottom of the page to complete the form without downloading an app.
- When you're done, please be sure to click the button to Finalize and submit the form.
After we receive your completed form, we will verify your enrollment in Apple Health and finalize your registration in the class. If we have any questions or problems, we'll reach out to you. Once you are registered, we will call you and you will receive your registration information by email. You can check your course registration status in your Account at any time after you have been registered for the class.
GET HELP
Staff are available to help you with registration. Please call (360) 538-2539 or email ce@ghc.edu for assistance.
GRAYS HARBOR FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM
Childbirth Education is offered in partnership with the Grays Harbor Family Support Program, which provides course materials and a Welcome Baby kit for each participant. After the class, continue your parenting journey with a one-on-one meeting with a Family Support Program specialist, or attend the next Connect, Play, Learn play group.
Connect, Play, Learn
Resource Center and Play Group
First Tuesday of each Month
1:30 - 3:00 PM
Grays Harbor Public Health
2109 Sumner Ave
Aberdeen
Grays Harbor Family Support Program is a program of Grays Harbor County Public Health & Social Services, a Parents as Teachers Affiliate. The program is supported by funding from the Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families and the Department of Social and Health Services.
