In cooperation with your physician or midwife, McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital offers McCullough-Hyde Infant Readiness and Childbirth Learning Experience (MIRACLE), a prenatal education program in which an Obstetrical Registered Nurse will meet with you once during pregnancy at no charge.

The visits will include guidelines for caring for yourself and your baby throughout the pregnancy, delivery, and after the delivery. We will:

• Tour the unit & learn about what to expect in Labor, Postpartum and Discharge
• Provide access to support services.
• Offer guidelines for nutrition.
• Discuss pain management options during labor.
• Discuss newborn feeding options.
• Provide extensive breastfeeding education and support by an IBCLC
• Discuss basic care of your newborn including Safe Sleep Education.
• Provide you with information on all of our perinatal programs.

In addition, we will help you complete preadmission forms and other necessary paperwork. This will allow you to spend quality time with your family before and after the birth of your child. Participation in the program will help you be informed and prepared during this exciting time.

Classes are offered the following days and times: Tuesdays: 10 a.m. & 4 p.m.; Thursdays: 1 p.m. (Other days & times available upon request.)

To register, call 513-524-5689 or email Mary_Wagner@TriHealth.com

This class is cosponsored by the Childbirth Education Association (CEA).

Only register the expectant mother. She is encouraged to bring a birthing partner with her.

Do you want information about labor and delivery but are short on time? This class provides the information in a condensed format. In our interactive classes you will learn:

• Prenatal and infant nutrition
• How to know when you are in labor
• What will happen in the hospital?
• Comfort techniques to cope with labor and ways your coach can help.
• What your options are concerning medication and other interventions
• What you can expect after delivery for you and your baby

A Tour IS NOT included in this class.

The Breastfeeding class is offered free of charge with registration. To register for the FREE CEA In-Person Breastfeeding Class, use the promo code you recieve in your registration email.l.

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Can’t come to a childbirth class? We’ll bring it to you! Consider the Understanding Birth eClass your go-to guide for answers you can trust on childbirth. This interactive online course covers essential information on labor, medical procedures, comfort techniques, newborns, postpartum and much more. The course also highlights ways partners can help throughout the process. You’ll also get a sense of what labor is really like as you watch several birth stories. There are many interactive activities you will have access to, such as videos, animations, quizzes, relaxation exercises, and much more.

Multi-language access: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Arabic, Japanese, and Chinese. For those with vision, hearing, motor impairments, and cognitive disorders closed captions, read-along audio and other custom learner settings available.

You can access the eClass from any computer or mobile device with an Internet connection. It is advised that you enroll in this class at 28-32 weeks gestation. Allow 4-6 hours to complete. Thank you to the Good Samaritan Guild for their generous funding support for this program.

Can’t make it to an in-person cesarean class? We’ll bring it to you! Consider the Understanding Cesarean eClass your go-to guide for education and answers about medically-necessary cesarean births. This interactive online course is easy to understand, relatable, and loaded with helpful videos. The topics covered in this course are essential information about the types and reasons for cesareans, family-centered cesarean birth options, signs of labor, preparing for surgery, anesthesia and the surgical procedure, and breastfeeding and recovery. There are many interactive activities you will have access to such as quizzes, tools, resources, PDF downloads, animations, and much more.

Multi-language access: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Arabic, Japanese, and Chinese. For those with vision, hearing, motor impairments, and cognitive disorders closed captions, read-along audio and other custom learner settings available.

You can access the eClass from any computer or mobile device with an Internet connection. It is advised that you enroll in this class at 28-32 weeks gestation. Allow 2-3 hours to complete. 

This refresher course is an abridged version of our childbirth and breastfeeding classes. This class is offered as three, brief, prerecorded videos. Review the skills and tools to help you feel confident and prepared for your birth the second (or third…) time around! The videos are presented by our local instructors from Cincinnati Childbirth Education Association. These videos will cover:

• Comfort techniques to cope with labor and ways your coach can help
• What your options are concerning medication and other interventions
• What you can expect after delivery for you and your baby
• Important nutrients during pregnancy for you and baby
• Breastfeeding basics

Expecting twins or more and can’t make it to a multiples class? We will bring it to you! This interactive online course covers everything you need to know about your unique pregnancy, including what to expect from a vaginal or cesarean birth, breastfeeding more than one baby, and life at home with multiples. Throughout this class there are fun activities to help you learn and engaging video clips that share real stories of families with multiples.

Multi-language access: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Arabic, Japanese, and Chinese. For those with vision, hearing, motor impairments, and cognitive disorders closed captions, read-along audio and other custom learner settings available.

You can access this eClass from any computer or mobile device with an internet connection. Allow approximately 3-5 hours to complete this eClass.