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Baby Care Basics

Get ready for life with your newborn baby!  Learn to recognize your baby's needs and amazing abilities and explore ways of caring for and comforting your newborn.  A mix of hands-on practice, video and demonstrations will increase your confidence and ease your transition into your new role as a parent. 

PLEASE NOTE:
These topics are covered in our Childbirth Preparation: 4-week prenatal series and Childbirth Preparation: Weekend prenatal series. This separate one-night class is for those that have not taken a Childbirth Preparation course OR those who would like more education and practice on caring for a newborn. 

Topics to be covered include:

  • Newborn behaviors and cares - including bathing, diapering, swaddling and dressing your baby
  • Strategies to calm and comfort your baby
  • Keeping your baby safe - including car seat basics, safe sleep practices, and other safety considerations
  • Basic feeding principles - breastfeeding and bottle feeding
  • Recognizing feeding cues and your baby's communication patterns
  • Taking baby's temperature and knowing when to seek medical advice
  • Identify Mayo Clinic and community resources that can help ease your transition into parenthood
  • Adjustment to parenthood and maintaining connection with others 

All registered participants will receive a confirmation email within one hour after registering (be sure to check your e-mail junk folder if you don't see the e-mail in your inbox). Please contact us immediately (phone: 507/266-7473 or email: perinataleducation@mayo.edu) if you do not receive an email.

PLEASE NOTE: Some dates of our Baby Care Basics classes are being held via Mayo Clinic's use of the Zoom platform. Zoom classes are noted next to the dates below.


Additional information

Time: 10:00a.m. to 12:00p.m. / 7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.
Length: One class, 2 hours
Fee: $ 20.00

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Day Date Type Location Fee Vacancies Map
Monday June 12, 2023
(7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.)
Virtual (Live) Zoom $ 20.00 1 View
Tuesday June 27, 2023
(7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.)
In Person Classroom $ 20.00 1 View
Saturday July 8, 2023
(10:00a.m. to 12:00p.m.)
In Person Classroom $ 20.00 6 View
Thursday July 20, 2023
(7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.)
Virtual (Live) Zoom $ 20.00 7 View
Monday July 31, 2023
(7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.)
In Person Classroom $ 20.00 5 View
Tuesday August 8, 2023
(7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.)
In Person Classroom $ 20.00 6 View
Thursday August 24, 2023
(7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.)
In Person Classroom $ 20.00 5 View
Tuesday August 29, 2023
(7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.)
Virtual (Live) Zoom $ 20.00 10 View
Tuesday September 12, 2023
(7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.)
In Person Classroom $ 20.00 8 View
Wednesday September 13, 2023
(7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.)
Virtual (Live) Zoom $ 20.00 12 View
Thursday September 28, 2023
(7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.)
In Person Classroom $ 20.00 5 View
Wednesday October 4, 2023
(7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.)
In Person Classroom $ 20.00 6 View
Monday October 16, 2023
(7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.)
Virtual (Live) Zoom $ 20.00 11 View
Wednesday October 25, 2023
(7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.)
In Person Classroom $ 20.00 7 View
Saturday November 11, 2023
(10:00a.m. to 12:00p.m.)
In Person Classroom $ 20.00 8 View
Wednesday November 15, 2023
(7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.)
Virtual (Live) Zoom $ 20.00 12 View
Monday November 20, 2023
(7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.)
In Person Classroom $ 20.00 8 View
Tuesday December 5, 2023
(7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.)
In Person Classroom $ 20.00 8 View
Monday December 11, 2023
(7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.)
Virtual (Live) Zoom $ 20.00 12 View
Thursday December 21, 2023
(7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.)
In Person Classroom $ 20.00 7 View