Maternity
Welcome to our Maternity Program. We offer several classes to meet your needs.
Taught by experienced instructors:
Julie Revolinski, R.N. Labor and delivery nurse for 15 years, employed by Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center. She is a mother of 1.
Sue McFall One of the "original" labor and delivery nurses of Sutter Maternity Surgery Center. 21 years of experience and mother of 4.
Megan Bunch, C.C.E. Teaching childbirth education since 2003. She is also a certified Doula and Prenatal Yoga instructor. She is a mother of 2.
- Whole Birth® Yoga and SUPPORT
- Six-Week Childbirth Preparation
- Fast Track to Childbirth Preparation
- Infant Care and Breastfeeding
- Infant Massage
- Baby Sign Language Introductory Workshop
- Baby Sign Language Play group
- New Mom and Baby Yoga and Suport
- Mothers have needs too!
Whole Birth® Yoga and SUPPORT
Come stretch, relax and rejuvenate! Learn yoga postures for strength, tone, balance and agility. Enhance your comfort in pregnancy while preparing your body and mind for birth. Enjoy the company of other pregnant women, sharing the challenges and joys of this time. Perfect for all stages of pregnancy. No experience is necessary.
Class size is limited. Sign up early.
Instructor: Robin Sale, CHT, founder of Whole Birth® Yoga and Support
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Six-Week Childbirth Preparation
This comprehensive series covers breathing techniques, relaxation methods, stages of labor and delivery, hospital procedures, postpartum recovery, and birthing options to prepare you and your partner for your upcoming birth experience. A tour of Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center is included.
Instructors: Sue McFall, R.N., Julie Revolinski, R.N., Megan Bunch, CCE
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Fast Track to Childbirth Preparation
This weekend class is offered once a month to expectant parents whose schedules don’t allow for the traditional six-week class. This series covers breathing techniques, relaxation methods, stages of labor and delivery, hospital procedures, postpartum recovery, and birthing options to prepare you and your partner for your upcoming birth experience. Infant care and breastfeeding are not included in this class. A tour of Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center is not included.
Instructor: Megan Bunch, CCE
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Infant Care and Breastfeeding
The class covers normal infant behavior, sleep/wake cycles, reading and responding to your baby’s cues, swaddling and comforting, and bathing and diapering. Breastfeeding and bottle-feeding basics; breastfeeding beyond the first week; the use of a breast pump; expressing and storing your milk; and selecting appropriate equipment will also be covered.
Taught by Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center Lactation Department.
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Infant Massage
A two-hour class where parents and caregivers will learn techniques for reducing colic, gas, congestion and teething discomfort. Promotes bonding, mindful communication and sounder sleep; improves digestion; and helps baby learn to relax. Parents will learn to understand the baby’s nonverbal cues. A combination of Swedish, Indian and reflexology techniques will be included.
Instructor: Shannon Innis, CIMI
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Baby Sign Language Introductory Workshop
Baby sign language allows you to communicate with hearing babies long before they can verbalize their wants and needs. Research studies show that signing with babies accelerates language acquisition, reduces frustration, enhances a child’s self esteem and deepens the bond between parent and child. The one-and-a-half hour workshop is designed to introduce basic baby signs that are based on American Sign Language (ASL) and is designed for expectant parents and parents with babies ranging in age from birth to 18 months. Fun activities and songs will show how easy it can be to integrate these signs into your everyday routine and jump-start your child’s verbal skills.
Instructor: Bill White, B.S. He is a baby sign language instructor for Mission College in Santa Clara and teaches at several facilities in the area. He is the proud father of two hearing sons who both sign.
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Baby Sign Language Play group
Daytime & Evening sessions
It’s time to take the next step in the world of baby sign language. Stop guessing what your baby is trying to tell you and start spending more time fulfilling your child’s specific desires and needs. Join Bill White for six interactive, one-hour play groups. In a playful environment, you will build your sign language vocabulary through songs, games and activities. Weekly themes include mealtime, animals, colors, family, safety and more. Babies’ minds are developmentally ready to start memorizing words and signs by 6 months of age, so you will want to have a solid signing vocabulary by then. Start building your baby sign language skills today.
Instructor: Bill White, B.S. He is a baby sign language instructor for Mission College in Santa Clara and teaches at several facilities in the area. He is the proud father of two hearing sons who both sign.
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New Mom and Baby Yoga and Suport
Welcome to the other side of birth with Robin Sale. The class will be a fun and relaxing time to celebrate and commiserate, move, stretch, dance and sing with your baby. There will be lots of support, story swapping and sharing the amazing creative genius that only new mothers have. We will learn the tricks of the trade – making them up as we go along, of course.
Instructor: Robin Sale, CHT, founder of Whole Birth® Yoga and Support
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Mothers have needs too!
Do you work 24/7, earn zero income and handle daily complaints from very small clients? Then this workshop is for you! Rewrite your job description. Revitalize your daily workload so it meets your needs, too. Connect with other mothers. Strengthen your pride in this work. Slow down, accept and enjoy this brief, fleeting stage of life.
Instructor: Allison Gilbert, M.A., LMFT
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