The Regional Municipality of York offers a variety of prenatal classes and programs all year round including Evening or Weekend Classes and All Babies Count (ABC)
Evening or Weekend Prenatal Classes
Designed for pregnant women and their partners/support persons. Six evening classes or two weekend day classes, facilitated by a public health nurse. These classes require registration and a fee of $42.00 is charged to cover the cost of materials. Classes are offered in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
Prenatal classes
English Chinese
Topics Include
- Physical and emotional changes in pregnancy
- Healthy lifestyle choices and pregnancy care
- Labour and delivery
- Comfort measures during labour
- Breastfeeding
- Newborn care
- Adjusting to parenthood
- Communication and parenting skills
- Community resources for new parents
- Perinatal mood disorder
To register for the prenatal education that best suits your needs or to contact a Public Health Nurse call York Region's Health Connection at 1-800-361-5653, TTY 1-866-252-9933.
We are committed to making our programs accessible to persons with disabilities; please identify your needs to us. Classes are available for York Region residents only.
For class cancellation information (bad weather or other unforeseen circumstance) please call 1-877-464-9675 ext. 4950 or 905-830-4444 ext. 4950.
More information on locations
All Babies Count (ABC)
A Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program in partnership with Rose of Sharon, Social Enterprise for Canada and Pathways for Children, Youth and Families of York Region.
This is a prenatal program for single women, teens and women who are newcomers to Canada. This is a free community-based service that provides food, nutrition information, support, education, referral and counselling on health issues. Transportation available if needed.
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