Prenatal Classes

We offer the following classes:

Prepared Childbirth
Breast-feeding
Newborn Care
Sibling Counseling

Call 718-670-1-MOM(1666) for times, fees, and locations.

Primary Care and Specialties
Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery (Gynecological)
Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility
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Pregnancy - Prenatal Medical Care
Prenatal Medical Care
‘Broken Heart’ Syndrome More Common in Women
About Osteoporosis
Alcohol and Pregnancy
Amenorrhea
Amniocentesis
Anatomy of the Breasts
Anatomy of the Urinary System
Anatomy: Fetus in Utero
Another Reason to Talk with Your Doctor about Hormone Replacement Therapy
Antidepressants May Affect Miscarriage Risk
Arteries May Clear of Calcium Deposits with Extra Sleep
Asian-Caucasian Couples at Higher Risk for Gestational Diabetes
Aspirin May Increase Survival Odds After Breast Cancer
Asthma and Pregnancy
Asthma Risk Increases with Waist Size
Back Pain Relief Elusive: More Therapy Is Not Helping
Beyond Bone Health: The Power of Vitamin D
Binge Drinking: A Woman’s Health Concern
'Bio-identical' Hormone Therapy Questioned
Birth Statistics
Bone Density Test
Bone Health Affected by Tummy Fat
Bottle-Feeding
BRCA1: Hispanic, Young African-American Women
Breast Cancer Deaths Drop 2 Percent
Breast Cancer Patients Benefit from Weekly Taxol Doses
Breast Cancer Recurrence in Women of all Ages Studied
Breast Cancer Risk Factors
Breast Cancer Risk Linked to Bone Density
Breast Cancer Survival Status Found with Blood Marker
Breast Health
Breast Health: Three Step Plan for Preventive Care
Breast Infections and Inflammations
Breast Milk is the Best Milk
Breast-fed Babies Cope Better with School's Stressors
Breastfeeding Benefits Both Baby and Mother
Breastfeeding Difficulties - Baby
Breastfeeding Difficulties - Mother
Breastfeeding Rates Studied
Breastfeeding Your Baby
Brief Screening Can Detect Postpartum Depression
Caffeine Linked to Miscarriage
Calcifications Seen in Blood Vessels in Mammograms May Predict Stroke
Calculating a Due Date
Can a Blood Test Predict Postpartum Depression?
Care and Management of Multiple Pregnancy
Care of the Baby in the Delivery Room
Caring for the Mother: Physically and Emotionally
Cervicitis
Cesarean Births Reach Record Number in U.S.
Cesarean Delivery
Child’s Weight Linked to Mom's Weight before Pregnancy
Childhood Cancer Survivors Need Mammograms
Children More Likely to Smoke if Mom Smoked During Pregnancy
Child's Heart Risk Grows with Mom’s Weight in Pregnancy
Chocolate May Improve Blood Flow in Type 2 Diabetes
Cholesterol Later in Life, Premature Deliveries Linked
Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
Colorectal Cancer
Common Breast Conditions
Common Breast Lumps
Common Changes during Pregnancy
Common Discomforts During Pregnancy
Common Tests During Pregnancy
Complications of Multiple Pregnancy
Complications of Pregnancy
Components of Food
Conditions A-Z - About Clinical Trials: Information from the National Cancer Institute
Conditions A-Z - Cystocele (Fallen Bladder)
Conditions A-Z - Domestic Violence
Conditions A-Z - Recognize Gynecological Symptoms
Contraception/Birth Control
Core Needle Biopsy: Accurate with Fewer Complications
Could Enhancing Food Flavors Promote Weight Loss?
C-Section Rate Reaches Record High in U.S.
Cystocele (Fallen Bladder)
Delivery
Depression
Depression Is Untreated and Undertreated in Many Working Moms
Depression Linked with Low Bone Density
Diabetes (Type 1, 2, and Gestational)
Diabetes Linked to Depression During and After Pregnancy
Diagnosing Benign Breast Conditions
Dietary Fiber Important in Pregnancy
Digital Mammography Offers Even Lower Radiation Dose
Dilation and Curettage (D and C)
Domestic Violence
Don't Be Embarrassed About Pelvic Problems
Double Mastectomy for Breast Cancer Prevention on the Rise
Due Date Calculator
Dysmenorrhea
Easing Discomfort of Mammograms
Eating Fish Can Decrease Risk for Heart Disease
Effective Breastfeeding
Effective Sucking
Egg Donation Risks and Benefits Reported
Endometriosis
Episiotomy
Estrogen's Effects on the Female Body
Exercise
Exercise and the Aging Person
Exercise During Pregnancy
Experts Discuss Pros and Cons of Fish during Pregnancy
External and Internal Heart Rate Monitoring of the Fetus
Fertility Problems and Secondhand Smoke Linked
Fertility-Saving Measures as Good as Aggressive Treatment for Ovarian Cancer
Fetal Ultrasound
Fewer Women Than Men Meet Exercise Goal
Fibrocystic Breast Changes
Flat or Inverted Nipples
Frequently Asked Questions: Mammograms
Gastric Bypass (Malabsorptive) Surgery
Gastric Stapling (Restrictive) Surgery
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)
Getting Started
Glossary - Pregnancy and Childbirth
Glossary - Women's Center
Glossary - Women's Health
Good Night's Sleep Linked to Happy Marriage
Gynecologic Inflammations and Infections
Gynecological Anatomy
Gynecological Concerns
Health Promotion and Prevention
Healthy Lifestyle Can Keep Pre-Diabetes under Control
Healthy Pregnancy Guide
Healthy Pregnancy Newsletter - Home
Healthy Vaginal Bacteria Unique to Each Woman
Healthy Woman - Manage Your Medications
Healthy Woman - Plan and Prepare for Pregnancy
Healthy Woman - Watch Your Weight
Healthy Woman - Women's Healthcare Guidelines
Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
Heart Attack Signs May Be Missed by Younger Women
Heart Concerns Linked to Premature Delivery
Heart Disease Risk Factors
Heart Risk Linked to Simple Carbs
Hip Fracture
Hispanic Women Discover Own Breast Cancer, But Wait
Home Page - Gynecology - Tests and Procedures
Home Page - Pregnancy and Childbirth
Home Page - Pregnancy, Birth, and Baby Center
Home Page - Women's Center
Home Page - Women's Health
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Hormone Therapy Increases Likelihood of Reflux
Hormone Therapy May Be OK for Some Women
Hormones During Pregnancy
How Milk is Made
How to Perform a Breast Self-Examination
HPV Test Better Predictor for Long-Term Cancer Risk
HPV Test Finds Cervical Cancer Earlier
Hypothyroidism and Pregnancy
Hysterectomy
Illegal Drug Use and Pregnancy
Inducing Labor Linked to Increased C-Section Risk
Ineffective Latch-On or Sucking
Infertility
Infertility Risk Factors for Men and Women
Insufficient or Delayed Milk Production
Interstitial Cystitis
Introduction to Menopause
Java and Pregnancy: An OK Combo?
Labor
Labor and Delivery
Lack of Exercise at Young Age Raises Hypertension Risk
Life Span Could Shorten from Eating Too Much Red Meat
Lifestyle May Counter Genetic Influence on Blood Pressure
Light Drinking Linked with Less Weight Gain in Midlife
Link Between Premature Birth and Diet Sodas Suggested
Lobular Breast Cancer Linked to HRT Use
Low Milk Production
Low Vitamin D a Problem for Women with Breast Cancer
Lower Weight Urged for Obese Women Planning Pregnancy
Lumbar Strain (Weight Lifter's Back)
Lumpectomy
Maintaining Weight Loss
Mammography
Manage Your Medications
Managing Stress
Many Doctors Still Urging Yearly Pap Tests
Many Heart Disease Patients Unaware of Heart Attack Symptoms
Mastalgia (Breast Pain)
Mastitis
Medical Conditions and Pregnancy
Medical Treatment for Obesity
Medications and Pregnancy
Menopause
Menopause Boosts Belly Fat, Study Says
Menorrhagia
Menstrual Conditions
Mental Health
Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic Syndrome Addressed with Moderate Exercise
Middle-Aged Women Who Drink Alcohol May Have Increased Cancer Risk
Midlife Exercise Heralds Healthy Aging
Midlife Moms: Planning for a Safe Pregnancy Past 35
Mismanaged Breastfeeding
Mixed Reviews on Alcohol Use by Women
Moderate Drinking May Hasten Breast Cancer Return
Moderate Drinking May Offer Benefits to Women
Moms-To-Be Can Eat Apples to Ward off Asthma in Offspring
More Women Face Mental Illness
Multiple Pregnancy
New Heart Disease Guidelines for Women
Newborn Multiples
Nipple Problems and Discharge
Normal Breast Development
Notice Breast Changes? They May Be Normal
Nutrition During Pregnancy
Obesity
Obesity a Factor in Increasing Numbers of Type 2 Diabetes Cases
Obesity Treatment Overview
Obesity, Heart Disease Risk Studied
Online Resources - Pregnancy and Childbirth
Online Resources - Women's Center
Online Resources - Women's Health
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis Quiz
Ovarian Cancer Diagnosed by Symptoms plus Blood Test
Ovarian Cancer Odds Lowered with Fiber, Low-Fat Diet
Over-Active Let-Down
Overview of Multiple Pregnancy
Overview of Obesity
Overview of Sports Injuries
Panel Confirms Risks of Hormone Therapy
Panel Nixes Supplements for Bone Health
Pap Test
Patellar Tendonitis (Jumper's Knee)
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (Runner's Knee)
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
Pelvic Pain
Pelvic Ultrasound
Perimenopause
Plan and Prepare for Pregnancy
Planning a Pregnancy
Plugged Milk Ducts
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
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Postpartum - Page 11
Postpartum - Page 2
Postpartum - Page 3
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Postpartum - Page 5
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Postpartum - Page 9
Postpartum Care
Postpartum Thyroiditis
Preconception - Page 1
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Preconception - Page 2
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Preconception - Page 4
Preconception - Page 5
Preconception - Page 6
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Preconception - Page 9
Pregnancy
Pregnancy - Alcohol and Pregnancy
Pregnancy - Birth Statistics
Pregnancy - Calculating a Due Date
Pregnancy - Care of the Baby in the Delivery Room
Pregnancy - Caring for the Mother: Physically and Emotionally
Pregnancy - Common Discomforts During Pregnancy
Pregnancy - Common Tests During Pregnancy
Pregnancy - Complications of Pregnancy
Pregnancy - Delivery
Pregnancy - Glossary
Pregnancy - Hormones During Pregnancy
Pregnancy - Hub Page
Pregnancy - Illegal Drug Use and Pregnancy
Pregnancy - Labor
Pregnancy - Medical Conditions and Pregnancy
Pregnancy - Medications and Pregnancy
Pregnancy - Nutrition During Pregnancy
Pregnancy - Planning a Pregnancy
Pregnancy - Risks to Pregnancy
Pregnancy - Sex During Pregnancy
Pregnancy - Signs of Pregnancy / The Pregnancy Test
Pregnancy - Sleeping During Pregnancy
Pregnancy - Smoking and Pregnancy
Pregnancy - The First Trimester
Pregnancy - The Menstrual Cycle: An Overview
Pregnancy - The Second Trimester
Pregnancy - The Third Trimester
Pregnancy - Warning Signs During Pregnancy
Pregnancy - Weight Gain During Pregnancy
Pregnancy - Work and Pregnancy
Pregnancy Overview
Pregnancy Weeks 0-12 - Page 1
Pregnancy Weeks 0-12 - Page 10
Pregnancy Weeks 0-12 - Page 11
Pregnancy Weeks 0-12 - Page 2
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Pregnancy Weeks 13-18 - Page 1
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Pregnancy Weeks 19-24 - Page 1
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Pregnancy Weeks 25-32 - Page 1
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Pregnancy Weeks 33-37 - Page 1
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Pregnancy Weeks 38-Birth - Page 1
Pregnancy Weeks 38-Birth - Page 10
Pregnancy Weeks 38-Birth - Page 11
Pregnancy Weeks 38-Birth - Page 2
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Pregnancy Weeks 38-Birth - Page 8
Pregnancy Weeks 38-Birth - Page 9
Pregnancy--Exercise During Pregnancy
Pregnant? Sleep Well for Good Blood Pressure
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
Preterm Birth Risks Seldom Discussed
Preventing Cardiovascular Diseases
Preventing Obesity
Preventing Sports Injuries
Pump Iron to Prevent Lymphedema Flare-ups
Putting the Focus on Heart Disease
Radiotracers Bring New Views for Breast Imaging
Raloxifene May Help Lower the Risk of Invasive Breast Cancer
Rates of Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Have Doubled
Recognize Gynecological Symptoms
Red Meat's Effect on Women's Heart Risk Studied
Respiratory Symptoms Wax and Wane with Period
Restricting Insulin to Lose Weight Increases Problems
Revised Guidelines for Gestational Diabetes Could Triple Cases
Risks to Pregnancy
Safer Sex Guidelines
Second Trimester Prenatal Screening Tests
Sex During Pregnancy
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Shin Splints
Signs of Pregnancy / The Pregnancy Test
Skin Cancer
Sleeping During Pregnancy
Slow or Poor Infant Weight Gain
Smoking and Pregnancy
Some Fats Actually May Help the Heart
Sore Nipples
Spare Tire Increases Heart Disease Risk
Sperm Health Boosted with Folate
Sports and Fractures
Sports Injuries
Staying Healthy After Menopause
Stereo Mammography Adds Tool for Finding Breast Cancer
Strict Diabetes Control with Heart Disease Still Under Review
Study Finds Incontinence in Women Somewhat Common
Study Shows Concern for Obese Breast Cancer Patients
Surgery Tops Stents for Multiple Heart Blockages
Surgical Treatment for Obesity
Symptoms and Diagnosis of Multiple Pregnancy
Telling Family and Friends about Your Breast Cancer Diganosis
The First Trimester
The Menstrual Cycle
The Pregnant Mother
The Second Trimester
The Third Trimester
Thyroid Disorders in Women
Too Few Women Seek Testing for Chlamydia
Topic Index - Pregnancy and Childbirth
Topic Index - Pregnancy Center
Topic Index - Women's Center
Topic Index - Women's Health
Traveling While Pregnant or Breastfeeding
Treatment of Obesity
Triglycerides Linked to Risk for Heart Disease
Tumor Size and Type Helps Predict Breast Cancer Outcome
Typical Western Diet Fuels Metabolic Syndrome
Undertreatment of Women Linked to More Heart Attack Deaths
Urinary Conditions
Urinary Incontinence
Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
Vaginitis
Vulvitis
Waiting For Biopsy Results May Be Harmful to Your Health
Warning Signs During Pregnancy
Watch Your Weight
Weight Gain During Pregnancy
What New Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations Mean for You
Winter Months Bring Elevated Blood Pressure, Experts Say
Women and Heart Disease Quiz
Women: Ride a Bike, Prevent Weight Gain
Women's Center - Conditions A-Z
Women's Center - Healthy Woman
Women's Center - Tests and Procedures
Women's Center - Women's Health Newsletter
Women's Center - Your Body
Women's Health Care Guidelines
Women's Heart Risk Linked to Coronary Calcium
Women's Heart Risks Increase with High Blood Sugar
Women's Perception of Precancerous Lesion a Concern
Work and Pregnancy
Working Moms Say They Are Healthier
Young Mothers Weigh More than Their Peers
Your Body - The Menstrual Cycle

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