Classes & Tours
Highland Family Maternity Center classes and tours are designed for women and families to help them prepare for childbirth and the joys and challenges of caring for newborn infants.
Our Classes
Enjoy Learning With Others
Classes are hosted by our highly educated staff, encouraging new parents to participate. Our interactive classes offered are:
- Childbirth Series: A comprehensive look at labor, delivery and postpartum recovery. This series is designed to better prepare you for a positive birth experience.
- Breastfeeding: Led by our certified lactation consultants, this class will prepare you for confident breastfeeding and the benefits to you and your baby.
Learn Online, Anytime
We offer self-paced online classes covering pregnancy, labor, medical procedures, newborns and postpartum. These classes are designed for you to complete where, when and how you learn best.
- Understanding Birth: This interactive online course covers essential information on labor and delivery along with how to create your own birth plan. This class also highlights ways your partner can help throughout the process.
- Understanding Natural Childbirth Techniques: This interactive online course covers the philosophy behind natural childbirth and how to increase comfort through positioning, massage, breathing and much more.
- Understanding Your Newborn: This interactive online course covers essential information for the first six weeks and beyond, including clear video examples of bathing, feeding, diapering and when to call the doctor.
Our Tours
Part of preparing for birth is knowing what to expect when you arrive. Highland hospital offers multiple ways for you to tour our Family Maternity Center and help you feel more comfortable when your birthing day arrives.
- In-person Tours: Offered once a month, mom and one support person will be personally guided around our Family Maternity Center. You must adhere to current visitor guidelines and no children under the age of 12 are permitted to join. Maximum 6 couples per session.
- Live Zoom Tours: Offered once a month, you will be guided live through our Family Maternity Center via zoom from the comfort of your home.
- On Demand Tour: View images of our Family Maternity Center at your convenience. See video below
For more information or questions, please contact us at (585) 473-2229 or email hhclasses@urmc.rochester.edu.
- Class financial assistance is available for those who qualify.
- For our non-English speaking and Deaf or Hard of Hearing patients, interpretation services are available.