Classes & Events

Maternity Classes at Jupiter Medical Center

Jupiter Medical Center offers a variety of informational classes for expectant parents.

For a schedule of classes or to register, please click here.

You can also send an e-mail to obed@jupitermed.com or call 561-263-2676 and our obstetrics department educator can assist you with registration.

Please note, all classes require advance registration and have a maximum capacity. Registration is available on a first come, first serve basis.

Birthing Suites Tour

We encourage all expectant parents to tour Florence A. De George Children’s & Women’s Services obstetrics unit at Jupiter Medical Center before admission. Tours are given about three times a month: All tours start in the OB waiting room on the third floor. Please use the South hospital entrance upon arrival. Click here to register. If you are taking a birthing class, you do not need to register for a separate tour.

Childbirth Classes

This series of three classes prepares new parents for birth by covering such topics as: labor and delivery, labor support techniques, breathing and relaxation, childbirth film, postpartum care and c-section information. Each series has three classes and includes a tour of the birthing suites. Click here to register.

Saturday Childbirth Class

This childbirth class meets the needs of new parents by offering labor and delivery, postpartum care, epidural, c-section and natural birth information. The material is identical to the three-class series, but conducted in a one-day format. Participants will have a lunch break, and a tour of the birthing suites. Click here to register.

Newborn Care Class

This class will teach parents the basics of baby care including: normal newborn characteristics, circumcision care, sleep patterns, safety, comfort measures, bathing, choosing a pediatrician, diapering and illness. Click here to register.

Breastfeeding Class

This class provides the support you need to make breastfeeding a joyous and rewarding experience. The class features information regarding positioning the baby, establishing your milk supply and pumping, nutrition, and information on going back to work and breastfeeding. Click here to register.

Dancing for Birth™

Dancing For Birth™ classes are for women in any stage of pregnancy and for postpartum women wearing their babies in soft slings or wraps. These 60 minute weekly classes fuse dance fitness with childbirth and postpartum education. Discover ways to move instinctively, use gravity, and encourage babies to more easily navigate the pelvis, as we rock to the rhythm of world beats. No dance experience necessary! Click here to register.

Family & Friends CPR Class

Family & Friends CPR teaches adult, child and infant CPR, as well as airway obstruction removal for all three age groups. This class is sanctioned by the American Heart Association, but is not a certification for professionals. Click here to register.

Sibling Class

This class will prepare big brothers and sisters (ages 3-8) for their new arrival, including viewing a birthing suite, educational video, making a gift for the new baby and the gift of a t-shirt. The class is followed by a hospital tour. Click here to register.

Boot Camp for New Dads

For men only, Boot Camp for New Dads is a three-hour workshop facilitated by other dads. New dads coach expectant dads on the realities of fatherhood. Dads-to-be will learn about becoming a dad, forming a new family, birth and bonding and caring for a new mother and baby. More information is available at http://gatheringpb.com/ministries/bootcamp/, or by calling 561-263-2676 or 561-622-4913. Advanced registration requested. Click here to register.

Gestational Diabetes Management Program

Gestational diabetes is a temporary condition in which the body of a pregnant woman doesn’t produce enough insulin. When you’re pregnant, hormonal changes can make your cells less responsive to insulin. If your pancreas doesn’t keep up with the increased insulin demand during pregnancy, your blood glucose levels will increase, resulting in gestational diabetes.

Jupiter Medical Center’s Diabetes Education Department offers a Gestational Diabetes Management Program which includes:

• Individual consultation provided by a registered nurse, and a registered dietitian who are both Certified Diabetes Educators and bilingual (Spanish/English)
• An overview of gestational diabetes
• Blood glucose monitoring (free glucose meter given)
• Ketone testing
• Exercise
• Meal planning
• Lifestyle changes to prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes
• Insulin instruction or insulin pump if indicated

A physician prescription and recent lab reports are required to set up your consultation.
A progress note and management plan will be sent to your physician after the initial consultation.

For more information, call 561-263-5067. To schedule an appointment, call 561-263-4414 and press option 1.

Payment methods:

To pay with a debit or credit card: Please call the cashiers office at 561-263-3547 (with the exception of Boot Camp for New Dads. This fee will need to be paid the day of class).

To pay with check or cash: Please bring with you and pay the day of your class.