Health

Porter Regional Hospital has teamed with local organization Beyond the Baby Blues to offer parents faced with post-partum depression, anxiety or another perinatal mood disorders peer support, encouragement and understanding. The group meets on the...

This free monthly support group is open to anyone and their loved ones living with any type of heart disease – from high blood pressure to heart failure. Led by a fellow heart disease survivor, the group offers monthly peer-to-peer encouragement...

This free class, coordinated by an internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant, helps expectant and new parents learn skills for successful breastfeeding. The class is held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., August 1 or 20, in the Women &...

Expectant parents can feel prepared for the journey ahead by attending this comprehensive class to learn about pregnancy, labor, birth, postpartum, and newborn care. Natural coping methods will be discussed, such as relaxation and breathing, as well...

Spend one full Saturday in this expedited version of the Childbirth Education class to learn all aspects of pregnancy and birth. The class will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on August 31, in the Women & Children’s Pavilion classroom at Porter...

Learn more about what your birthing experience will be like during a 30-minute tour of the labor, delivery, postpartum, and nursery areas at Porter Regional Hospital. Tours will be held the first two Saturdays of each month at 2 p.m., and the last...

Learn more about what your birthing experience will be like during a 30-minute tour of the labor, delivery, postpartum, and nursery areas at Porter Regional Hospital. Tours will be held the first two Saturdays of each month at 2 p.m., and the last...

This new class helps parents build confidence around how to nurture baby’s development and ensure newborn’s safety. This free class includes topics like getting ready for baby, bathing, diapering, signs of illness, safety, and newborn behaviors....

This class is great for first-time grandparents.  It teaches child-care basics and how to use new equipment.  It helps with the realization that while mom/infant care standards have changed, the basics of love, support and joy remain the same. ...

For those wanting to gain knowledge of CPR but do not need to be certified, the American Heart Association program covers all of the basics of CPR and choking for infants, children and adults.  The next class is from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on August 8 in...