Having Your Baby at NYU
 
Childbirth Classes

Groups and ClassesHow to Register

Please use our Online Registration System to sign up for a hospital tour or any of our classes and support groups.

For further information on any of our Childbirth classes, please call NYU Langone Medical Center’s Parent Education Programs at (212) 263-7201 or send an email.

Class Descriptions

Preparing for Childbirth
Classes for expectant parents, Cesarean Birth preparation and more.

Baby Care Plus
This two-hour class covers how to take care of a newborn.

Sibling Class
This one-hour class is offered to brothers and sisters of the new baby and includes discussion, film, educational play, and a tour of the newborn nursery and postpartum unit. Designed for children ages three (3) and older.

Breastfeeding Class
Benefits of breastfeeding, practical information and proper technique taught by a lactation consultant.

Breastfeeding Mothers Group
Weekly breastfeeding group for new mothers.

American Heart Association Infant, Child and Adult CPR Course
This four-hour course is designed to teach parents, caregivers, grandparents and friends Infant, Child, and Adult CPR according to the American Heart Association guidelines.

Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR Course
This six (6) hour course is designed to teach parents, caregivers, grandparents and friends child safety and first aid as well as infant, child and adult CPR according to the American Heart Association guidelines.

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) CPR Course
This two (2) hour course is designed for parents, grandparents, or caregivers of newborns who have been born, but are being cared for in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Taught according to the American Heart Association guidelines.