Education and Emotional Support for Expectant Parents
Join us for four weeks of interactive, supportive conversations with birth experts at New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. Join us via Zoom on Wednesdays at 11AM beginning August 4.
Building Your Support System
During the final module of the series, experts from NYP Brooklyn will educate participants on what it takes to build a support system for yourself and your infant, including and overview of the emotional myths of motherhood, adjusting to life with a newborn, navigating the “Baby Blues,” and additional resources for help.
Facilitators:
Jennifer Tutone MPH, BSN, RN NEA-BC, Director of Nursing, Mother Baby Unit
Boatema Alaje, BSN, RNC, IBCLC, Lactation Consultant, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Fenda Louisaire, RN, IBCLC, Lactation Consultant, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Isabel Sanchez, PhD, Attending Psychologist
Series Schedule:
Week 1 (8/4)- Preparing Expectant Parents
Week 2 (8/11)- Preparing for Baby
Week 3 (8/18)- Preparing for Hospital & Home
Week 4 (8/25)- Building Your Support System
Registration is required for this program and the Zoom link will be emailed to participants.
This is a virtual program that will require either a computer with audio or a telephone in order to participate.
This program is supported by the Network of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
Join us for four weeks of interactive, supportive conversations with birth experts at New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. Join us via Zoom on Wednesdays at 11AM beginning August 4.
Building Your Support System
During the final module of the series, experts from NYP Brooklyn will educate participants on what it takes to build a support system for yourself and your infant, including and overview of the emotional myths of motherhood, adjusting to life with a newborn, navigating the “Baby Blues,” and additional resources for help.
Facilitators:
Jennifer Tutone MPH, BSN, RN NEA-BC, Director of Nursing, Mother Baby Unit
Boatema Alaje, BSN, RNC, IBCLC, Lactation Consultant, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Fenda Louisaire, RN, IBCLC, Lactation Consultant, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Isabel Sanchez, PhD, Attending Psychologist
Series Schedule:
Week 1 (8/4)- Preparing Expectant Parents
Week 2 (8/11)- Preparing for Baby
Week 3 (8/18)- Preparing for Hospital & Home
Week 4 (8/25)- Building Your Support System
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