Childbirth & Parent Education Class
Tuesday Nights
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Cost is $100 for 6-week series.

Learn how to prepare for labor, birth and early parenthood in a class with other expectant parents. Over the course of 6 weeks, we will be discussing and practicing body conditioning, relaxation and breathing techniques along with discomfort and warning signs, postpartum, medications and hospital procedures, labor and delivery, newborns, cesarean birth, and breastfeeding.

Whether you are expecting your 1st baby or 3rd, the Childbirth & Parent Education Classes will help you get ready for a memorable birth experience. Classes will be located in Conference Rooms B & C on the 1st floor of Wilcox Memorial Hospital, Tuesday nights, 6:00pm-8:30pm.

Instructor: Nena Cardoso, CCE, CLS. Please 245-1441 for more information or to make an appointment. You may also make appointments by email.

08/31/2010 - 10/05/2010

10/19/2010 - 11/23/2010

01/04/2011 - 02/08/2010

03/01/2011 - 04/05/2011

05/03/2011 - 06/07/2011

Hospital Tours

Hospital tours are given anytime by appointment. Your childbirth educator will meet you in the lobby area of the Wilcox Memorial Hospital.

Instructor: Nena Cardoso, CCE, CLS. Please 245-1441 for more information or to make an appointment. You may also make appointments by email.

Breastfeeding Support Services and Consultations
$50 per session or complimentary to babies born at Wilcox Memorial Hospital.

Breastfeeding your newborn baby is a very special experience. Learn about the advantages of nursing your baby as well as breastfeeding equipment and supplies and the specific techniques that will help promote successful breastfeeding. Our lactation specialist will provide one-to-one assistance focused on getting your breastfeeding experience off to a great start. Moms, dads, grandparents, and babies are welcome to attend.

Promoting successful breastfeeding and healthy beginnings is our goal at Wilcox Memorial Hospital. Medela products are available through Nena Cardoso, certified lactation specialist.

Instructor: Nena Cardoso, CCE, CLS. Please 245-1441 for more information or to make an appointment. You may also make appointments by email.

Kids Summer Fest
Saturday, June 19, 2010
9:00am - 12:00pm
Kaua'i Beach Resort - Jasmine Ballrom

A free community health event. Learn healthy tips for a safe summer.

• Sports Physicals (kids age 5-18)*
• Injury Prevention and Safety
• Keiki ID & Command Center
• Nutrition and Exercise
• Sun Safety
• Tour an Ambulance
• Meet Tucker, a hospital therapy dog
• Door prize drawing
• Healthy snacks**

Hawai‘i Health Information Exchange

Who: Open to anyone interested in learning more about the State HIE Program
When: Monday, June 28th, 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Where: Wilcox Memorial Hospital Conference Room A - C
NOTE: Light refreshments provided

Join Christine Sakuda, Executive Director of the Hawaii HIE, and Deane Neubauer, Planner and Facilitator of the State HIE Plan, for an informational presentation and discussion on the development of the State HIE Strategic and Operational Plans. Learn how the health care community can become better interconnected through seamless, effective, and safe health information exchange. For more information on the Hawaii HIE, please visit www.hawaiihie.org or call 808-441-1346.

Please RSVP to Ai Lee Wong at awong@hawaiihie.org or 808-441-1346 no later than June 24th