Education that is consistent, encourages questioning, and fosters the growth of the new family, starting before pregnancy and continuing after baby is born. Our vision is one in which these elements combine to help ensure a healthy outcome for mother, baby and family. Health Information PHS provides extensive educational opportunities, including classes in childbirth education, classes for siblings, breastfeeding classes and an early pregnancy class. Presbyterian's PRESious Beginnings Perinatal Home Care Program helps to ensure safe, home management of high-risk pregnant patients. The program targets the prevention of pre-term labor through early risk detection.
Care is provided through clinic visits as well as telephone follow-up.
Home visits can also be arranged. Nurses in the program are specially trained in assisting new mothers in caring for and feeding their new babies. This contact with new families has provided early detection of jaundice, infections and breastfeeding problems. For women having a hysterectomy, the staff are committed to meeting the emotional as well as physical needs of each patient during her recovery time. The Women's Program sponsors BabyNet , a free service to all women who give birth at Presbyterian.