Starr Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce a new partnership with Birthly to offer free access to virtual childbirth classes, allowing patients to access valuable educational resources in the comfort of their own homes.

“We are thrilled to now offer free virtual education classes to expecting parents in our community,” says Deborah Vaughn, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing Officer at Starr Regional Medical Center. “Prenatal education is so important for new parents and offering a virtual option will allow parents to join classes when and where it is convenient for them. Because the classes are live and interactive, participants can ask questions and interact and share experiences with other new parents.”

Through the Birthly partnership, Starr Regional Medical Center’s patients are now able to access a variety of perinatal classes online at no additional cost. All classes are live, which means patients will have the opportunity to connect through a live video feed with certified and experienced childbirth educators. Birthly educators will provide interactive teaching on a variety of top-of-mind topics and patients will have dedicated time to ask questions.

Classes currently offered include Early Pregnancy Preparations, Prenatal Education Bootcamp (English and Spanish), Coping and Comfort, Breastfeeding 101(English and Spanish), Perinatal Mental Health (English and Spanish), Pre/Postnatal Movement and Mindfulness (English and Spanish) as well as Newborn Care (English and Spanish). Since each class type is offered multiple times a month, patients now have more flexibility in choosing a time that fits their schedule and can attend classes anywhere virtually via their laptop, tablet and other mobile devices.

To register for childbirth education classes, please visit MyBirthly.com/Starr.

For any questions about Starr Regional Medical Center’s Childbirth Education program, please contact strr.cares@lpnt.net or info@mybirthly.com.