Complimentary tours are available for current patients or those considering our facility for delivery.

Please register in advance for the tour. 

Note: Only register one person. You may bring 1 support person.

Tours are available on Mondays at noon, with the exception of holidays.

Please meet in the Lakeside front entrance waiting area for tours to begin. Tours typically last 30 to 45 minutes and may occasionally be canceled if the facility is full.

“Understanding Birth” is a two-week class which meets from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in the conference room on the first floor of Lakeside Women’s Hospital. 

These classes are intended for and most relevant to those planning on giving birth at Lakeside Women’s Hospital.

NOTE: Only register one person. You may bring 1 support person. 

Class 1 will provide an understanding of the Anatomy of Pregnancy, Labor and Delivery, Comfort Measures for Labor and Partner support.

Class 2 will explore medications and interventions for labor and birth, Cesarean birth, recovery, postpartum, and end with a hospital tour.

NOTE: Only register one person. You may bring 1 support person. 

For any further questions about your class please contact Laurie Shofner at 405-936-1500.

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Only register one person. You may bring 1 support person.

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Understanding Birth is a class covering the following information:

• Pregnancy: anatomy, preeclampsia & warning signs, preterm labor, hazards, emotions, and more.
• Labor: Pain theories, 5 P's of labor, signs labor is near, onset of labor, stages of labor, and the importance of skin-to-skin contact.
• Birth Stories:  Stories show how the stages of labor unfold in real life, inducing examples of natural coping techniques, partner support, medicated pain relief, and cesareans (varies by format).
• Comfort Techniques: Birth preferences, labor support, breathing, relaxation, massage, visualization, focal points, hydrotherapy, labor & pushing positions, back labor, and partner advice.
• Medical Procedures:  Decision-making, induction, fetal monitoring, IVs, analgesics, epidural anesthesia, labor and pushing positions with epidural, augmentation, and second-stage interventions.
• Cesarean Birth: Reasons for a cesarean, types of cesareans, risks, anesthesia, 3D animation of surgery, recovery, reducing the risk for cesarean birth

Each woman will receive a corresponding guidebook that contains a free downloadable app complete with all the videos from the class as well as other helpful features.

If you have questions, please reach out to  Charlottee.houck@integrishealth.org 405-949-3974

Complimentary tours are available for current patients or those considering our facility for delivery.

Please register in advance for the tour. 

Note: Only register one person. You may bring 1 support person.

Tours are available on Mondays at noon, with the exception of holidays.

Please meet in the Lakeside front entrance waiting area for tours to begin. Tours typically last 30 to 45 minutes and may occasionally be canceled if the facility is full.

Tours are available free of charge for current or prospective patients. Please register for the tour.

Tours are offered at 3:30 p.m. following the Saturday Understanding Birth class and during the week before other prenatal classes. You do not need to participate in a class to take the tour but you do need to register.

Tours are also given as part of the Understanding Childbirth Class. You do not need to register for a tour separately if you are taking this class at Integris Edmond and delivering at Integris Edmond. 

Tours meet on the 4th floor Women's Center in the waiting room and start promptly. 

Tours typically last 30-45 minutes and may occasionally be canceled if the unit is full.

Please register only one person in your party.

Adults only, please, no children under age 10. If younger siblings would like to be a part of a tour, please contact Angela Kersh directly to set up a private tour. 405-313-1832

Comfort Measures class is perfect for couples who have given birth before and want a refresher or couples who have already attended Understanding Birth class and want a deeper understanding with more practice of natural coping methods. This class is created around Penny Simkin's Comfort Measures DVD and book The Birth Partner. It will be interactive for both mom and support people. This class does not include information about medical intervention or the process of labor itself, that is covered in the Understand Birth class.  This class focuses on natural coping methods.

Topics include: breathing, relaxation, visualization, guided imagery, massage, counter pressure, positions for labor and pushing.

Support people do need to attend with mom. 1-2 per mom is welcome. For couples who also attended the Understanding Birth class, this class is available at no additional charge. Please attend class to get the code or contact the instructor, Angela, directly. 405-313-1832

Class participants will learn common newborn characteristics, newborn proceedures during the hospital stay, benefits of rooming-in, newborn senses, the ABCs of safe sleep as well as get hands-on practice on swaddling, burping, diaper changing and bathing their infant. Physical changes mom will experience after giving birth, new parent emotions, lifestyle changes, and challenges will also be included in this fun and informative class. Class meets from 6-9pm on one week night.  Note: please only register one parent/participant, the second is free.  Ice and water will be available, feel free to bring any food or snacks with you to class. 

Expectant moms in their 30th week of pregnancy or later are invited to register. Please only register mom. One support person is welcome to attend.

Class topics include:

• Benefits of breastfeeding, how breastfeeding works, breastmilk and milk supply
• Skills for breastfeeding: reading your baby’s hunger cues, positions for breastfeeding, the importance of latch and knowing your baby is getting enough
• What to expect: common concerns and healthy lifestyle
• Working and breastfeeding: information on breast pumps and supplies

NOTE: Only register one person. You may bring 1 support person. 

For any further questions about your class please contact Laurie Shofner at 405-936-1500.

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