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.

Daytime 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 or 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

“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.

Refund Policy

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. 

This is a Saturday class.

The "Understanding Birth" class will meet from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the 4th floor Women's Center at INTEGRIS Health Edmond in the Education Room which is located outside the secured unit next to the waiting room. Instructors are skilled and passionate labor and delivery nurses who are employed by INTEGRIS Health Edmond Women's Center.

NOTE: Only register one person. You may bring 1-2 support persons. 

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.

An optional tour of the unit will be given following the second class from approx 3:30 to 4. If you are not deliverying at Edmond, you may leave when class is over. 

This class requires a minimum of 4 participants to make. If the class does not make, a refund will be given of all the class fees minus a $5 service fee. 

For any further questions about your class please contact Angela Kersh at 405-313-1832.

Refund Policy

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.

Daytime 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.

The "Breastfeeding Basics" class will meet from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the 2nd floor of the Women's Center at INTEGRIS Health Enid Hospital in the OB Conference Room, which is located outside the secured Labor and Delivery unit across from the elevator. The instructors are skilled and passionate labor and delivery nurses employed by INTEGRIS Health Enid Hospital Women’s Center.

Expectant moms in their 30th week of pregnancy or later are invited to register.

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

Understanding Birth will educate and prepare participants for the following information:

• Benefits of breastfeeding, how breastfeeding works, breastmilk and milk supply
• Skills for breastfeeding: hunger cues, positions for breastfeeding and the importance of proper latch
• What to expect: common concerns and healthy lifestyle
• Pumping and milk storage: information on breast pumps and supplies.

For any further questions about your class please contact Annette Schovanec, RN, IBCLC at 580-548-1347.

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

REFUND POLICY

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. This class will last until 2pm with an optional unit tour after.

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