LifeCare Birthing Center provides quality medical care and personalized attention during a very important milestone in your family's life. We offer the comforts of private suites with the Labor, Delivery, Recovery and Post-partum concept -- allowing families to have their entire birth process in the same room.

State-of-the-art healthcare is available from your provider in the comfort of a room with a home-like atmosphere.

Labor and Birthing Room tours may be arranged if you are not planning to attend prenatal classes.

LifeCare offers pain management options for you to discuss with your healthcare provider.

Special teaching is available during your hospital stay on lactation education and the care of both mom and baby in order to help mom become comfortable with all the new things that she will be experiencing. In addition, LifeCare Home Care Services is available to make a follow-up visit to all new mothers after discharge.

The usual length of stay is 2 days for a vaginal birth and 3 days for a C-section.

Prenatal Classes

Prior to delivery, LifeCare Medical Center staff is proud to offer Prenatal Classes to our community. The sessions are held at LifeCare Medical Center, in the Auxiliary Room, one night a week for three consecutive weeks, from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. throughout the year.

Please meet in the ER lobby on the first night of class. Your instructor will show you to the Auxiliary Room.

It is recommended that the Childbirth and Parenting class be taken during the fifth or sixth month of pregnancy in order for you to have time to practice the breathing and relaxation exercises. This will also give you time to discuss concerns and plans for your labor and delivery with your doctor well before your baby is due to be born.

Instructors:

• Samantha Olson, RN
• Heidi Lien, RN
• Joanne Lambrides, RN
• Amanda Kvien, PT
• Dawn Hedlund, RD, LD

Questions?

Contact Dawn Hedlund, Wellness Coordinator at (218) 463-4773 or dhedlund@lifecaremc.com with questions about the prenatal classes or to schedule a tour.

Resources:

For more information about your pregnancy or class options, call the Prenatal Education Program (PEP) (218) 463-3211, ext. 4171

Registration (3 options):

1.) Download, Print and Send completed registration form to:

Dawn Hedlund, Wellness Coordinator

LifeCare Medical Center

715 Delmore Drive

Roseau, MN 56751

2.) Register by phone at (218) 463-4773.

or:

3.) Complete the following online registration form: (The red asterisk (*) denotes a required field.)

Cost of the class is $20
Make checks payable to LifeCare Medical Center.