Healthy BeginningsChildbirth & Parenting Classes

Meet Your Childbirth Educator

Kandi Bloss, RN is a

Certified Lactation

Counselor and graduate

of the Community

College of Denver. She is

also certified in Inpatient

Obstetrical Nursing and

currently working on

her Bachelors of Nursing at Grand Canyon

University. Kandi is part of the Healthy Start

Advisory Committee and Healthy Children

Hawai‘i Committee.

With over 20 years of experience as a

nurse, Kandi has expertise in postpartum

and nursery, as well as labor and delivery

in a hospital setting. For the last 16 years,

she has specialized in helping mothers

and babies. She has a passion for helping

women who wish to exclusively breastfeed

their babies and is a mother of two herself.

3-3420 Kuhio Highway, Līhu‘e, HI 96766-1099

wilcoxhealth.org

Wilcox Memorial Hospital is part of Hawai‘i Pacific Health,

a not-for-profit health care network.

Childbirth & Parent EducationRegistration Form

Name:

Address:

City:

Zip:

Phone (home):

Phone (cell):

Doctor’s Name:

Labor Coach’s Name:

Due Date:

This Will Be Baby Number For Me.

Please check which 4-week series ($100)

you will be attending below (you should be finished

with your classes 3-4 weeks prior to your due date):

2015 CLASSES

Held on Tuesday evenings, 6–8:30 p.m.

January 13 – February 3

February 24 – March 17

April 21 – May 12

June 16 – July 7

July 28 – August 18

September 8 – September 29

November 10 – December 1

Make checks payable to Wilcox Memorial

Hospital and mail in advance to:

Wilcox Memorial Hospital

Attn: Kandi Bloss, RNC, CLC

3-3420 Kuhio Highway

Līhu‘e, HI 96766-1099

Contact Kandi with any questions about

these courses at 245-1441 or by email

at kbloss@wilcoxhealth.org.

Breastfeeding Support Servicesand Consultation

$50 per session (complimentary to babies born at

Wilcox Memorial Hospital). Women & Infants’ Health

Center, 4th floor.

Breastfeeding your newborn is a very special

experience. Learn about the advantages of nursing

your baby as well as breastfeeding equipment and

supplies and the specific techniques that will help

promote successful breastfeeding. Our lactation

specialist will provide one-to-one assistance focused

on getting your breastfeeding experience off to a

great start. Moms, dads, grandparents and babies are

welcome to attend at the Women & Infants’ Health

Center on the 4th floor of Wilcox Memorial Hospital.

Promoting successful breastfeeding and healthy

beginnings is our goal at Wilcox Memorial Hospital.

Medela products are available at the gift shop.

Please call Kandi at

245-1441 to set up a

consultation appointment,

or you can email kbloss@

wilcoxhealth.org.

Hospital Tours Hospital tours are given

any time by appointment.

Your childbirth educator

will meet you in the

lobby area of Wilcox

Memorial Hospital.

Childbirth & Parent Education

4-Week Series: $100

Classes are held on consecutive Tuesdays

6 – 8:30 p.m.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

Learn how to prepare for labor, birth and early

parenthood in a class with other expectant

parents. Over the course of 4 weeks, we will be

discussing and practicing body conditioning,

relaxation and breathing techniques, along with:

n Warning signs

n Labor and delivery

n Cesarean birth

n Postpartum issues

n Newborns

n Breastfeeding

n Medications and hospital procedures

You will explore your new role as a parent as well

as the needs and activities of your newborn. A

tour of the hospital will help familiarize you with

the labor and delivery area and you can get your

questions answered about your stay.

Whether you are expecting your first baby or third, the Childbirth & Parent Education Classes will help you get ready for a memorable birth

experience.

2015 CLASSES

Held on Tuesdays, 6–8:30 p.m.

n January 13 – February 3

n February 24 – March 17

n April 21 – May 12

n June 16 – July 7

nJuly 28 – August 18

n September 8 – September 29

n November 10 – December 1