At North Oaks Medical Center, we offer a variety of services to help prepare you for and complement your birthing experience. Below is a sampling of the services we offer for the expectant mother and her family.

Learning about pregnancy and childbirth may help you deal with the many changes you will face. North Oaks offers a variety of childbirth preparation classes, including:

Prenatal Exercise Class: Shape, Rattle and Role
Prenatal Class Series (Includes Infant & Child CPR)
Prepared Childbirth
Breastfeeding (Prenatal Class).
Something for Siblings
Car Seat Safety Checks

All classes, excluding Shape, Rattle & Role, are held in the E. Brent Dufreche Conference Center, located within North Oaks Diagnostic Center, at 15837 Paul Vega, MD, Drive in Hammond.

Shape, Rattle & Role classes are held in the North Oaks Wellness Gym, located within Hammond Park Professional Building at 2101 Robin Avenue in Hammond.

To register for all classes, except Shape, Rattle and Role, please call the North Oaks Scheduling Department at (985) 230-7777. To register for Shape, Rattle and Role, please call North Oaks Wellness at (985) 230-5250.

Labor and Delivery Services
Just as you have prepared to care for your baby, we at North Oaks have prepared to care for you. Our accommodations include Labor, Delivery and Recovery (LDR) Suites, private post-partum rooms, along with Well Baby, Intermediate Care and Neonatal Intensive Care Nurseries. [more information]