Shalom Baby

Come for the childbirth education, stay for the Jewish community!

For expecting moms and their partners.

Next offering Saturday, August 3, 9:30am - 4:30pm

Details and registration

Daylong class includes breakfast, a thorough, doula-taught childbirth education class and intimate conversation with one of Temple Beth Sholom's rabbis regarding Jewish names and naming rituals. They day concludes with Havdalah with your peers.

You'll then have the opportunity to return subsequent evenings for the following, all included in Shalom Baby: lactation consultant focusing on breastfeeding, swaddling, and diapering; pediatrician; psychologist focusing on maternal post-partum mental health; LCSW's experiential workshop entitled "From Partners to Parents/Couples to Families"; prenatal yoga class; sleep consultant; and infant/toddler CPR!

The community building continues with a reunion for all to meet and play with the babies months later.

Included in Shalom Baby is the opportunity for a child naming ceremony during Shabbat services.