Classes & Tours - St. Luke's
St. Luke's Hospital offers a choice of classes to help you prepare for your baby’s birth. We also offer tours of our Women & Children’s Center in English and Spanish. We encourage you to take advantage of the following educational opportunities. For further details and class schedules, contact us at 415-641-2143.
Childbirth Preparation Class—St. Luke's offers a one-day Saturday course to help expectant parents prepare for childbirth.
What to bring: wear comfortable clothing and bring your coach and one pillow. Also bring lunch or a snack. Coaches can be the baby's father, your mother, sister, or a friend who can take the class and be with you during labor.
English Classes 2016 (9:00 am to 2:00 pm):
- May 14
- July 9
- September 10
- November 12
- June 11
- August 27
- October 15
- December 3
Class topics include:
- Labor process
- Relaxation, massage and positions practice
- Working with the hospital staff
- Partner support
- Pain management and comfort measures
- After your birth
Maternity Tours—We provide free monthly tours of our Women & Children’s Center in both English and Spanish. In this tour, you will see our labor-delivery recovery and postpartum rooms, learn more about our doula program and free prenatal yoga classes, and what to expect upon your arrival at the hospital.
Call 415-641-6911 to reserve your space. Meet at St. Luke's Lobby (3555 Cesar Chavez Street, San Francisco) at 4:45 pm. Tours are from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
Tours in English 2016:
- May 10
- June 14
- July 12
- August 9
- September 13
- October 11
- December 13
- May 11
- June 15
- July 13
- August 10
- September 14
- October 12
- November 9
- December 14
Prenatal Yoga—Offered by our Women's Center to patients delivering at St. Luke's, free prenatal yoga classes include meditation, visualization, breath practice and yoga poses to safely stretch and strengthen the body in preparation for labor, birth and recovery.
Drop-in class; advanced registration is not required.
Prenatal Yoga classes are held on Saturdays from 9:30 am-11:00 am in the Solarium (top floor).
