Healthy Beginnings: Postpartum Class for Diabetes or Gestational Diabetes-Complicated Pregnancies

This class is for women who have recently delivered after a pregnancy complicated by gestational diabetes or for women who had pre-existing diabetes or pre-diabetes before becoming pregnant.  The class format is both lecture and question and answer so that your personal concerns can be addressed.

Class Topics will cover:

  1. Reducing your risk of diabetes after delivery
  2. Good nutrition and breast feeding
  3. Preparing for your next pregnancy
  4. Screening for diabetes and gestational diabetes

Come join other mothers to share your experiences with pregnancy and diabetes.  You are welcome to bring your babies to class. 

Date: One Wednesday of each month, 9 to 10:30 a.m.

To Register:  You will be contacted by mail or email to confirm class time and location.  If you need to reschedule or cancel the class, please call the Nutrition/Diabetes Education Department at (650) 853-2961.

Location:

Palo Alto Center
795 El Camino Real
Level 3, Hearst Center for Health Education
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Please call to register: 650-853-2961
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Fee: $64

Instructor: A certified diabetes educator and registered dietitian