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11/14/2014 Member News
Baby Class for BIG Kids

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: November 14, 2014

CONTACT: Julie Kukla, (989) 894-3827
[email protected] 

Baby Class for BIG Kids

McLaren Bay Region will offer a Baby Class for BIG Kids (sibling preparation class) on Monday, December 1 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at McLaren Bay Region, Orlen Johnson Library Conference Room, 1900 Columbus Avenue, Bay City.

This is a 1-½ hour class for children ages 3-8 that are expecting a new baby at home. In this class, children will receive information about fetal development, newborns, getting used to this new addition to the family, sibling safety and the older sibling’s role. Class also includes a puppet show, game, hands-on with dolls, crafts, snack and a tour of the Family BirthPlace.

The cost is $10 per family. To register online, visit our website at mclaren.org/bayregion and click on “Classes & Events.” For more information or to register by phone, please call (989) 894-9517.

About McLaren Health Care
McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Flint, Michigan, is a fully integrated health network committed to quality evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, the state’s only proton therapy center, an employed primary care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 260,000 lives, home health and hospice providers, retail medical equipment showrooms, pharmacy services, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 41 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive centers in the U.S. McLaren has 21,000 employees and more than 25,000 network providers. Its operations are housed in more than 300 facilities serving a 54-county market and 75 percent of Michigan’s population. Learn more at www.mclaren.org.