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New Beginnings Childbirth Class at LeConte Medical Center

The New Beginnings Childbirth Class is designed to help expectant parents understand pregnancy, prepare for the childbirth experience at the Dolly Parton Birthing Unit, and care for their newborn.

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New Beginnings Childbirth Class Services

This childbirth class is designed to help expectant parents understand pregnancy, prepare for the childbirth experience at the Dolly Parton Birthing Unit, and care for their newborn. You’ll find the program enlightening and entertaining, as well as beneficial. 

New Beginnings is offered monthly from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. The program is recommended for mothers and their partners during the eighth month of pregnancy. Class size is limited.

Contact Us at LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville, TN

If you are interested in participating in a class, please call the Dolly Parton Birthing Unit at 865-446-8210 to register.

Pre-registration is required in person at the Birthing Unit on the 2nd floor of the hospital (parking available in Lot A).

You must come by the department, complete the paperwork and pay for the class at this time. All participants must register prior to the class and will be contacted with a reminder before the class starts.

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What Does the New Beginnings Childbirth Class Include?

When you attend the class, you will take a tour of the Dolly Parton Birthing Unit. In addition, you can expect to learn about things like: 

  • Third-trimester discomforts, causes, and treatments
  • True vs. false labor and preterm labor
  • Equipment used on the unit during labor and delivery
  • Stages of labor and delivery
  • Cesarean section, postpartum care, and rooming-in precautions
  • Questions and answers about general baby care such as breastfeeding, circumcision, feeding, crying, sleeping and bathing

Cost of class: $30 (only available for those who deliver at LeConte Medical Center)

Childbirth Class Schedule

Please contact the Dolly Parton Birthing Unit at 865-446-8210 for the most up-to-date schedule of childbirth classes. We cannot wait to help you prepare for and welcome your new arrival!

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