Congratulations on adding to your family! If you need more information about all things pregnancy, labor/delivery, and the postpartum period, and want to meet other expectant parents in our Cornell Community, register for the Preparing for Baby Series for fall 2025.

The Preparing for Baby Series is meant to help answer your questions, offer moments of reflection, and help connect you to people who are experiencing a similar moment in time.

The series is free of charge and open to all those in our Cornell Community (faculty, staff, postdocs, and students) and their partners/support persons. For more information about the series, reach out to Ruth Merle-Doyle on the Work/Life team.

Sessions are virtual and run Wednesdays, October 22 - December 10, from 5:30 - 7:30 pm.

• Class 1: October 22, 2025 - Welcome to Preparing for Baby: Introductions and Parental Leave/Accommodation Information
• Class 2: October 29, 2025 - Healthy Pregnancy and Birth Choices with Kate Dimpfl
• Class 3: November 5, 2025 - The Labor Process and Birth Planning with Kate Dimpfl
• Class 4: November 12, 2025 - Beyond the Birth Day: Immediate Postpartum with Kate Dimpfl
• Class 5: November 19, 2025 - Supporting Perinatal Mental Health with Casey Benson
• No Class November 26 - Happy Thanksgiving!
• Class 6: December 3, 2025 - Breastfeeding and Infant Feeding Basics with Jeanette McCulloch
• Class 7: December 10, 2025 - Pumping with Success and Returning to Work with Jeanette McCulloch and Ruth Merle-Doyle