Group Prenatal Care
Welcome to a new way to get prenatal care that combines your personalized checkups with group childbirth education and community support. Join other expectant parents for more in-depth prenatal visits and expert education in a supportive group setting to ask questions and prepare for birth.
Prenatal Care and childbirth education together
Group prenatal care brings 10-12 expectant parents and their partners together with a dedicated midwife for combined checkups, childbirth education and community connection. Instead of short prenatal visits, this program offers in depth, two hour prenatal sessions focused on topics important to you.
Families choose group prenatal care because it blends medical checkups, childbirth education, and community support. You’ll see the same midwife team, attend regularly scheduled prenatal sessions, and learn alongside other parents while preparing together for labor, birth, and life with a newborn.
Call a location near you to get started.
Locations
Call a clinic near you to get started with group prenatal sessions. All deliveries occur in the local hospital.
Where deliveries are offered for group members
While your group prenatal sessions occur at the clinic, you will deliver at the hospital.
- Southridge Clinic OB/GYN participants will deliver at Riverton Hospital.
- LDS Nurse Midwives participants will deliver at LDS Hospital Maternity.
- Orem Nurse Midwives and OB/GYN Clinic participants will deliver at Orem Community Hospital Women's Center.
- Layton Parkway Clinic Women's Health participants will deliver at Layton Hospital Labor and Delivery.
- Birth Center of Denver delivers directly at our clinic in one of our spacious and comfortable birth suites.
Services included in group prenatal care
Group prenatal care brings together prenatal care and childbirth education in one program led by your midwife team. Each group session includes:
- Private prenatal health checkup (“belly check”). Your midwife completes a private physical assessment, reviews labs, and answers personal health questions before the group begins.
- Guided self‑monitoring. You’ll learn to measure your own vitals (weight, blood pressure, temperature) with support, helping you build confidence and awareness about your health during pregnancy.
- Group childbirth preparation. Guided group learning covers labor and delivery, comfort options, birth plans, pain management, and what to expect in the hospital or birth setting.
- Prenatal education and newborn care. Sessions include topics such as body changes, nutrition, exercise, newborn care, safe sleep, breastfeeding, and postpartum recovery.
- Mental health and emotional support. Discussions address stress, mood, anxiety, and coping strategies, with resources for additional support as needed.
- Parenting and postpartum planning. You’ll explore early parenting skills, partner support, and how to plan for the first weeks at home with your baby.
- Postpartum reunion visit. Groups return about 4–6 weeks after birth to share experiences, ask questions, and reconnect with the care team and fellow parents.
Group Prenatal Sessions - FAQs
Find answers to common questions about group prenatal care, childbirth sessions, and who can join.
Each visit follows a simple structure: you’ll start with self‑monitoring of vitals, then have a private belly check with your midwife. After that, you join a small group for activities and discussion that cover topics like labor, birth, newborn care, breastfeeding, and mental health. There is always plenty of time for questions, sharing and connection with other parents.
Groups start and end on time. Everyone is safe, welcome and included.
While Group Prenatal Sessions occur at the clinic, you will deliver at the hospital.
- Southridge Clinic OB/GYN - Riverton Hospital
- LDS Nurse Midwives - LDS Hospital Maternity
- Orem Nurse Midwives and OB/GYN Clinic - Orem Community Hospital Women's Center
- Layton Parkway Clinic Women's Health - Layton Hospital Labor and Delivery
- Birth Center of Denver delivers directly at our clinic in one of our spacious and comfortable birth suites.
Find out more
Are Group Prenatal Sessions right for you?
You may also be interested in Utah's Simply Birth program
Simply Birth™ is ideal for Utah families seeking low-intervention, unmedicated birth. Enjoy home-birth-like freedom and comfort with accessible medical support. Simply Birth™ suites are available at Alta View Hospital, Cedar City Hospital, Layton Hospital, LDS Hospital, and St. George Hospital.
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