Event Details
Community Baby Shower
- Categories: Childbirth & Parenting
About This Event
If you've had a baby in the last year, or are expecting now, please bring your family and join Mary Washington Healthcare for a free community baby shower. Learn about our services, meet community businesses, and discover local resources for you and your little one.
Enjoy raffles, goodie bags, and light refreshments.
In-person interpreters (Spanish and Dari/Pashto/Farsi) will be available at no cost to attendees.
Registration is open!
Bundle of Joy sponsors
First Steps sponsor
Community vendorsBlessings Boutique Thrift Store | Mary Washington Healthcare servicesMWHC Language Access Services |
Educational Sessions
| Time | Option 1 | Option 2 |
| 11:15 to 11:30 a.m. | Building a perinatal community: Centering pregnancy Hosted by Suna Soguktas, M.D. and Laura Helmly, M.D., Mary Washington Family Medicine Residency Clinic | Maternal mental health Hosted by Bobbie Decker, M.D. Mary Washington Neurology |
| 11:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. | Language Access Services at MWHC Hosted by Mary Ann Batsche, Program Manager, Language Access Services | Doula services Hosted by Tonya Howe, Doula |
| 12:15 to 12:30 p.m. | Maternal mental health Hosted by LaToya Ray, LPC, HS-BCP, C-DBT, CAGCS, CCTP-II Snowden at Fredericksburg | Trauma prevention for families Hosted by Amy Cantwell, Trauma Education and Outreach Specialist, Mary Washington Hospital Trauma Center |
| 12:45 to 1 p.m. | Myth busters: Midwifery care Hosted by Julie Weathers, CNM Mary Washington Obstetrics & Gynecology | Building a perinatal community: Centering pregnancy Hosted by Suna Soguktas, M.D. and Laura Helmly, M.D., Mary Washington Family Medicine Residency Clinic |
| 1:15 to 1:30 p.m. | Social connection time Free time to meet other new moms, socialize, and connect | Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders: Reducing stigma on medications in pregnancy & postpartum Hosted by Francesca Parada, NP Joe and Mary Wilson NICU at Mary Washington Hospital |
- Price: Free
