Hospital Program On Planning For Parenthood

DANBURY — Danbury Hospital will host a medical town meeting, “Sweet Expectations: The Journey to Parenthood,” on Tuesday, November 9, from 7 to 8:30 pm in the hospital’s John C. Creasy Center for Health Education auditorium.

Health experts from the hospital’s Family Birth Center will discuss the physical and emotional preparation for childbirth, from pre-conception planning to postpartum care.

Speakers will include Dee Campbell, coordinator of the hospital’s Programs for Parents and Breast-Feeding Support Program; Edward James, MD, chief of the neonatology section of the hospital’s department of pediatrics; Sandy McGuire, coordinator of the Doula Program in the hospital’s Family Birth Center; James Xenophon, MD, an obstetrician, gynecologist, and urogynecologist with Candlewood Obstetric-Gynecologic Associates, PC, and the hospital’s department of obstetrics and gynecology.

Ample time will be provided for audience questions. A grand prize drawing for a free doula (labor support person), a raffle for free doula packs, plus giveaways, educational materials, and light refreshments will also be provided.

Medical town meetings are co-sponsored by the hospital and the Danbury office of Physician Services, PC, and are free and open to the public. No registration is required. Free parking is available in the Blue visitor’s parking lot, Hospital Avenue entrance. For more information about the meeting, call 797-7247.