HealthAlliance is hosting "Great Expectations"

HealthAlliance is proud to announce that it will be hosting a family event called "Great Expectations" Saturday, April 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at HealthAlliance Hospital – Leominster Campus in the Surgical Services, Lobby D waiting area.

This family event will allow parents and prospective parents to meet with physicians, nurses, midwives, learn about maternal child health and tour the newly renovated Maternity and Labor & Delivery Department.

Numerous exhibits staffed by agencies throughout the area will be set up with educational materials ranging from child immunizations to pre-natal care. Speakers will be scheduled throughout the day in the Guild Conference Room, Simonds Bldg., discussing such topics as obstetrics, pain management and preconception. Fun filled activities and games will be on hand for the entire family!

Visitors will also be able to browse the only full service, hospital-based breastfeeding center in North Central Massachusetts – The Nursing Mom! A certified lactation consultant will be on hand to address all breastfeeding-related questions.

For more information call 978/466-2191. The public should look for special raffle entry forms in HealthAlliance’s ads in the Sentinel & Enterprise, Telegram & Gazette, Nashoba Publications, Gardner News, Lancaster Times.