Welcome Baby
2026-08-30 13:30 - 16:00, 2026-09-27 13:30 - 16:00, 2026-11-29 13:30 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Stormont Vail Health Pozez Education Center, 1500 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS, 66604, United States
This class is designed to provide up to date information about newborn care, safe sleep, car seat safety, calming a fussy baby, feedings, and more. Adjustments to parenthood as well as nurturing your relationship with your support person will also be covered in this class. Mothers are welcome to bring their support person, family or a friend who provides support during their pregnancy and beyond. Class will consist of a combination of presentation and hands on practice of techniques such as diapering and swaddling.

Class is held in the Pozez Education Center Auditorium at Stormont Vail Hospital.

Stormont Vail Health Rehab Pizza & Career Mixer
2026-09-01 17:00 - 19:00 | Morningstar’s Pizza, 4931 W. 6th St., Lawrence, Kansas, 66049
Rehabilitation Services and Talent Acquisition will host the next Stormont Vail Health Rehab Pizza and Career Mixer for PTs, PTAs, OTs, COTAs, and SLPs.

5–7 p.m. • Tuesday, Sept. 1

Morningstar’s Pizza • 4931 W. 6th St., Lawrence

Attendees will have the opportunity to meet Rehabilitation Services leaders, learn about career opportunities at Stormont Vail Health, connect with fellow rehab professionals, and take home a free large one-topping pizza.

If you know an eligible rehab professional, please share this event!

RSVP Today

Breastfeeding Basics
2026-09-06 13:30 - 15:30, 2026-11-08 13:30 - 15:30 | Stormont Vail Health Pozez Education Center, 1500 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS, 66604, United States
This introduction to breastfeeding will provide pregnant people and their families an opportunity to learn about breastfeeding before their baby is born. Classes are designed to help families prepare for the breastfeeding experience by providing information on how breastfeeding works, how to get started, problems that may arise and how to incorporate breastfeeding and working.

This class will be held in the Stormont Vail Health Education Center. Please enter through the main entrance of Stormont Vail Health.

Note: Enrollment includes expectant parent and one support person

Matter of Balance: Group D (September 8-October 27, 2026)
2026-09-08 10:00 - 12:00 | Avondale East Community Resource Center, 455 SE Golf Park Blvd, Topeka, Kansas, 66605, United States
Falls are the leading cause of injury and hospitalization for trauma — as well as trauma-related death — among older adults. If you are 65 or older, have had a fall in the past year, or live alone, this workshop provides information on keeping balance, the causes of falls, and dangers to look out for. Topics covered include:

Simple and fun balance and strength training

The role that vision plays in keeping your balance

How medications can contribute to falls

What to look for in safe footwear

How to eliminate fall hazards in your home

We meet once a week for 2 hour sessions for 8 weeks starting Tuesday September 8th at 2:00pm. We will meet at Avondale East Community Center, 455 SE Golf Blvd, Topeka KS 66605.

Session 1 – Sep 8thSession 2 – Sep 15thSession 3 – Sep 22ndSession 4 – Sep 29thSession 5 – Oct 6thSession 6 – Oct 13rdSession 7 – Oct 20thSession 8 – Oct 27th

For more information, please contact Stormont Vail Health’s Injury Prevention Coordinator at (785) 354-5117 or email abucklan@stormontvail.org.

Online Childbirth Preparation (Sept 9, 16, & 23)
2026-09-09 18:00 - 19:30 | KS
Our childbirth classes are taught by experienced educators and are designed to help you and your support person feel more prepared for your labor and delivery experience. Learn about the stages of labor, pain management tools, breathing and relaxation techniques, how to involve your support person, and more!

Online childbirth class will be an online meeting with experienced instructors to review information and answer questions. The class will consist of three sessions (September 9th, 16th, & 23rd) to cover all content. Instructors will communicate via email with a Webex link to join the virtual meeting within one week of the first class.

Note: Enrollment includes one expectant mother and one support person.

Resources users can download and keep for later use

Breathing Techniques

Example of a Simplified Birth Plan

Hospital Bag Checklist

Imagery & Relaxation Example

Touch Relaxation

2026 Stormont Vail Health Maternal Child Symposium
2026-09-11 08:30 - 16:00 | Pozez Education Center Auditorium, Stormont Vail Hospital, 1500 S.W. 10th Ave., Topeka, Kansas, 66606, United States
Innovate, Educate, Advocate: Shaping the Future for Women and Children

Be part of the conversation shaping the future of care for women, infants, and children across Kansas. Join us for the 2026 Stormont Vail Health Maternal Child Symposium on September 11, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Stormont Vail Hospital Pozez Education Center Auditorium and online via Zoom. Explore the ideas, innovations, and partnerships shaping the future of maternal and pediatric care.

Designed for healthcare professionals and community partners, this year’s symposium will bring together experts from across the region to share evidence-based practices, emerging trends, and collaborative approaches to care. Attendees will gain valuable insights on topics impacting mothers, newborns, children, and families, while discovering new ways to improve outcomes through innovation, education, and advocacy.

Registration is required. You can sign up and view the agenda and speaker list at stormontvail.eeds.com.

Car Seat Checkup Event
2026-09-12 09:00 - 12:00 | Shawnee County Health Department, 2600 SW East Circle Drive, Topeka, Kansas, United States
Visit with a Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician. Learn how to install your child’s car seat or booster seat. Find out if it’s time for a change.

Childbirth Preparation (Sept. 12th & 13th)
2026-09-12 09:00 - 13:00 | Stormont Vail Health Pozez Education Center, 1500 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS, 66604, United States
Our childbirth classes are taught by experienced educators and are designed to help you and your support person feel more prepared for your labor and delivery experience. Learn about the stages of labor, pain management tools, breathing and relaxation techniques, how to involve your support person, and more! Dress comfortably and feel free to bring a pillow to help you feel more comfortable during breathing and relaxation exercises. It is ideal for this class to be completed one month to six weeks prior to your due date.

This class will be held in the Stormont Vail Health Pozez Education Center. Please enter through the main entrance of Stormont Vail Health.

Note: Enrollment includes expectant mother and one support person. This weekend class option will meet two days in a row (September 12th & 13th) from 9 am to 1 pm each day to cover all content.

STOP THE BLEED
2026-09-19 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-10-08 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-11-21 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-12-10 18:00 - 19:00 | Stormont Vail Hospital – Centennial A, 1500 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, Kansas, 66604, United States
Minutes count! Someone who is severely bleeding can bleed to death in as little as 5 minutes. That’s why bleeding control—keeping the blood inside the body—is the purpose of STOP THE BLEED® training.

The person next to a bleeding victim may very well be the one who’s most likely to save him or her from bleeding to death. By learning how to STOP THE BLEED®, you’ll gain the ability to recognize life-threatening bleeding and act quickly and effectively to control bleeding once you learn three quick techniques. Take the STOP THE BLEED® training course and become empowered to make a life or death difference when a bleeding emergency happens.

Community Blood Drive
2026-09-23 10:00 - 15:00 | Stormont Vail Health in Centennial Rooms A & D, 1500 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, Kansas, 66604, United States
Join us for our upcoming Community Blood Drive! Your donation can save up to three lives.

Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026

10 a.m.–3 p.m.

Centennial Rooms A & D, Stormont Vail Hospital

Sign up at savealifenow.org/group

Use group code TPKS.

Questions?

Contact Melissa Morgan at (785) 270-4788 or melissa.morgan@stormontvail.org.

Girl to Woman
2026-09-26 09:00 - 12:00, 2027-02-20 09:00 - 12:00 | Stormont Vail Health Pozez Education Center, 1500 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS, 66604, United States
The time in a girl’s life between the ages of 8-12 is one of physical and emotional changes. This program for girls and their parent will address menstruation and other physical changes of puberty, the emotional upheaval of adolescence and communication techniques for parent and daughter.
Fee: $25 for each parent/child duo; $12.50 for each additional sibling. Payment is collected at class.Note: RSVP includes one parent/child duo.

Boy to Man
2026-09-26 09:00 - 12:00, 2027-02-20 09:00 - 12:00 | Stormont Vail Health Pozez Education Center, 1500 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS, 66604, United States
Boys experience puberty also and while usually starting later than girls, the time in a boy’s life between the ages of 10-13 is filled with many physical and emotional changes. These changes are exciting but are often puzzling, sometimes embarrassing, and usually challenging to a young adolescent. Join us for a discussion that will focus on the physiological changes of puberty, the developmental tasks of early adolescence and ways to improve communication between boys and their parents. This class features a time for boys and their parents to be together but also have time for facilitated discussion separately.

Fee: $25 for each parent/child duo; $12.50 for each additional sibling. Payment is collected at class.

Car Seat Checkup Event
2026-10-10 09:00 - 12:00 | Pauline Central Primary School, 6625 SW Westview Rd, Topeka, Kansas

Online Breastfeeding Basics
2026-10-11 13:30 - 15:30, 2026-12-06 13:30 - 15:30 | KS
Online Option! This introduction to breastfeeding will provide pregnant people and their families an opportunity to learn about breastfeeding before their baby is born. Classes are designed to help families prepare for the breastfeeding experience by providing information on how breastfeeding works, how to get started, problems that may arise and how to incorporate breastfeeding and working.

Instructors will email a link to the class within one week of class date.

Childbirth Preparation (October 14, 21, & 28)
2026-10-14 18:00 - 20:15 | Stormont Vail Health Pozez Education Center, 1500 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS, 66604, United States
Our childbirth classes are taught by experienced educators and are designed to help you and your support person feel more prepared for your labor and delivery experience. Learn about the stages of labor, pain management tools, breathing and relaxation techniques, how to involve your support person, and more! Dress comfortably and feel free to bring a pillow to help you feel more comfortable during breathing and relaxation exercises. It is ideal for this class to be completed one month to six weeks prior to your due date.

This class will be held in the Stormont Vail Health Pozez Education Center. Please enter through the main entrance of Stormont Vail Health.

Note: Enrollment includes expectant mother and one support person. This class is a series event and will meet October 14th, 21st, & 28th from 6 to 8:15 pm each night.

Online Childbirth Preparation (November 4, 11, & 18)
2026-11-04 18:00 - 19:30 | KS
Our childbirth classes are taught by experienced educators and are designed to help you and your support person feel more prepared for your labor and delivery experience. Learn about the stages of labor, pain management tools, breathing and relaxation techniques, how to involve your support person, and more!

Online childbirth class will be an online meeting with experienced instructors to review information and answer questions. The class will consist of three sessions (November 4th, 11th, & 18th) to cover all content. Instructors will communicate via email with a Webex link to join the virtual meeting within one week of the first class.

Note: Enrollment includes one expectant mother and one support person.

Resources users can download and keep for later use

Breathing Techniques

Example of a Simplified Birth Plan

Hospital Bag Checklist

Imagery & Relaxation Example

Touch Relaxation

Car Seat Checkup Event
2026-11-14 09:00 - 12:00 | Topeka Fire Station #5, 720 SW 21st St., Topeka, Kansas, United States

Childbirth Preparation (Nov. 14th & 15fth)
2026-11-14 09:00 - 13:00 | Stormont Vail Health Pozez Education Center, 1500 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS, 66604, United States
Our childbirth classes are taught by experienced educators and are designed to help you and your support person feel more prepared for your labor and delivery experience. Learn about the stages of labor, pain management tools, breathing and relaxation techniques, how to involve your support person, and more! Dress comfortably and feel free to bring a pillow to help you feel more comfortable during breathing and relaxation exercises. It is ideal for this class to be completed one month to six weeks prior to your due date.

This class will be held in the Stormont Vail Health Pozez Education Center. Please enter through the main entrance of Stormont Vail Health.

Note: Enrollment includes expectant mother and one support person. This weekend class option will meet two days in a row (November 14th & 15th) from 9 am to 1 pm each day to cover all content.

Community Blood Drive
2026-11-18 10:00 - 15:00 | Stormont Vail Health in Centennial Rooms A & D, 1500 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, Kansas, 66604, United States
Join us for our upcoming Community Blood Drive! Your donation can save up to three lives.

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2026

10 a.m.–3 p.m.

Centennial Rooms A & D, Stormont Vail Hospital

Sign up at savealifenow.org/group

Use group code TPKS.

Questions?

Contact Melissa Morgan at (785) 270-4788 or melissa.morgan@stormontvail.org.

Childbirth Preparation (December 2, 9, & 16)
2026-12-02 18:00 - 20:15 | Stormont Vail Health Pozez Education Center, 1500 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS, 66604, United States
Our childbirth classes are taught by experienced educators and are designed to help you and your support person feel more prepared for your labor and delivery experience. Learn about the stages of labor, pain management tools, breathing and relaxation techniques, how to involve your support person, and more! Dress comfortably and feel free to bring a pillow to help you feel more comfortable during breathing and relaxation exercises. It is ideal for this class to be completed one month to six weeks prior to your due date.

This class will be held in the Stormont Vail Health Pozez Education Center. Please enter through the main entrance of Stormont Vail Health.

Note: Enrollment includes expectant mother and one support person. This class is a series event and will meet December 2nd, 9th, & 16th from 6 to 8:15 pm each night.

Car Seat Checkup Event
2026-12-12 09:00 - 12:00 | Shawnee Heights Fire #23, 5301 SE California Ave, Topeka, Kansas, 66609
