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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, September 21, 1993                   TAG: 9309210026
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-7   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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DATELINE: RADFORD                                LENGTH: Short


CLASSES FOR PARENTS PLANNED IN RADFORD

Radford Community Hospital will be offering free classes for expectant parents in October.

They include breast-feeding, Oct. 4; well baby care, Oct. 7; Caesarean childbirth, Oct. 14; healthy pregnancies, Oct. 11, a parent orientation/super-sibling class, Oct. 21, and conference with a pediatrician, Oct. 26, all 7 to 9 p.m.

The hospital also offers ongoing prenatal exercise classes from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Wellness Center of the New River Valley, and after-pregnancy exercise classes from 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. at the same times and days. The cost is $20 for 10 classes.

A physician's permission is required for participation in the prenatal exercise classes. The Wellness Center is located at 51 First Street at the Memorial Bridge.

Advance registration is required for all classes by calling 731-2555 or 731-2380.



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