Our COVID-19 Safety Plan
Summer 2021 Update
Effective June 1, 2021- With the state’s vaccination rate reaching over two-thirds of the eligible population, we will be running our classes closer to what they looked like pre-pandemic while following current CDC guidelines. All of our instructors are fully vaccinated, and we strongly encourage all eligible pregnant people and their partners to get the COVID vaccine as well! For more information about the vaccine and pregnancy, please check out this page and video presented by the Obstetrics department at Yale-New Haven Hospital. If you have any questions or concerns about our class policies, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Masks - Per CDC guidelines, masks are no longer required for fully vaccinated individuals. Therefore, masks are optional in the classroom. If you have not been fully vaccinated, please continue to wear a mask while inside for your own protection.
Online Classes - For the remainder of 2021, we will continue to offer live-streamed classes on Zoom for families that prefer distance learning.
Class Size - In-person class size is limited to 10 couples max.
Extra Support Persons - Additional support persons other than partners (e.g. family members that will be assisting you with the baby) will be allowed back in the classroom at no additional charge if there is space. If you and your partner would like to bring an extra person with you to class, there must be less than 10 couples registered. Please contact us the night before class so that we can let you know if someone can join you. If it is important that additional family members join you in class, they are welcome to register and pay separately to guarantee their spot.
Online Classes - For the remainder of 2021, we will continue to offer live-streamed classes on Zoom for families that prefer distance learning.
Class Size - In-person class size is limited to 10 couples max.
Extra Support Persons - Additional support persons other than partners (e.g. family members that will be assisting you with the baby) will be allowed back in the classroom at no additional charge if there is space. If you and your partner would like to bring an extra person with you to class, there must be less than 10 couples registered. Please contact us the night before class so that we can let you know if someone can join you. If it is important that additional family members join you in class, they are welcome to register and pay separately to guarantee their spot.
Additional information regarding YNHH's Labor & Birth COVID policies and the current admission process and visitation policy for OB patients can be found here: https://www.ynhhs.org/patient-care/covid-19/patient-care/pregnancy-and-covid19-faq.aspx