Welcome to Charlottesville-UVA Baby Basics Moms Club

Hosted by University of Virginia Children's Hospital & Women's Health Center

You Are Invited To Our Moms Club Cooking Classes!

Each Moms Club meeting includes a cooking class where you will learn to make delicious, affordable and easy recipes. While you eat dinner, local experts will talk about pregnancy topics and answer any questions about pregnancy, birth, and after your baby is born.

This program is free  and open to everyone, no matter where you plan to have your baby. You may bring a guest. Childcare is provided.

Along with dinner, you will receive a small gift; something for your baby, for you or for your kitchen. We  hope you will join us at a meeting soon!

Moms Club meets on the 2nd & 4th Mondays, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Click 'View Calendar' below for topics and menus for each meeting.
We meet at
Trinity Episcopal Church
1118 Preston Avenue (next to Washington Park)
Charlottsville


From
Our Team...
"We look forward to helping moms and families in this new phase of their lives."
~Diane Sampson, Facilitator
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Baby Basics Moms Club
Gets Extensive Media Coverage in Charlottesville

Our new Charlottesville Moms Club at Trinity Episcopal Church was the subject of a feature story by local affiliate NBC29,  including a televised interview with Sharon Veith, one of our Moms Club facilitators. Sharon is a long-time advocate for improving pregnancy outcomes for the women of Central Virginia. The new Moms Club is funded through a community grant from March of Dimes and hosted by UVA Children's Hospital and Women's Health Center. Click here to read the NBC 29 interview.

Sharon co-authored an article appearing in The Daily Progress  about the efforts of the Improving Pregnancy Outcomes (IPO) Workgroup of which she is a member. The IPO Workgroup views Baby Basics Moms Clubs as a way to not only enhance the prenatal experience for young moms-to-be, but also as a way to address the overall infant mortality issue in their own community. Read the complete article here>>>

She was also interviewed by Les and Carole of 1070 WINA radio to talk about Baby Basics Moms Club and the many benefits moms receive from attending.  Click the play button below to hear the complete podcast.

Charlottesville Moms Clubs Featured in CHiP Newsletter

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Baby Basics Moms Club was introduced as a great resource for area women in the March 2014 newsletter of ParenTeen.  ParenTeen is a program of Jefferson Area CHiP (Children's Health Improvement Program). Click 'Download File' to read the newsletter which has complete information on both Charlottesville Baby Basics Moms Clubs as well as other valuable local resources and contact information whether you're expecting now or are already young parents. 

Baby Basics Moms Club
Has Arrived in Charlottesville

Baby Basics Moms Club is off to a great start thanks to the dedicated efforts of UVA Childrens Hospital/Neonatology and Womens Health Services staff and the generosity of the March of Dimes Virginia Chapter and our community partners. Community partners in health care, community supporters and members, along with some soon-to-be moms attended our Open House on January 27th. Guests enjoyed great snacks while learning more about the benefits of Moms Club from our talented staff. Everyone involved in this project is very excited about the new Moms Club and what it will mean to the community. Meetings start Monday, February 3rd, and a second Charlottesville Moms Club will be arriving soon. Click here for more photos.

We want to extend special thanks to Community partners Torri Ayers from Jefferson Area CHiP and JohnJason Cecil of Anthem Health Keepers Plus for their above and beyond assistance at the Open House. Our sincere appreciation also goes to Bryan Harris of the March of Dimes and their generosity of a community grant.
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Torri (L) talks with a community member about Baby Basics as they look over BBMC materials.
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JohnJason Cecil (L) and Bryan Harris (R) listen to participants' questions about Baby Basics.