Happy Mother's Day: Let's start at the beginning...

<p>In this special Mother&apos;s Day edition of More Life, we are joined by <a href='https://hartfordhospital.org/'>Hartford Hospital&apos;s</a> Jennifer Dowe, patient education manager for Women&apos;s Health Services, and Mary Marshall-Crimm, a family nurse practitioner, lactation consultant and the manager of the lactation program at the hospital.<br/><br/>They help to take us through the amazing journey of becoming a mom, from prenatal education to labor and delivery, breastfeeding, taking baby home - and beyond. <br/><br/>Jen and Mary describe some of the amazing resources now available to expectant and new parents including support groups, virtual classes and social media connections. <br/><br/>Be sure to explore some of the great programs and pages discussed in this episode:<br/><br/><a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/hhspecialdeliveries'><b>HH Special Deliveries Childbirth Center</b></a><b> (Facebook) – Open to the public</b></p><p><a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/hhcbreastfeeding'><b>HHC Breastfeeding support group</b></a><b> (Facebook) – Private group</b></p><p><a href='https://hartfordhospital.org/health-wellness/classes-events/event-detail?id=3422&amp;occ=21880'><b>Fourth Trimester and Postpartum Wellness class</b></a><b> - Open to the public</b></p><p><a href='https://hartfordhospital.org/services/womens-health-services/departments-services/pregnancy-childbirth/parent-education-classes'><b>Hartford HealthCare Parent Education classes</b></a><b> - Open to the public<br/><br/></b><a href='https://hartfordhealthcare.org/health-wellness/classes-events/event-details?id=3257&amp;occ=8805354'><b>Webinar: What New Grandparents Should Know</b></a><b> - Open to the public</b></p><p><b>Register for the weekly Breastfeeding Support Group </b><a href='https://hartfordhospital.org/health-wellness/classes-events/event-detail?id=2728&amp;occ=21516'><b>HERE</b></a><b><br/><br/>Related More Life podcast episodes:<br/></b><a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/1238717/9112063'><b>Midwifery: Back to the basic