Healthy Living at United Memorial Medical Center

Healthy Living offers a variety of support groups for our community members offering a positive, friendly and informal environment for people to share, listen and be heard. Please contact our office for additional details (585) 344-5331.

• Cancer Support Group - Monthly
• Diabetes Support Group for Adults - Bi Monthly
• Adjustment to Motherhood - Monthly
• Breast Feeding Drop In Support - Weekly

Our registered dietitian evaluates your specific needs and daily routine, and offers practical suggestions on meal planning, dining out and more. You’ll learn how to establish good eating habits, which are essential for managing medical conditions such as diabetes, obesity, hypertension, high cholesterol, celiac disease and chronic kidney disease.

This support group is available to all moms who need a safe space to talk with other moms about fears, worries and myths of parenthood. This group meets monthly and intended to be a peer support group helping moms work through perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMAD). Please feel free to join us on the first Thursday of each month from 6:00pm-7:00pm via Zoom, the information is listed below.

Meeting ID: 994 6880 9350

Passcode: ATMPMAD

UMMC’s Baby Café welcomes pregnant and breastfeeding moms to join our weekly support group. This drop in group is a safe space for networking and gaining support from fellow breast feeding  moms as well as our international board certified lactation consultants. We meet every Tuesday from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm and the first and third Tuesday from 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm. Zoom information is listed below. Also, check us out on Facebook at Breastfeeding and Beyond Baby Café.

Daytime Zoom Information

Expectant mothers and coaches can learn how to prepare for labor and delivery, postpartum recovery, newborn care and parenting. Our Child birth educators will help new parents gain confidence in these topics. Our classes are offered monthly and upcoming classes as well as registration can be found here: https://www.rochesterregional.org/services/womens-health/childbirth-centers/united-memorial-maternity-unit or by calling Healthy Living at (585) 344-5331.

Parents, grandparents and caregivers will discover safety issues to address, such as poison control and first aid. You will also learn how to perform hands-only CPR on adults, children and infants. An American Heart Association CPR guide is included with each registration.

Learn about the benefits of breastfeeding, the importance of support, infant feeding cues and breastfeeding logistics. This course will help you develop the confidence you need with the help of our certified lactation specialists.

Call us to set up a free one on one lactation consultation with our internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultants. This individualized visit can address lactation concerns of mom and baby and out staff can help you work through discomforts and concerns so you can enjoy your breastfeeding journey. LEAD staff can be reached at (585) 344-5331.

Healthy moms, healthy kids. And we're here to help.

MOMS (Medicaid Obstetrical & Maternity Services) offers prenatal care and education for expecting mothers who have limited or no insurance coverage. If you’re pregnant, the MOMS program can provide you with help in obtaining coverage for you and your baby, along with nutritional counseling, childbirth education, feeding and lactation support, and postpartum follow-up care. Get the support and care you and your baby need.

Call (585) 344-5355 to schedule an appointment.