Published: 08/01/2025 - 8:00 AM
Expectant mothers, let us help connect you to a healthier life! The Greater Philadelphia YMCA, along with other community partners, is launching the Maternal Wellness Initiative. This new program is designed to provide free membership and programming tailored to expectant moms from their pregnancy through early motherhood.
A complimentary membership is dependent upon attendance and completion of pre- and post-session evaluations. In order to ensure we build a consistent and supportive community, participants must be able to commit to the program dates listed below. This also ensures participants remain active in the program and can maintain their membership.
The initiative includes:
- Access to the fitness center and group exercise classes at the YMCA
- Access to lap swimming, water walking, and aquatic group exercise classes in our indoor pool which is open year-round
- Daily live and on-demand classes through our virtual platform, YMCA360
- 2 hours of free babysitting per day through KidZone while you use the YMCA offerings
- Special pop-up classes, seminars, nutritional resources, educational programs, and support group sessions just for our Maternal Wellness participants throughout the year
- Connection and camaraderie with other expecting and new moms
- Post-pregnancy fitness and wellness programming targeted to new moms
- Access to child care services with subsidy for those who qualify
Program Structure:
Your 12-week free family membership is granted when the program begins.
Participants will meet in person once a week as group to take advantage of workshops, classes, and seminars. The program will end with a baby shower celebration for all moms.
If all participation requirements are met, the free family membership will be extended for 12 additional weeks.
Participants will meet in person once a week as group to take advantage of workshops, classes, and seminars focused on the postpartum phase of pregnancy.
If all participation requirements are met, the free family membership will be extended for 12 additional weeks.
After the postpartum portion of the program ends, participants can take advantage of their free family membership including discounts on family/child programs and classes, child care, and other resources offered at the Y.
Who:
All participants must be in their first trimester of pregnancy at the time the interest form is submitted. Submitting an interest form does not guarantee participation. Max 100 participants. Enrolled participants must meet certain requirements.
When:
Registration opens August 4, 2025.
Programs begin during the week of September 22 and end during the week of December 12, 2025.
- Christian Street YMCA participants will meet on Wednesdays from 1:30 - 3:00 PM.
- Columbia North YMCA participants will meet on Tuesdays from 5:00 - 6:15 PM.
- Haverford YMCA participants will meet on Tuesdays from 10:00 - 11:15 AM.
- Northeast Family YMCA participants will meet on Thursdays from 4:30 - 5:45 PM.
- West Philadelphia YMCA participants will meet on Tuesdays from 6:30 - 7:30 PM.
- Willow Grove YMCA participants will meet on Wednesdays from 9:30 - 11:00 AM.
Where:
We are pleased to be offering this initiative at 6 YMCA locations including: Christian Street YMCA, Columbia North YMCA, Haverford YMCA, Northeast Family YMCA, West Philadelphia YMCA, and Willow Grove YMCA.
How to submit your interest:
Click the link below and follow the prompts provided.