A prenatal class to prepare expectant parents for childbearing and parenting will be offered from 6:30 to 8:30 p. m. Tuesday in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. It continues Feb. 9, 16, and 23. To register, call 278-4433.

A program to assess risk for cardiovascular disease will be offered from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. Wednesday at Schofield Residence Nursing Facility, 333 Elmwood, Town of Tonawanda. “Know Your Risks: Cardiovascular Screening” includes preventative diagnostic ultrasound screenings to assess risk for stroke, abdominal aortic aneurysm and peripheral arterial disease, and information on risks, prevention and treatment. Screenings are $45 each or all three for $99. For necessary reservations, phone 995-3851.

Buffalo Chapter of the National Stuttering Association will hold a support group meeting from 7 to 9 p. m. Wednesday in 280 Park Hall, University at Buffalo North Campus. Call Adrian at 510-3849 or e-mail

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Motherless Daughters, a support group for women whose mothers have died, will meet at 7 p. m. Wednesday at Circle of Daughters, 4263 St. Francis Drive, Hamburg. The cost is $10. For information, call Day Cummings at 627-4934.

Empty Leash sponsors a weekly pet-loss self-help support group at 5:30 p. m. every Thursday in Life Transitions Center, 150 Bennett Road, Cheektowaga. Attendees must register before first meeting; call Kym at 668-2446 or Sue at 656-0871.

Pet Heaven Funeral Home, 3614 North Buffalo Road, Orchard Park, will host a pet loss support group meeting at 9:30 a. m. Saturday. For information, call 662-5677.

Debbie Hender, a registered nurse from Catholic Health, will talk about “The Healthy Heart” at a meeting of the Southtowns Osteoporosis Support Group at 7 p. m. next Tuesday in Westwood Village/Elderwood Home, 580 Orchard Park Road, West Seneca. For information or to register, phone 862-2663.

“Take Control of Kidney Disease Through Knowledge,“ a chronic kidney disease management class for those in the early stages of kidney disease, will be held at 5 p. m. next Tuesday in the National Kidney Foundation offices, 300 Delaware Ave., Suite 101. Taught by a registered dietitian, the class covers kidney function, conditions that accompany chronic kidney disease, slowing the progression of the disease, maintaining a healthy attitude, and nutrition and diet guidelines. The $35 cost is covered for most members of the major health insurance carriers. Scholarships are available. To register, call 835-1323.

The Breast Cancer Network of WNY will present a program on “What Are My Risks of Thyroid Cancer” at 6 p. m. next Tuesday in the Emerson Room in Unitarian Universalist Church, 6320 Main St., Williamsville. Dr. Joseph Torres, an endocrinologist, will speak. A support group meeting will follow at 7:30. For reservations, phone Georgeia at 674-8683; for information, call Sharon at 861-3038.

Support groups, and phone numbers to call for

information include: Alcoholics Anonymous First Step, 8 p. m. Friday, auditorium, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, Niagara Falls, 278-4569; Alcoholics Anonymous International Group, 6:30 p. m. Saturday, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, 278-4569; Narcotics Anonymous, 5 p. m. Sunday, Memorial Medical Center Auditorium, 278-4569; Parkinson’s Disease, 2 p. m. Sunday, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center auditorium, 534-3233.