HOSPITAL DELIVERS FREE PROGRAM TO MOTHERS-TO-BE.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: CLAIRE HUGHES Staff writer

Jessica Terry thought she knew something about babies.

That changed when the 20-year-old became pregnant with her first child and enrolled in the Mommy Project, a free education program for young parents at St. Mary's Hospital.

Now she knows about things she never thought of before -- like ways to manage her pain during delivery and the damage that can result from shaken baby syndrome.

``You hear stories, you watch TV, you see things,'' Terry said. ``But if it wasn't for this class, I don't know. 'Cause I thought I knew something, but I didn't.''

St. Mary's decided to offer the program after …