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For many new parents, finding information about caring for your new baby can sometime be hard and conflicting.

St. Mary's and Jefferson City Medical Group hosted an event Sunday that was designed by with new parents in mind.

It was called the Baby Bonanza, and it was in Jefferson City Sunday afternoon.

Both new and hopeful parents gathered at the capital plaza hotel to learn more about the resources available in the community for starting a family.

Heather Feeler is the St. Mary's Communication Coordinator, and she wanted new parents to know about the resources that were available to them.

"We have over 30 exhibitors. Everything from parents as teachers, to vendors that might sell baby items, to talking with health clinicians. And we also have speakers throughout the day, and they'll be able to learn different things about becoming parents; things they might want to learn, you know, just bringing a new baby home," Feeler said.

Also included in the bonanza was a special event called the Crawling Contest, where non-walking babies "competed" with each other by seeing who could crawl to a toy first.

 The baby that reached it first won it as a prize.