Vaginal Birth After Caesarean IN-PERSON

*Patients who do not have a Medicare Number will be charged $397.00 per DAY for this course - This price is current at the time of publishing. For any further enquiries and to confirm the full price prior to booking, please contact the cashier's office on (08) 6458 1595 and your Insurance Company.

King Edward Memorial Hospital offer this free* 2.5 hour in-person workshop to pregnant people who are birthing under the Women's and Newborn Services (King Edward Memorial Hospital, Family Birth Centre or Osborne Park Hospital).

The class is run IN-PERSON with an experienced clinical midwife. It is a small group setting located in our Parent Education Department at King Edward Memorial Hospital.

CONTENT

One 2.5 hour course for parents considering or planning a vaginal birth after a previous caesarean birth - taught by experienced and knowledgeable midwives.

This class is designed to help women build knowledge and confidence as they plan for a vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC).

During the class we discuss:

• the benefits and risks of VBAC compared with repeat caesarean
• navigating and understanding discussions of risk
• signs of labour, when to seek advice and what to expect during hospital admission
• VBAC-specific labour care recommendations
• informed decision-making and planning for a positive birth experience.

We highly recommend attending 'Labour Strategies' in-person or our 'Second Baby and Beyond' workshop online or in-person to complement this course. Alternatively, specific labour and birth information in great detail is covered within week 1 & 2 of our 'Preparing for Birth and Baby' Online workshop. We do not discuss strategies for labour, pain relief or coping mechanisms within this workshop.

ELIGIBILITY

• Birthing under the Women's and Newborn Services (King Edward Memorial Hospital, Family Birth Centre or Osborne Park Hospital)

RECOMMENDED GESTATION TO BOOK

• We recommend booking a class for when you are 12-28 weeks or beyond, but you are welcome at any gestation.

LOCATION

This class is held IN-PERSON in our Parent Education Department for pregnant people and their support person.

If you have a student midwife CCE, please email our department on parented.reception@health.wa.gov.au to enquire about an additional ticket for your student midwife to attend as well if you would like. 

 We will provide you with a confirmation email and instructions on how to attend our department a few days prior to the session.

TICKET INSTRUCTIONS

• You only need to book 1 ticket - support people do not need to book their own ticket.

• When booking, please use the pregnant person's name and Medical Reference Number (see Image Below)

CANCELLATIONS

Please cancel directly through Trybooking.

KEMH CRECHE SERVICE

This is available for weekday Parent Education classes. See website for up-to-date information: King Edward Memorial Hospital - King Eddie's Creche

The creche is closed from 1pm-1:30pm; last pick-up is 3:45pm. If you are utilising the creche, please let us know, so that we can accomodate a slightly late arrival and early finish to the class.