The Fourth Trimester - Transitioning to Motherhood IN-PERSON

Name: The Fourth Trimester - Transitioning to Motherhood IN-PERSON
Start: 2026-09-22T13:30:00.000+08:00
End: 2026-12-23T16:00:00.000+08:00
Location: King Edward Memorial Hospital - Parent Education Department

Dates

Tuesday 22 September 2026 - Wednesday 23 December 2026 | (UTC+08)

Location

King Edward Memorial Hospital - Parent Education Department

374 Bagot Road, Subiaco, Western Australia, 6008

About

*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.

Please note: To save you time and avoid double-booking, please be aware that the same content listed below is covered in 'Week 3' of 'Preparing for Birth and Baby Course', or our ONLINE 'The Fourth Trimester' workshop. Please DO NOT book both classes as they will be duplicate sessions.

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

The class is run IN-PERSON on-site at KEMH with an experienced clinical midwife in a small group setting.

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Giving birth and becoming a parent is a transformative experience, and preparing for postpartum is a fantastic way to provide the smoothest transition into new journey into the unknown. The postpartum period encompasses many aspects such as healing for the birthing woman, practical aspects about caring for a child and the impact on your daily life, relationship changes and matrescence - the radical transformation the birthing woman experiences which involves body, mind and hormonal changes. Having an understanding of this process can hugely benefit your preparation into parenthood, and allow you to further build your knowledge about what you and your family may require postpartum.

CONTENT

This session covers:

Up-to-date postpartum care and infant care information
Matrescence (Mind, body and soul transitions)
Postpartum body changes and healing awareness
Positive relationships postpartum
The role of each parent
The role of support services and where to find help after baby is born

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 this class before 36 weeks. Any gestation afterwards, you may find the length of the workshop uncomfortable.

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 via parented.reception@health.wa.gov.au.