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*Patients who do not have a Medicare Number will be charged $391.00 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 offers this free* 2 hour Class to pregnant people who are birthing at under the Women's and Newborn Services (King Edward Memorial Hospital, Family Birth Centre or Osborne Park Hospital).

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 attend a class for a date prior to your planned caesarean. 

• We recommend booking this class in advance, once you have reached 20 weeks

LOCATION

This class is held ONLINE via MSTeams on:

Wednesdays 9:30AM - 11:30AM for pregnant people and their support person.

* Evening sessions have finished for 2025 and will resume in February 2026.

When you follow the provided link, you will be asked to enter a name into a free text box prior to being admitted to the virtual waiting room. The name that you provide will be visible to other attendees to the session. If you prefer to remain anonymous you can type 'anonymous' or use a nickname/initials if you wish. You will be requested to email your identifiers to the parent education email so that we can confirm attendance. 

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)

CONTENT

One 2-hour LIVE ONLINE class for anyone having a planned caesarean birth, taught by experienced and knowledgeable midwives.

Topics include : Indications and risks for caesarean, navigating the pathway for caesarean section from booking to birth, support person's role in caesarean and post birth recovery.

This course will empower you and your support person to make evidence based informed choices in your caesarean birth.

CANCELLATIONS

Please cancel directly through Trybooking.

IT Issues

If you have any IT issues or are unable to access the class, please call IT on 6457 7991

OTHER PARENT EDUCATION COURSES AVAILABLE

We recommend booking both a Breastfeeding and Baby Care class with this class. Please see our other courses available here: https://www.trybooking.com/eventlist/kemh

OTHER PHYSIOTHERAPY COURSES AVAILABLE

The King Edward Physiotherapy Department has a Skills for Birth and Beyond Class and Pregnancy Aqua aerobics Class. Please see courses available here:

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/kemh-physiotherapy-department-29852066885

If you have any questions about our classes, please do not hesitate to contact the Parent Education Department on (08) 6458 1368 or by email parented.reception@health.wa.gov.au. Our office is not always staffed however we will get back to you as soon as we are able.

*Patients who do not have a Medicare Number will be charged $391.00 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.

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