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*Patients who do not have a Medicare Number will be charged $379.00 per SESSION 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 week Parent Education course to pregnant people who are birthing at King Edward Memorial Hospital.

ELIGIBILITY

• Birthing at King Edward Memorial Hospital

RECOMMENDED GESTATION TO BOOK

• We recommend booking a class for when you are 30 - 36 weeks

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

LOCATION

This course is held ONLINE – 6.30 - 8.30pm for pregnant people and their support person.

This course is on 2 consecutive evening dates weekly, starting on the date advertised.

Use the same MSTeams link for each of the 2 evenings.

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 a seperate booking.

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

CONTENT

2-part LIVE ONLINE course for first time parents-includes labour & birth topics taught by experienced and knowledgeable midwives.

• Week 1 covers signs of labour, when to come to hospital, what to expect, reframing pain, tools tips and practical skills to support you in labour, how to help your labour progress, how to cope with labour and how hormones influence labour and birth.

• Week 2 covers the actual birth of the baby, the birth of the placenta, delayed cord clamping, perineal tearing, what happens if medical interventions are needed, induction of labour, pain relief options and the early postnatal period.

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

To save you time and avoid double-booking, please be aware that the same content listed above is covered in the first two sessions of our IN-PERSON 'Preparing for Birth and Baby' course. The same content is also covered in the first two sessions of our ONLINE four-week 'Preparing for Birth and Baby' course.

PREPARATION

- Please have some ice or an icepack ready for an activity in week 1.

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 a Breastfeeding and Baby Care class in addition to 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 $379.00 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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