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*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 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 booking a class for when you are 26-28 weeks, but you are welcome at any gestation.

LOCATION

This class is held ONLINE:

Tuesday evenings 6.30PM - 8.30PM

OR

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

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 their own booking.

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

CONTENT

One 2 hour LIVE ONLINE 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
• practical strategies to support labour and birth
• informed decision-making and planning for a positive birth experience.

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

This VBAC class does not cover detailed information on labour and birth. If you have not previously attended a labour and birth class, we recommend attending our ‘Preparing for Birth and Baby’ workshop.

If you have attended labour and birth classes in the past, then we recommend attending our ‘Second Baby and Beyond’ workshop for a refresher.

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 $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.

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