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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* 2.5 hour Class 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.

*If this session is sold out, please consider an alternative online class (Planning a Positive Caesarean - ONLINE) or contact our department for further information.

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 a date prior to your planned caesarean. Please note this class runs in both an in-person and an alternative online option. Spaces are limited in the in-person workshops.

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

LOCATION

This class is held IN-PERSON in our Parent Education Department, between 9:15am and 11:45am, for pregnant people and one 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)

CONTENT

One 2.5-hour 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 via parented.reception@health.wa.gov.au.

KEMH CRECHE SERVICE

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

If you are utilising the creche, please let one of our midwives know.

OTHER PARENT EDUCATION COURSES AVAILABLE

We recommend booking both a Breastfeeding and Baby Care class with this class. Please see our other Parent Education Department courses available here: TryBooking Australia

Our KEMH website which links to the Breastfeeding Centre classes and also the Physiotherapy Department classes: King Edward Memorial Hospital - Parent Education

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.

Dates

Location

King Edward Memorial Hospital
374 Bagot Road, Subiaco WA 6008

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