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.

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.

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 or beyond, but you are welcome at any gestation.

LOCATION

This class is held IN-PERSON in our Parent Education Department, between 1:30pm and 4pm, for pregnant people and their 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 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.

KEMH CRECHE SERVICE

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

The creche is closed from 1pm-1:30pm; last pick-up is 3:45pm. If you are utilising the creche, please let us know, so that we can accomodate a slightly late arrival and early finish to the class.

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 ‘Second Baby and beyond’ course.

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.

Dates

Location

King Edward Memorial Hospital - Parent Education Department
374 Bagot Road, Subiaco WA 6008

Contact Event Organiser