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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 and their supportive village. 

The class is run ONLINE with an experienced clinical midwife using Microsoft Teams.

Please note: To save you time and avoid double-booking, please be aware that the same content listed below is covered in our IN-PERSON and ONLINE 'Preparing for Birth and Baby Course'. 

Please DO NOT book both classes as they will be duplicate sessions. 

Giving birth and becoming a parent is a transformative experience, and preparing for postpartum is a fantastic way to provide the smoothest transition into new journey into the unknown. The postpartum period encompasses many aspects such as healing for the birthing woman, practical aspects about caring for a child and the impact on your daily life, relationship changes and matrescence - the radical transformation the birthing woman experiences which involves body, mind and hormonal changes.  Having an understanding of this process can hugely benefit your preparation into parenthood, and allow you to further build your knowledge about what you and your family may require postpartum. 

This session covers:

• Up-to-date postpartum care and infant care information

• Matrescence (Mind, body and soul transitions)

• Postpartum body changes and healing awareness

• Positive relationships postpartum

• The role of each parent

• The role of support services and where to find help after baby is born

This class is offered in an online capacity with the option to use cameras and microphones to engage with the presenting midwife.

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 this class before 38 weeks. 

LOCATION

This class is held ONLINE via MSTeams between 6:30pm - 8:30pm.

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. 

IT Issues

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

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)

CANCELLATIONS

Please cancel via parented.reception@health.wa.gov.au.

OTHER PARENT EDUCATION COURSES AVAILABLE

 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.

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