Kensington Community Program 12/08/2019, 19/08/2019, 26/08/2019

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Kensington Community Program 12/08/2019, 19/08/2019, 26/08/2019

By Childbirth Education at the Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville

Date and time

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM AEST

Location

CoHealth Community Health Centre

12 Gower Street Kensington, VIC 3031 Australia

Refund Policy

Contact the organiser to request a refund.

Description

Kensington Community Program

You will need to attend all three dates listed in the program title.

One of the sessions will be held at Parkville and will include a hospital tour.

Please be on time for all workshops. Your support person/partner is encouraged to attend the workshops with you. One ticket is for two people to attend.

Please bring your “Having Your Baby at The Women’s” book to all workshops.

You can bring snacks and drinks to consume during workshops.

Labour and Birth topics include:

  • Signs of labour
  • When to come to hospital
  • Progress of labour and birth
  • Role of support person
  • Practical coping methods during labour
  • Options for pain management
  • Unexpected outcomes, such as emergency caesarean

Parenting and Breastfeeding Topics include:

  • Breast changes in pregnancy
  • Understanding breastfeeding
  • Having your baby in skin to skin contact and the first breastfeed
  • Normal newborn feeding behaviour in the first 48 hours and beyond
  • Safe sleeping and settling
  • Parenting and relationship changes
  • Communicating with your baby
  • Community supports for the family

Hospital Tour Topics include:

  • When and where to come to hospital
  • Parking options
  • Tour of Birth Centre (according to availability) and brief description of care during labour and birth
  • Tour of post-natal ward & discussion on care in the first few days

Please ensure when booking your workshops that they are completed before your 36th week of pregnancy.

Optional Free Events

You may also book the following optional events free of charge (by selecting Bonus ticket) , when you pay for this workshop series:

1. Caring for Yourself in Pregnancy (early pregnancy workshop) - women only session

2. Talking Dads - only for expectant dads

Note: For convenience these two events could be booked on the same evening

If you book a workshop but do not attend no refund will be given. A refund will only be available if cancellation is made at least one week prior to the first booked session.

Please choose your dates carefully as workshops book out quickly. It may not be possible to change your booking to a different date if your preferred date is already booked out.

ELIGIBILITY

You must be a resident in one of the following suburbs / postcodes to be eligible to participate in this workshop:

Kensington 3031, Flemington 3031, Moonee Ponds 3039, Essendon 3040, Niddrie 3042, Ascot Vale 3032, Strathmore 3041, Brunswick West 3055, Maribyrnong 3032.

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