Planned Caesarean Course

7 hours of content, you will learn about late pregnancy, what to expect with a caesarean birth, postnatal recovery, breastfeeding & newborns for pregnant parents who have decided that a planned caesarean birth is the right choice for them - no matter the reason. We firmly believe that the childbearing journey has the potential to affect every facet of a person's life, including their relationship with their new baby, partner, themselves and their functioning in wider society.   

Planned Caesarean Course - what you’ll learn;

Pregnancy

  • Mind & body preparation for birth

  • Your pregnancy & birth hormones

  • Understanding the nervous system

  • Relaxation strategies

  • Breathing strategies

  • Promoting comfort in your body 

  • Antenatal colostrum expressing

  • Preparing for postpartum

Your Caesarean Birth

  • What to expect at each stage

    • Arriving to hospital​

    • Anaesthetic

    • The operating theatre

    • Birthing your baby

    • What happens after baby is born​​

  • Your options & choices to consider

  • The role of the partner or support person

Postpartum and Newborns

  • What to expect in the first few days

  • Vitamin K,  Hepatitis B vaccine & newborn screening test for baby

  • Postpartum recovery tips

  • Wound care & scar massage

  • Getting breastfeeding off to a good start

  • Bottle feeding

  • Newborns

  • Sleep​

    1. Settling & soothing

    2. Dressing 

    3. Bathing

    4. Changing nappies

    5. Signs of illness

  • Setting up your postpartum support network


Your Investment: $240

Includes pregnant participant and 1 support person

  • Additional support people: $50 each

  • Student midwives participating in continuity of care experiences are welcome to attend with you, free of charge.

Please note:  This outline is a general guide only. Each class & series will be a little different as we regularly update the course & adjust content to suit the needs & wishes of our participants, at our midwife presenter's discretion. Please get in touch if you would like more information. 

What You’ll Receive

Printed workbook

Digital resources

Access to our online parents facebook group

Ongoing support from your midwife presenter.

Kensington

January

Friday 31st 10:30am - 5:30pm

To book, please click here & choose the dates you are interested in.
You can see these details by clicking ‘more info’ on a certain course.
This will bring you to a calendar, please choose the first day of the course and you will automatically be booked into all sessions.

February

This course is held every alternate month

March

Saturday 29th 10:30am - 5:30pm

To book, please click here & choose the dates you are interested in.
You can see these details by clicking ‘more info’ on a certain course.
This will bring you to a calendar, please choose the first day of the course and you will automatically be booked into all sessions.

Comprehensive Education Package 

Planned Caesarean Course
Seven hours of midwife-led childbirth education covering late pregnancy, caesarean birth and the early postnatal period including an introduction to breastfeeding. For pregnant person & support person.

Fourth Trimester Workshop
All about the transition to parenthood and how to set your expectations to enhance the likelihood of a positive early postnatal experience, guided by a midwife.​

Newborn & Children’s First Aid Class
Designed for parents & carers, participants will learn first aid basics for common illnesses and injuries of childhood including burns, choking, CPR, breathing difficulties, seizures and anaphylaxis, taught by lactation consultants and midwives.​

Total Package: $480 (over 10% discount)

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Option to add one more workshop for only $155 (more than 10% discount than original price of workshop)

Breastfeeding Workshop
A comprehensive two hour breastfeeding workshop led by experienced lactation consultants.

Click Here to Book a Package

You will be directed to email our team, who will get back to you within 3-5 business days to book you into multiple classes.
Please include in your email;

Your name
Your estimated due date
Your contact number
Your preferred dates for any classes

Click Here if You Want A Private Class

You will be directed to email our team, who will get back to you within 3-5 business days to discuss
Please include in your email;

Your name
Your estimated due date
Your contact number
Your preferred dates/times for your class

Private Planned Caesarean Course would be 4hours of 1:1 content with our midwife presenter - $400

  • "My husband and I feel definitely more prepared and confident for the next steps of our pregnancy, birth and first days with the baby. Our questions were totally answered."

  • "Informative. Factual. Non-opinion based. Easy to understand and gave myself and husband a lot of useful information that has put us at ease."

  • "We can't speak highly enough. We both left the course feeling so much more prepared and informed that we ever thought we would be. The price was very agreeable for such a comprehensive course."

  • "The course itself was very complete, Phoebe was able to explain things in a very simple and clear way, at the same time being very scientific. My husband and I loved it!"

  • "Sessions are very informative! Super helpful for me and my husband to be more prepared welcoming our first baby. Not only this class preparing me for delivery, but also preparing my husband as a support person. Also the way Hayley teaches the class is fun so it’s not boring at all."

Refund Policy:

Due to our small group sizes & high demand, payment is required in full at time of booking & is non-refundable in the event of change of mind, other engagements, forgetting to attend or illness.

Full refunds will only be given for unexpected early births (provided you are less than 36 weeks pregnant at the start of the course).

If you wish to move your booking to another course date, please get in touch at least 7 days before the start of your booked course (space permitting). 

If you’d like to pay in instalments, please contact us on 03 9376 7474.

In the rare instance that we need to cancel the class (presenter illness, minimum booking numbers not reached etc), we will contact you 3-5 business days prior to the class. We will aim to facilitate you joining another class, or offer a full refund if this is not possible.