Birth education services in Victoria
11 listed in Victoria
Birth education services in Victoria: 11 listed on this directory. Birth educators run antenatal classes covering labour, pain relief options, interventions, caesarean birth, feeding and the early weeks. You can book directly.
What a birth educator does
Birth educators run antenatal classes covering labour, pain relief options, interventions, caesarean birth, feeding and the early weeks. Independent courses tend to go further into decision-making than hospital classes do.
Most people book in the second trimester for classes in the third, because good courses fill early. That timing is worth knowing about before it becomes a rush.
Referrals, fees and Medicare
You can book directly.
Independent courses are paid privately. Hospital classes are often free or low cost in the public system, and some health funds contribute through extras.
Birth education services in Victoria
- Epworth Freemasons Childbirth Classes, East Melbourne
- Parent Education by Amy Watson, Chirnside Park
- A Focused Birth, Williamstown
- Monash Women's Birth Education, Clayton
- Birth and Babies with Linda, Eltham
- Frances Perry House - Childbirth Education, Parkville
- Body, Birth & Baby, Melbourne
- Royal Women's Hospital - Childbirth Education, Parkville
- Lamaze Australia, Melbourne
- Kath's Calmbirth, Melbourne
- My Midwives Melbourne, Melbourne
Questions worth asking
- When does the course run, and how far ahead do you book out?
- Does my partner or support person attend too?
- How much time goes on caesarean birth and on the unexpected?
- Is feeding and the early weeks covered?
- What does it cost, and can I claim any of it?