Midwifery childbirth education
Barwon Health offers numerous education sessions tailored to women and their partners to help prepare them for labour, childbirth and early parenting. These sessions cover varying topics and are outlined below:
- Normal labour & birth
- Strategies for labour
- Induction & unexpected outcomes
- Pain relief options
- Breastfeeding
- Early parenting
- Settling your newborn
- Brief overview of the most common postnatal health concerns.
There is no cost to attend childbirth education classes from 1 November 2022 (including physiotherapy antenatal education session).
For information about midwife childbirth education sessions, please call maternity reception on 4215 2060 or email cbe.maternity@barwonhealth.org.au. Classes fill up fast, please book early to avoid disappointment.
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Breastfeeding education
Join an experienced and certified lactation consultant for a two-hour breastfeeding class.
This class is especially designed for women who have encountered challenges with a previous breastfeeding experience.
Spaces are limited to five attendees to ensure that women are able to discuss their individual concerns, and sessions can be tailored to their needs.
Attendees are required to have a birth booked at University Hospital Geelong.
Please note: A breastfeeding class is included in the Child Birth Education series for first-time mothers. You DO NOT need to book in for both series.
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Physiotherapy antenatal education
Barwon Health physiotherapy offers physiotherapy antenatal education sessions for women during pregnancy. The information covered in the education sessions is also available in other locations on this website. Please click each hyperlink to access this.
The antenatal physiotherapy sessions are a one off session and cover the following topics:
- How and why to strengthen your pelvic floor muscles during pregnancy and after birth
- How to take care of your bladder and bowel
- How to help your aches and pains in pregnancy and after birth
- Safe exercise in pregnancy and after birth
- Postnatal recovery
Other Resources
The Royal Women’s Hospital has free online access to their Childbirth Education Program. Although some of the information is not relevant to Barwon Health’s Maternity Services, we hope that you find the information provided useful as you plan your pregnancy, birth and parenting journey. To access this free education, please visit www.thewomens.org.au/patients-visitors/cbe
Page last updated: January 7, 2025