Having a baby at the Family Birth Centre – King Edward Memorial Hospital
The Family Birth Centre provides a comfortable homelike environment for you to have an active birth.
The birth centre is available to you as a public or a private patient, regardless of where you live.
The centre is located on-site at King Edward Memorial Hospital and provides care for healthy women who anticipate a normal pregnancy and birth.
Due to high demand, places in the Family Birth Centre are limited so please book in early.
Facilities
Facilities at the Family Birth Centre include:
- 4 birth suites comfortably furnished with double beds and easy chairs
- individual garden courtyards
- ensuite shower and toilet
- a large bath for use during labour and/or waterbirth.
Services and features
Services and features at the centre include:
- midwifery led care through team midwifery
- parent education classes
- access to King Edward Memorial Hospital if required
- discharge within 4–6 hours of your birth
- visiting midwifery service.
More information
Family Birth Centre
Phone: 6458 1800 (8.30am – 4.00pm, Monday to Friday)
Address: King Edward Memorial Hospital, Railway Parade, Subiaco WA 6008 (entrance between Bagot and Barker Roads)
Acknowledgements
Women and Newborn Health Service
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