During your pregnancy

Pregnancy can be a wonderful and exciting time but it can also be an emotional time which might present some doubts and questions - especially for first-time parents.

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Group of pregnant mums at a parent education evening

We are here to support you and provide the information you need to know about what to expect in the weeks and months ahead when you are planning a pregnancy or in the early stage of pregnancy.

Our services during your pregnancy include maternity ward tours, parent education classes and a simple booking process via My Admission.

Maternity tours

From 1 January 2025, a caregiver will conduct a free maternity ward tour on the first and third Saturday and Sunday of each month. Please meet at St Mary Ward at 2.30pm.

We encourage you to phone the ward on the day to confirm the tour will occur. Due to the unpredictable nature of maternity care, we are sometimes unable to accommodate a tour in order to provide safe care to our current patients.

You can also take a virtual tour of the birth suite and ward.

Parent education

We are pleased to provide a range of parent education classes. These classes are available to parents booked in to have their baby at St John of God Murdoch Hospital. Bookings are made once you have completed your online admission.

Classes are delivered in our auditorium and cover signs of labour, progress of labour, birth (vaginal and CS) and the immediate postnatal period.

Three breastfeeding classes, an early pregnancy, and refresher class are also available.

Booking your hospital admission

If you have chosen to give birth at St John of God Murdoch Hospital, you can book your admission online through My Admission.

Through My Admission you can provide all relevant medical history as well as your hospital stay preferences and book and pay for your parent education classes.

Telephone support for maternity questions or concerns

When you choose to give birth at St John of God Murdoch Hospital, you can call our maternity unit and speak to a midwife who will answer any pregnancy-related questions or concerns you may have.

We ask you to call us if you:

have any concerns about your pregnancy
think you are in labour
experience any blood loss from your vaginal area or your waters break
have a severe headache or blurred vision
experience intense abdominal pain
noticed any change in your baby's movements.

Tel: 08 9438 9700.