Approach your Caesarean Birth with confidence

Caesarean Birth workshops

Comprehensive midwife-led workshops for parents who want to feel prepared for their Caesarean Birth.

Caesarean Birth preparation,
birth and recovery

Feel prepared for every step of the way as your

Feel confident and prepared in pregnancy for your Caesarean Birth.

Feel informed, knowledgeable about your Caesarean Birth with tools and techniques to remain calm and present during the birth of your baby.

Feel ready for the short term and long term recovery after your Caesarean Birth.

The workshop is facilitated by an experienced Midwife, Karen McNeil who has a Bachelor of Midwifery, Masters of Child Family and Community Nursing and a Maternal and Child Health Nurse and three children of her own.

Positivebirth Caesarean Birth workshops come highly recommended by Midwives, Childbirth Educators, Obstetricians and Women’s Health Physiotherapists

The Details

The Workshops are held at

The Mind Room
28 Wellington Street, Collingwood

The workshop runs 10 to 1pm

Morning tea included.

The cost of the workshop is $295 for two people - you and your birth support person.

If you have private health insurance you may be eligible to claim the cost or portion of the cost dependant on your individual policy. Karen has provider numbers with many health insurers.

What is covered in the Caesarean Birth workshop?

    • What is a Caesarean Birth?

    • Preparing your body for a Caesarean Birth

    • Preparing your mind for a Caesarean Birth

    • Your appointments prior to a Caesarean Birth

    • The morning of your Caesarean Birth

    • What to expect in the operating theatre

    • Your anaesthetic options

    • The experience for you

    • Your choices and options

    • Your baby in your arms

    • Short and long term recovery after a Caesarean Birth

    • Feeding your baby after a Caesarean Birth

    • The first few hours after a Caesarean Birth

    • The first few days in hospital after a Caesarean Birth

    • Going home and the early weeks after a Caesarean Birth

    • Your pelvic floor recovery after pregnancy and a Caesarean Birth

    • Caesarean scar care

    • Your emotional health after a Caesarean Birth

    • What does a Caesarean Birth mean for subsequent births

  • The course includes Mp3 downloads/relaxation tracks specifically designed for preparation ahead of your Caesarean Birth

    Included is the complete pack of downloadable resources

    • Birth preferences for your Caesarean Birth

    • Packing list for you and your baby

    • Downloadable affirmations specifically for a Caesarean Birth

Frequently asked questions

  • You can attend at any stage in pregnancy as soon as you know that a caesarean birth is your chosen option.

  • The one day hypnobirthing workshop costs AUD $295.

    This is for you and your chosen birth support person to attend.

    This includes the cost of the workshops and all resources that are provided. This includes the Mp3 relaxation tracks and the downloadable Caesarean resources.

  • In most cases if you have private health insurance they will cover a the cost or part of the course fee.

    I am a registered Midwife and have provider numbers with a selection of health funds and a medicare provider number for antenatal education.

    The amount you get back will depend in your individual cover.

    Please get in touch and ask about your individual circumstances and/or check with your health fund what they require to allow you to claim.

  • First, second, third …fifth caesarean birth…this course is for you.

  • This is the course just for you!

    The caesarean birth workshop covers everything you need to feel confident approaching your birth.

    Including preparation in pregnancy, your birth and short and long term recovery from a caesarean birth.

Book a Positivebirth Caesarean Birth workshop

Private Health Insurance

If you have private health insurance, you may be able to claim all or part of the cost of the in-person workshop cost. Please contact us if your health fund is not listed below.

BUPA provider number: N092442
GMHBA provider number: 1081614W
HCF provider number: 00348416
Defense Health: NMW10816
Frank Health insurance: 1081614W
NIB provider number: 10244519 (includes Qantas Assure, AAMI, Apia, Tal Health Insurance, Suncorp Health Insurance)
GU Health: 21211009
CBHS provider number: RM1081614
Doctors Health Fund approved rebate
Teachers Health Fund approved rebate
Peoplecare approved provider
Navy Health provider number: 6064891T