CW: this week we discuss birth trauma and pregnancy/infant loss. If you are not in a position to consume such content at this time, please give this one a miss and come back to it if/when you are ready. Know that the IACM team are here for you and support and love you very much.
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We're backing up the topical voice referendum chat with another serious topic today. NSW are conducting an inquiry into Birth Trauma, and BOY do we have some thoughts.
It's a long one today as there's a lot to unpack here and as usual, we don't have any answers but maybe some advice…?... Forgive us.
Zoe believes that for the most part, pregnancy and birth doesn’t receive the respect it deserves. Sarah thinks that education around your choices at every turn is foundational to a positive birth experience and Nickie is raging on the business that is the public system as a whole.
We hope that positive things come from keeping the conversations around birth trauma open and that this inquiry helps rather than hinders progress towards birth education and respect.
Fact checking:
"In Victoria, both Casey and Sunshine hospitals offer the option to give birth at home under the care of public hospital midwives: About 80 women each year give birth through public homebirth programs. Each hospital has its own criteria for women accepted into its homebirth program."
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/servicesandsupport/homebirth#
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