Welcome to the ThinkNatal Education and Training Hub, your dedicated space for support and growth in perinatal care. Our hub is proud to offer accredited modules recognised by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) and the Australasian College of Midwives, ensuring the highest standards of education for health professionals.
Whether you’re a midwife, doctor, mental health clinician, pelvic physiotherapist, or involved in community health, our carefully crafted modules enrich your understanding of birth-related trauma and postnatal care. Developed under the guidance of the Australasian Birth Trauma Association, ThinkNatal is at the forefront of advocating for safer births, individualised care, and informed consent.Â
Our self-paced modules provide practical insights, evidence-based information, and powerful stories to inspire positive change in perinatal care. Join us in this essential journey to improve care and support for families across Australia.Â
Australian College of Midwives CPD Endorsed Activity and also Approved for RANZCOG CPD until September 2025.
Join our private Facebook group and be supported by others with a lived birth trauma experience.
The theme of Perinatal Mental Health Week 2024 is trauma-informed care. To mark this week and this important topic, ABTA’s Advocacy Coordinator Hannah shares her story of how necessary medical care triggered past trauma.
The theme of Birth Trauma Awareness Week 2024 is Informed Consent. To close this week’s conversations, Mary shares her thoughts on her two births, where true informed consent has made a huge difference to her experience.
You NEED to inform people. Full stop. Please don’t withhold information from women.
To raise awareness about pelvic organ prolapse, Monique shares her story of pregnancy after IVF and a birth experience that altered her life forever.
Bria shares her story of an induction ending in a Caesarean section.
It took seeing more than 50 doctors for Adena’s pain to be diagnosed. She shares her story of how the gaps in medical care for new mums.
Amber-Lee shares her story of two pregnancies with hyperemesis gravidarum and severe tearing, and finding in herself extraordinary resilience that led to post-traumatic growth.
Carina’s education as a registered nurse meant she was acutely aware of the gaps in her postnatal care. She shares how the experience has made her rethink her career.
At the Australasian Birth Trauma Association (ABTA), we are committed to addressing the lack of comprehensive birth-related education for both parents and clinicians. Our recent
The Australasian Birth Trauma Association (ABTA) launched ThinkNatal Education four years ago. In response to the thousands of women and parents telling us, ‘What didn’t
A couple of weeks ago, ABTA CEO Amy Dawes and our Group Facilitator Lead Rhiannah Pohlman, visited Tamworth Community Health in Tamworth (NSW) to deliver
The Australasian Birth Trauma Association welcomes the release of the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry Report into Birth Trauma but calls for urgent funding to address systemic
  Earlier in 2024, the ABTA CEO Amy Dawes was invited to testify in front of the UK Birth Trauma Inquiry, which was initiated
TRIGGER WARNING: Some discussion of birth injuries. Please read with care. If you’d like to connect with peer support find out more here. Birth Trauma
We are currently accepting expressions of interest from individuals wishing to be peer support volunteers with ABTA. Training and ongoing support are provided and your time commitment is very flexible so you can honour your family, work and leisure commitments.
Women are welcome to join our Facebook Group – Birth Trauma Support to connect with other mothers and ask questions about trauma recovery.
Our Support Services Page contains information on other support services that may be useful.Â
Safer births and better healing.
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