For Immediate Release
The Australasian Birth Trauma Association (ABTA) is proud to announce its rebrand to Birth Trauma Australia. This change reflects our renewed focus on supporting women, partners and families across Australia and reaffirms our commitment to driving advocacy, education, and support for those impacted by birth-related trauma.
As Birth Trauma Australia, we will continue to uphold the same dedication and compassion that has defined our work over the past eight years. By acknowledging the importance of physical, psychological, and emotional wellbeing before, during, and after childbirth and implementing targeted reforms, we can alleviate the burden of birth-related trauma and improve families’ overall birthing experience. The stories and data that ABTA gathered over the last eight years extend nationwide, and it’s these stories have given a voice to birth trauma, enabling us to advocate for meaningful change.
Our new name underscores our determination to ensure safer births and better healing while solidifying our role as the peak body for birth trauma in Australia.
A Refined Mission: Supporting Women, birthing partners and families in Australia
Birth-related trauma affects one in three Australian women, yet it remains an overlooked and under-supported issue. With this rebrand, we are placing increased focus on addressing the needs of women, birthing parents and healthcare professionals in Australia.
Advocacy, Education, and Support
Our rebrand is part of a broader strategy to increase awareness, improve health outcomes, and influence policy. Key elements include:
- Advocacy: Amplifying the voices of those with lived-living experience to influence policy and healthcare practices.
- Education: Delivering CPD-accredited training for healthcare professionals to build trauma-informed maternity care practices.
- Support: Expanding our resources to ensure every Australian family impacted by birth-related trauma has access to the help they need.
Same Dedication, New Name
While our name has changed, our commitment to those affected by birth-related trauma remains the same. We continue to be led by people with lived experience, driven by compassion, inclusivity, and collaboration with healthcare professionals to close the gaps in maternity care and the trajectory of a woman’s life.
Launch of ThinkNatal State-Based Birth-Related Trauma Interagency
Coinciding with the launch is the establishment of the ThinkNatal Interagency Initiative across New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, and the Australian Capital Territory; we are proud to expand our collaborative efforts to improve maternity care nationwide.
These initiatives bring together healthcare professionals, community organisations, and key stakeholders to foster a multidisciplinary approach to addressing birth-related trauma. By uniting diverse expertise and perspectives, ThinkNatal aims to create safer birthing environments, enhance trauma-informed care practices, and deliver tangible support for families and clinicians. This launch marks a significant step toward achieving systemic change and improving outcomes for those impacted by birth-related trauma.
Join Us on This Journey
We invite individuals, healthcare professionals, and policymakers to join us as we embark on this new chapter at Birth Trauma Australia. Together, we can ensure every birth story is one of safety, support, and healing.
For more information, visit our new website: birthtrauma.org.au/birth-trauma-australia
Media Contact:
Amy Dawes, OAM
Cofounder and CEO
0412 445 770
amy@birthtrauma.org.au
