Birth Trauma Awareness Week (BTAW) is held in July each year. The theme for 2023 is Postnatal Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Whilst improved conversations about perinatal mental health have helped to reduce stigma, women, birthing people, fathers and partners, and even health professionals are still falling through the gaps in health care.
We aim to elevate the voices of women, non-birthing parents and health professionals impacted by this silent epidemic by sharing their stories and their real-life experiences and getting these stories in front of as many people as possible.
We want people to know that they do not need to suffer in silence.
On behalf of everyone who has been impacted by birth-related trauma, we advocate improving prevention and access to treatment, including greater access to affordable treatment options and, ultimately, better outcomes for all those affected.
As a volunteer-led organisation, we rely on donations so we can continue working towards our vision for physically and psychologically safer births and better postnatal care.
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Don’t forget to tag @birthtrauma.org.au and use #BTAW2023 in your social posts.
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PO Box 403
Buderim QLD 4556
0412 445 770
support@birthtrauma.org.au
The information on this website is not meant to replace advice provided by a health professional.
Copyright © 2020. All Rights Reserved.
The ABTA acknowledges and pays respect to the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters and communities across Australia, on which our Volunteers and our community live and work, and to their Elders, past, present and future. ABTA recognises the special status of Māori as tangata whenua in Aotearoa New Zealand.