Birth Trauma Awareness Week 2026

BIRTH TRAUMA AWARENESS WEEK 2026:
JULY 13-19 

Led annually by the team at Birth Trauma Australia, Birth Trauma Awareness Week is a national movement aimed at raising awareness of the devastating impacts of birth-related trauma.

THE THEME FOR 2026 IS: THE COST OF BIRTH TRAUMA

Have you ever thought about the actual costs of birth-related trauma?
To the lives of the Women+ impacted, their families, the health system, the workforce and the broader community?

The impacts are immense, varied, and, in many cases, long-lasting.
We will be sharing details of these costs and the impacts they are having well beyond the birth itself.

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