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News 14 May 2026

Birth Trauma Australia Partners with Queensland Mental Health Commission to Strengthen GP Care for birth-related trauma.

The team at BTA is so proud to announce a wonderful new partnership with the Queensland Mental Health Commission to improve recognition and care pathways for people affected by birth-related...

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News 07 Apr 2026

Landmark Australian Court Ruling on Birth-related Trauma

In this interview, Birth Trauma Australia’s Amy Dawes sits down with lawyer Kate Waterford to discuss the landmark ruling in Gawthrop v Bendigo Health — what it means for women...

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News 12 Jan 2026

Women+ Positioning Statement

Birth Trauma Australia is evolving its language to better reflect the people we support. We are adopting Women+ as a more inclusive, compassionate, and accurate way to refer to individuals...

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News 22 Jul 2025

Announcing Our Proud Collaboration to Advance Birth Trauma Education in Australia

We are thrilled to announce our partnership in a groundbreaking initiative that aims to transform the way healthcare professionals in Australia are trained to understand, prevent, and respond to birth...

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News 10 Oct 2024

Bridging the Gap in Birth Information

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 feature in RANZCOG’s Spring edition of...

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News 19 Sep 2024

ThinkNatal Expands: From Consumer Resources to CPD-Accredited Training for Healthcare Professionals

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 anyone tell me’? ThinkNatal offers...

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News 07 Jun 2024

BTA delivers facilitator training to community health workers

A couple of weeks ago, BTA CEO Amy Dawes and our Group Facilitator Lead Rhiannah Pohlman, visited Tamworth Community Health in Tamworth (NSW) to deliver facilitator training. Since its launch...

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News 31 May 2024

NSW Parliamentary Inquiry Report into Birth Trauma: BTA urges funding for maternity

Birth Trauma Australia welcomes the release of the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry Report into Birth Trauma but calls for urgent funding to address systemic failures in the maternal health system nationwide....

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News 17 May 2024

Listen to Mums: The UK Birth Trauma Inquiry concludes, with 12 recommendations to government

    Earlier in 2024, the ABTA CEO Amy Dawes was invited to testify in front of the UK Birth Trauma Inquiry, which was initiated by Theo Clarke MP in...

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Ask an Expert 10 Oct 2022

Why we need better access to pelvic health physiotherapy outside of major cities

I’ll just say it; Living outside of a major city in Australia puts you at a disadvantage. Don’t get me wrong, I live regionally, and I love it. I have...

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News 22 Aug 2022

Birth Trauma Awareness Week 2022 – Wrap Up

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 Awareness Week 2022 took place...

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News 01 Aug 2022

New Zealand set to compensate more birth injuries

The ABTA welcomes the recent decision by the New Zealand parliament to extend the number of maternal birth injuries covered by the country’s universal accident compensation scheme.

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