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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...

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.

News 15 Jul 2022

MEDIA RELEASE: Birth Trauma Awareness Week to shed light on alarming public health issue in Australia

Birth Trauma Awareness Week from Sunday 17 to Sunday 24 July This Sunday, Birth Trauma Awareness Week launches across Australia, shedding light on birth-related trauma, its impact on birthing women,...

Conversations 06 Jul 2022

What can we learn from the Ockenden report?

The release of the Ockenden report was a sobering day for everyone around the world involved in maternity care. But it was also a day to take stock, learn from...

Awareness 15 May 2021

A welcome $350 million for women’s health as a part of the 2021 Federal Budget

The Australasian Birth Trauma Association (ABTA) welcomes the Federal Government’s announcement that they are investing $351.6 million in women's health across the next four years as a part of the...