I want to understand my birth experience.
I'm a parent seeking support and resources.
A father shares his experience of supporting his partner through pregnancy and homebirth transfer during the Covid-19 pandemic, in the hope of helping other fathers understand that they, too, can suffer birth-related trauma.
After a traumatic birth during the height of Melbourne’s covid lockdown, I struggled to breastfeed for reasons I was not expecting. Leading up to the birth, I armed myself with education, names of local lactation consultants, and joined breastfeeding support groups.
Tamara shares her story of a forceps birth and postpartum haemorrhage following a pregnancy complicated by placenta previa.
Birth Trauma Australia is not able to provide crisis support, we care about your wellbeing. If you need immediate support, please contact one of the services below.
If you are in immediate danger call 000.
13 11 14
24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention.
1300 726 306
Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia.
13 92 76
24/7 crisis support for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples.
