Informed Consent: Please don’t withhold information from women.
July 15, 2024
You NEED to inform people. Full stop. Please don’t withhold information from women.
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In this blog, women and their families share their experience of birth trauma. These stories are shared in their own voice and may be distressing to some readers.
Please take care to ensure you are ready to read these stories today and engage in the self-care and support you need to process what these stories bring up for you.
We tell these stories because many people find them helpful and it informs us all of the wide range of birth experiences families undergo.
“When there is one way, one story, learning is stunted. When we have more stories, we have more from which to learn. We see over and over again how choices, options, more stories, help us all.”
You can submit your story by emailing ABTA.
You NEED to inform people. Full stop. Please don’t withhold information from women.
Amber-Lee shares her story of two pregnancies with hyperemesis gravidarum and severe tearing, and finding in herself extraordinary resilience that led to post-traumatic growth.
It took Hannah 18 months to receive her PTSD diagnosis. She shared her story to help others feel less alone.
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
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.
As an endurance athlete and adventure junkie, Ruby’s* prolapse diagnosis following a traumatic forceps birth turned her world upside down. Here she recounts her long, difficult journey to acceptance and recovery.
Alison shares her story of a failed vacuum delivery resulting in a third-degree tear, prolapse and facial injuries to her baby. Warning: Distressing images
Rachael suffered significant pelvic floor injury after a vacuum delivery. Here she tells her story of recovery and managing her symptoms in her second pregnancy.
In addition to her physical injuries, Emma suffered PTSD after a forceps birth. Here, she shares her journey towards healing, utilising trauma therapy.
Amanda shares her experience of an unmedicated vaginal delivery as a first time mum.
Kat shares her experience of vaginal birth after prolapse.
Laura shares her experience of birth after levator avulsion.
Safer births and better healing.
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