The Birth Project - Our ABC

 Our ABC is investigating giving birth in Australia!

Despite Australia having one of the lowest maternal and infant mortality rates in the world, too many women are emerging from the birth system feeling hurt and damaged. Induction and caesarean section rates are soaring but there is no change in key indicators such as stillbirth. Meanwhile, physiological birth and breastfeeding rates plummet. 

Please share this request for birth stories with all your friends and neighbours!

 

 

Here is more information and the links:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2022-11-03/birth-project-australia-abc-investigation/101574750 

Use this form to send the ABC your story about birth.

They want to hear about your experiences of pregnancy and birth – and from those of you who provide maternity care.

What's working? What's not? And what can we do better?

The Birth Project is running from late 2022 into 2023. Here are some of the stories they've told so far:

• Birthing a better way: Statistically, Australia is a very safe place to give birth, but the care families receive is a lottery. Three women who live less than 90 minutes apart had very different experiences, by choice, chance and necessity. Their stories reveal a complicated system crying out for change.
• Revealing the impacts of birth trauma: While she was pregnant, Amy dreamed about the time she'd spend with her first son Bobby. She didn't imagine incontinence, therapy and surgery — and Amy's experience is all too common, according to the results of a new survey.

Looking forward to ABC being provided with many stories explaining what happened, what worked for you and what didn't work for you.  

Would love to read your thoughts.