In this episode and in alignment with Birth Trauma Awareness week Jen sit's down with Amy Dawes of the Australasian Birth Trauma Association.

Amy launched the Australasian Birth Trauma Association (ABTA) in 2017. She established the for-purpose organisation focused on the recognition and understanding of birth-related trauma.

With a multi-disciplinary advisory group of clinicians, Amy has developed the resources and strategies to better prevent, diagnose and effectively manage birth-related trauma.  Amy’s understanding of the issues many birthing families face has come from her own experience with the forceps delivery of her first child.

Amy’s vision is to make the invisible visible, and she is passionate about educating health professionals about trauma-informed practice so as to continue driving change in current maternity practices in Australia and New Zealand.

Amy is a proud member of the RANZCOG Informed Birth working group and The Caesarean Delivery at Maternal Request working party. 

In this episode Jen & Amy cover:

Find out more about Australasian Birth Trauma Association go here - https://birthtrauma.org.au/
Join the big step challenge go here - https://birthtrauma.org.au/birth-trauma-awareness-week-2023/

Follow the ABTA on IG go here - https://www.instagram.com/birthtrauma.org.au