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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.

Stories

Not being believed – Adena’s Story

Trigger Warning: This birth story discusses trauma. Topics discussed include PTSD, misdiagnosis, physical trauma & pain. If you are seeking support for your birth trauma, we have downloadable

Amber-Lee’s Story

Trigger Warning: This birth story discusses trauma. Topics discussed include haemorrhage, PTSD, prolapse, physical birth trauma, postnatal anxiety & tearing. If you are seeking support for your

Baby Noa in NICU

Birth trauma and NICU – Corie’s story

Trigger Warning: This birth story discusses trauma, topics discussed include forceps delivery, emergency theatre and postpartum haemorrhage, and NICU stay. If you are seeking support for

Traumatic-birth

Breastfeeding after a traumatic birth – Tara’s story

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.