Australian Birth Study: Understanding Birth Trauma

23/08/2023

Home stretch! Researchers at the University of Sydney are seeking mothers with infants aged 6 months and younger to participate in research about birth experience and the mother-infant relationship. Please email [email protected] or click the link in bio to find out more!

05/08/2023

The NSW parliamentary inquiry only has 50 submissions. If you have the energy, and have a story that needs to be heard, please consider making a submission. Link in bio.

18/07/2023

In honour of birth trauma awareness week, we are sharing the symptoms of childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD). The Australian Birth Study is dedicated to ensuring CB-PTSD is routinely screened for and recognised in the perinatal period to ensure women and birthing people have access to appropriate and timely support.

23/06/2023

Seeking individuals who are happy to be interviewed by the media for an article about their own birth trauma experience in Australian, in conjunction with a report about our research. If you are interested please PM with your name, email address and best contact number to be passed onto media should they request a case study.

22/06/2023

We are still seeking participants for our research on birth trauma and the mother-infant relationship! If your baby is 6 months or younger and you would like more information about our study, please reach out! Email [email protected] or go to the website in bio.

07/06/2023

Today I will be presenting about childbirth-related PTSD and birth trauma to a wonderful group of health and allied health professionals the Western NSW LHD First 2000 Days conference! So excited to be able to begin translating my research to practice.

02/06/2023

Incredible! .org.au have released the new guidelines for perinatal mental health, approved by the NHMRC, and birth trauma gets a significant mention as an issue of concern, and warranting monitoring and assessment of during the perinatal period! What a wonderful step in the right direction. Thank you .org.au for citing our research on the City Birth Trauma Scale (BiTS) as an acceptable, valid and reliable measure for use with Australian women. Thank you to all research participants who contributed to this mention and made this work possible ❤️

05/04/2023

To the wonderful organisations and individuals who share our posts, thank you! We are halfway to our participant goal!

29/03/2023

Mental health should always be a priority for all expecting and existing parents.

The ForWhen Helpline is to support new and expecting parents—mums, dads, and guardians—with a caring, supportive mental health navigation service to guide you and your family throughout your perinatal journey, from conception, up until your child is 12 months old.

It is a national support line that connects you to the right service that can help you understand what you're feeling and provide the guidance and support you need at the right time.

Call the ForWhen Helpline for support on 1300 24 23 22 (between 9.00 am-4.30 pm Mon-Fri).

Find out more here ➡️ forwhenhelpline.org.au

29/03/2023

Are you the mum of an infant and you experienced a traumatic birth? Researchers at the University of Sydney are researching how childbirth experiences are related to the relationship between mothers and babies. They are currently seeking mothers of infants 6 months and under to participate in their research.

This study is being led by Alysha Fameli a Psychologist & PhD researcher whose own birth experiences and subsequent early-parenting relationships led her to develop this research project. Alysha says while the researchers would like information on all birth experiences, they are particularly interested in exploring the relationship between mothers and their infants following traumatic birth.

To find out more, visit: https://australianbirthstudy.com/

29/03/2023

Seeking mothers with infants aged 6 months and younger to participate in research about birth experience and the mother-infant relationship. Please email [email protected] or click the link in bio to find out more!

Childbirth is a powerful experience. Researchers at the University of Sydney are examining childbirth experiences and the relationship between mothers and their babies (aged 4-6 months). We invite you to participate in this important research, which we are conducting via zoom.

18/10/2022

Are you the mum of an infant and you experienced a traumatic birth?

Researchers at the University of Sydney are researching how childbirth experiences are related to the relationship between mothers and babies.
They are currently seeking mothers of infants 6 months and under to participate in their research.
This study is being led by Alysha Fameli, a Psychologist & PhD researcher whose own birth experiences and subsequent early-parenting relationships led her to develop this research project. Alysha says while the researchers would like information on all birth experiences, they are particularly interested in exploring the relationship between mothers and their infants following traumatic birth.
To find out more, visit:
www.australianbirthstudy.com