The Faces of Birth Trauma Project

My healing homebirth

This is Louise’s story of her healing third birth at home. Please be aware that some stories may trigger difficult memories and emotions so remember your own self care as

This is Kirsty’s story of the birth of her beautiful twin boys at 29 weeks, the journey of neonatal and after, and how sharing our stories can help others. Please

This is Amanda’s story of how EMDR provided the support she needed to start her journey to healing from Birth Trauma Please be aware that some stories may trigger difficult

This is Stacey’s story of how family provided the support she needed to start her journey to healing from Birth Trauma Please be aware that some stories may trigger difficult

The moving story of Kerry and her traumatic birth but how she now helps others to feel less alone. Please be aware that some stories may trigger difficult memories and

This is the story of Ruth and Cait. Please be aware that some stories may trigger difficult memories and emotions so remember your own self care as everyone will be

This is Sheryl’s story of a healing birth after birth trauma and how hypnobirthing supported her. Please be aware that some stories may trigger difficult memories and emotions so remember

Faces of birth trauma is a project to raise awareness of the diversity of birth trauma. Birth trauma can affect anyone. It doesn’t matter where you’re from, how old you

This is the brave and moving story of Angela and her battle to survive HELLP syndrome and how it has affected her life. It is very difficult reading and helps

As I look around the room, there are mums and babies everywhere. They are smiling and happy. They chat, discussing if their little one is sleeping through, or sitting up

Madeleine’s beautiful poem about the birth of her son. Finding you Sleep disturbed, the waters broke, It was still in that moment, You were on your way, A bag

This story is from Julie who wanted to share her story about her experience of having birth trauma and PTSD, how it impacted her mental wellbeing, how therapy has

This story is from Kathryn, who wanted to share her story about her experience of having placenta previa and placenta accreta the complications that followed. Please be aware that some stories

This story is from brave Lucy, who wanted to share her story about her experience of having a difficult birth with her baby and how it impacted her emotional

This story is from a lovely Karina, who’s sharing her story for the first time in 5 years—what she survived and what’s helping her heal. Please be aware that some

This story is from Bella, who wanted to share her story about her baby’s birth experience and how the right support after a traumatic birth matters. Please be aware

This story is from Kate, who bravely wanted to share her story about her experience of having a uterine inversion. Please be aware that some stories may trigger difficult memories

This moving story is from Nicki, who wanted to share her story about her experience of Placenta Accreta and Placenta Previa and her incredible struggle to carry and birth her

This moving story is from Haley, who wanted to share her story about her experience of having a c-section after a long and difficult labour and how it impacted her

This story is from Starr, who wanted to share her story about her experience of having Hyperemesis Gravidarum and the complications that followed, how it impacted her mental wellbeing

These are the amazing words written that show the reality of Birth Trauma and PTSD on daily life. Such a brave mum to share her inner most thoughts and fears.

This story is from a lovely Mum, who wanted to share her story about her experience of having a c-section and the complications that followed, how it impacted her mental

This story is from lovely Lindsay, who wanted to share her story about her experience of having a c-section and how it impacted her emotional wellbeing and PND. Please be

This is the story of a brave mum called Ruth, who wanted to share her story about her experience of birth trauma, having a baby diagnosed with life threatening conditions

This is the story of a Lovely Michelle and her experience of birth trauma and how it left its mark and lead to PTSD and PND. It is so moving

This is Katie’s story. She wanted to share her story to show that PTSD is real and how getting the right support is so important to healing. Please be aware

This is the story of a Mark and his experience of his wife’s birth trauma and seriously ill son Dexter. It is so moving and really shows the impact of

This is the story of someone who use to be a Midwife. She wanted to share her story about her experience of being at a birth trauma and how this

This is the story of Verlie, a truly inspirational mum who wanted to share her story about her very powerful experience of birth trauma, her babies time in NICU

This is the powerful story of a wonderful, Mum called Emma who wanted to share her story about her experience of birth trauma and PTSD. Emma’s story show’s how damage

This is the story of Lauren a beautiful mum, who wanted to share her story about her experience of birth trauma. Lauren’s story shows that communication is so important

This is the moving story of a wonderful, brave Mum, who wanted to share her story about her experience of birth trauma. It truly highlights the need for clear communication

This is the story of a courageous Mum, who wanted to share her story about her experience of birth trauma and the impact of how a woman is cared for

This is the story of a wonderful, brave Mum called Salli, who wanted to share her story about her experience of birth trauma. It shows the how complex some

This is the story of a wonderful, brave mum called Lauren, who wanted to share her story about her experience of birth trauma, having a baby in NICU and the

This is the story of lovely, strong Mum Naomi, who wanted to share her story about her experience of birth trauma and how we can feel let down by those

This is the story of a wonderful, brave Mum called Gill, who wanted to share her story about her experience of birth trauma and the poor care she received and

This is Beth’s moving story who wanted to share her experience of birth trauma and the impact it has had on her life but also her husband. Please be aware

This is the story from wonderful Sheryl, who wanted to share her story about her experience of birth trauma to show that the way a woman feels about her

This is the story of a dad called Lucas Joe and his experience of birth trauma after the birth of his son Boston. Please be aware that some stories may

This is Jo’s story is about her experience of Birth Trauma and how EMDR has helped her with perinatal PTSD. (Please be aware that some stories may trigger difficult memories and emotions

This is Dawns story. She wanted to share her story about her experience of Placenta Accreta to help raise awareness and help others who too may have suffered from it.

The story of how a traumatic birth resulted in PTSD and how sometimes it can be a struggle to access any help. It show’s how important communication is in birth.

This my own story of the birth of my first daughter Kathryn, that resulted in trauma and PTSD and is the driving force behind unfold your wings. I wish that