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It’s time to act – Supporting Birth trauma and PTSD.

I sat in the psychiatrist’s room, the light shining on my back, warming my tired bones. I had lost hope, hope that anyone could hear me, or know what was

I sat in the chair feeling numb, was I really in denial? I didn’t think I was, but then I wasn’t the expert. The Community psychiatric nurse (CPN) in front

I feel worried. Worried, because there seems to be somewhat of a perinatal bandwagon lately. Where ever you look, there are articles, stories being shared and people discussing perinatal mental

I read the article, tears stinging my eyes. I blink them away and try to let my logical mind silence the thunderous beating in my chest. I look at my

For any family, emotional wellbeing matters. When it comes to mental health the perinatal period can be a challenging time. Adjusting to life with a new baby is hard, but

I remember when I was a child, I had a beautiful doll that cried real tears, and when you fed her a bottle she wet her nappy…I thought she was

We all know that when it comes to our emotional wellbeing there are many factors that contribute to our feeling healthy. No more so is this true than when it

They say that blood is thicker than water when it comes to relationships, but sometimes the support that we need doesn’t always come from the places and the people we

Birth has many faces and no one situation prevails, it is as individual to each woman, baby and family as a fingerprint. Often things such a ‘risk’, ‘normal’ and ‘natural’

Supporting families after a difficult and traumatic birth of course is so important but we need to address how we can prevent trauma from a difficult birth in the first

“Awareness is like the sun, when it shines on things they are transformed” Emma Jane Sasaru Despite maternal mental health being more in the news and on the national agenda

“Let your scars become wings that carry you out of the darkness and into the glorious light” Emma Jane Sasaru The birth of my first daughter changed my life, it

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 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 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

UNFOLD YOUR WINGS

Hope, Support and Awareness for Birth Trauma and Perinatal PTSD

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It’s time to act – Supporting Birth trauma and PTSD.

Why the right diagnosis matters – Birth Trauma and PTSD

Is there a perinatal mental health bandwagon?

Guilt and the Pain of Perinatal Mental Health

Why Perinatal Mental Health Support Matters.

Pregnancy- a time of hope – a time of loss

Relationships and Perinatal Mental Health

Support from the arms of strangers.

The many Faces of Birth

Preventing Birth Trauma-How?

Birth Trauma Awareness – Why it matters.

Moving Beyond Birth Trauma – My story

Finding You – A poem

He was worth all the worry and stress

We almost lost each other