JOIN THE REVOLUTION: BIRTH TRAUMA SUMMIT

HEALING AND SOLUTIONS

Recently, a historic NSW Parliamentary Committee into Birth Trauma handed down its recommendations. The Committee’s findings reveal what we have already known - that there is a systematic disregard for women’s bodies and choices in the health system, leading to preventable birth trauma in our communities.

This year for Birth Trauma Awareness week we are hosting a week-long summit, with daily webinars, recorded conversations, circles and ritual, to bring the community together and focus on healing and solutions for women, families and birth workers.

We invite you to join the summit and bring your voice and energy to this important issue.

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Hosted by Hygieia Health:
Jane Hardwicke Collings
Sequoia Glastonbury
Raven Abulhawa
Bo Kowalenko
Fiona O'Shaughnessy

Our speakers at the live event will include:

Laura Latina and Hannah Betty Idarius – Midwives, Compassionate Inquiry Practitioners (the work of Dr Gabor Maté and Sat Dharam Kaur) - with special recorded video appearance from Dr Gabor Maté, Author, Physician, Trauma expert

Nisha Gill - Feminine Instincts

Maha Al Musa - Embodybirth educator

Steven Kennedy - Birthings Dads

Hazel Keedle - Professor, Researcher and speaker

In addition to our live sessions, participants will have the opportunity to purchase a series of pre-recorded sessions.

Our pre-recorded speakers are:

Anna Watts - Celebration of Birth

Melanie Briggs - Waminda birth on country

Kate White - Center for Prenatal and Perinatal Programs

Sharon Luna Settecase - Better Births Illawarra

Jo Hunter - Midwife, Co-creator of Birth Time

Dr Oscar Serrallach - Doctor, Specialist in Postpartum Depletion, Author, Speaker

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Session times for the LIVE online events are:

Sunday 21st July, 7pm - 8pm: Opening Circle with Hygieia Health Team

Monday 22nd July, 7am - 8am: Laura Latina and Hannah Betty Idarius, with video appearance from Gabor Maté, Author, Physician, Trauma expert. TOPIC: Creating Safety and Attunement in Pregnancy and Childbirth

Tuesday 23rd July, 7pm - 8pm: Nisha Gill, Feminine Instincts. TOPIC: Landing Softly from Birth: how to minimize the post-natal impact of overwhelming or traumatic birth experiences

Wednesday 24th July, 7pm - 8pm: Maha Al Musa, Embody Birth and Belly Dance for Birth. TOPIC: Birth Trauma - The Body Speaks

Thursday 25th July, 7pm - 8pm: Steven Kennedy, Birthing Dads. TOPIC: Reducing the risk of Birth Trauma

Friday 26th July, 7am - 8am: Hazel Keedle, Professor, Principal Investigator of the BESt study. TOPIC: What Impacts Model of Care

Saturday 27th July, 7pm - 8pm: Healing Ritual and Closing
Ceremony, with Hygieia Health Team

Recordings will be sent out within a week of the summit, if you are unable to attend live.