Your pregnancy and birth experience have a profound impact on your postpartum recovery, as well as your ongoing mental health and wellbeing.
In this episode, expert guest Dr. Perri Dyson, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, joins hosts Larissa and Kath to discuss a critical issue highlighted in the recent NSW government report on birth trauma.
While the report is extensive, we’ll focus on one key theme: informed consent.
This is an important topic for us at Homb—our mission is to reduce the incidence of postnatal depression and anxiety (PNDA), and we know that women who experience traumatic births are at higher risk for both postnatal depression (PPD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In fact, 1 in 4 women report experiencing PTSD symptoms after birth, and 1 in 16 meet the full criteria for PTSD.
In this episode, we unpack some of the key recommendations from the report aimed at reducing birth trauma and its long-term impact.
