Sophie Walker had 'gold standard' births, but many women want to talk about birth trauma in University of Western Sydney study
Such is the appetite for telling and hearing stories of birth that a research project open to submissions has already drawn more engagement in just three weeks than any previous study. The University of Western Sydneyâs Australian Birth Experience Study (BESt) has attracted 4800 stories from women who have had babies in Australia within the past five years; sadly, nearly one-third of them report they felt traumatised by their birth experience. According to Professor Hannah Dahlen, one of the countryâs most experienced midwifery researchers and teachers, nearly one-third of women sa...
Source: brisbanetimes.com.au
