Villagehood
Key Facts:
- Villagehood has announced a new partnership with Birth Trauma Australia to coincide with Birth Trauma Awareness Week, connecting Australian mothers with support, education and community through the Villagehood app.
- An estimated 1 in 3 women in Australia are affected by birth-related trauma, yet the topic is frequently misunderstood or not openly discussed.
- The partnership aims to encourage more informed and compassionate conversations around birth experiences, whilst improving access to evidence-based resources and support.
- Villagehood has observed that birth experiences are among the most common topics discussed at its local meet-ups, and acknowledges these conversations can be challenging for mothers still processing traumatic births.
- The initiative seeks to equip mothers with the knowledge and tools to approach these conversations with empathy and understanding, with spokespeople from both organisations
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