Access to Empowered births

Better Births Illawarra is a community-led organisation advocating for all women and birthing parents to access an empowered birth through respectful maternity care. Read more

Have Your Say: Improve maternity services-

Illawarra Shoalhaven

9.30am-12.30pm (3hrs) Tuesday 25th March Nowra Showground Community consultation - babies welcome

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Election 2025 Brief

Birth trauma is a national crisis. We want funding reform and strong policies for the best possible health outcomes for mothers and babies. Read our brief…

BBI Election 2025 brief

Marie Clare Feature

A huge 4-page spread in Marie Clare magazine on birth trauma and what can be done to prevent it.

Read it here

Active Birth Skills Workshops

A hands-on workshop for you and your support person to prepare for birth.

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birth trauma campaign

1 in 3 women experience birth trauma. Most of it is preventable. What are we doing and how you can be involved.

Birth trauma campaign

Want to volunteer?

Are you passionate about all things birth? Do you have skills, a sprinkle of time and motivation to create change? We would love to have you join our team

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Resources for you

What is midwifery-led continuity of care? How safe is homebirth? Where can I listen to birth stories? How do I make a complaint? We have what you need.

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View fullsize We are so inspired and motivated by the hard work shown by the Waminda team amd Birthing on Country Project team who put in eight years of hard work, relentless advocacy and determination to make Waminda's Birthing on Country holistic birth centre a
View fullsize We deserve choice. From Wollongong, Sydney or Wagga - the NSW Government and Health Minister needs to commit and invest in the right to access and empowered birth. If a woman like Olivia chooses to homebirth they have a right to choose their preferr
View fullsize The full 5 min read article is at ABC News, search "Mothers NSW Birth Trauma Inquiry". It's an excellent retrospective and future look at the NSW Birth Trauma Report by @pennyburfittnews for @abcnews_au. Penny was one of the first on the
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View fullsize Yesterday, a historic report was handed down into birth trauma. It backed the thousands of women around the state who shared their experience of a broken maternity care system and want to see change. This report, and these women and parents, have ta
View fullsize BBI supports the NSW Birth Trauma Inquiry Report by the Parliamentary Select Committee. This once-8n-a-generation Report will ho a long way in ensuring all women and birthing parents have access to empowered births. We acknowledge and pay our grati
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Our work is conducted on what always was and always will be Aboriginal land — the Countries of the Wodi Wodi, Wandi Wandandian, Dharawal, Yuin of the Yuin Nation. Our work is committed to justice for all people including the sovereignty of First Nations people, knowledge systems and practices. In our work, we commit to reverence, healing, respect, responsibility and reciprocity with all beings, the land, sky, seas and waterways and pay our deepest respect to Elders past, present and emerging.