Our Goals are:

  • For all women and birthing parents to access an empowered birth.

  • For all women and birthing parents to access continuity of midwifery carer models. A public maternity service where a known midwife supports a family through pregnancy, birth and post-partum.

  • Reduce preventable birth trauma across NSW through policy, practice and legislative change.

  • Public maternity services are respectful and supportive of women’s choices.

Our objectives are to:

  • Expand the Wollongong Public Hospital MGP including the publicly funded homebirth program.

  • Advocate to the NSW Ministry of Health and the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District to facilitate respectful woman-centered, trauma-informed, culturally-safe maternity services.

  • Educate and empower families on options for their pregnancy, birth and postpartum towards an empowered birth.

  • Facilitate community forums for women from a range of backgrounds the opportunity to connect, learn, share their stories and experiences in a supportive environment. 

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.