[ozmidwifery] Birth Trauma Support Groups

[Wayne and Caroline McCullough]

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I have recently come into contact with other women via the essentialbaby website, some of them very new mothers, who have had traumatic or stressful births and are feeling left out, alone, and depressed because of problems surrounding their experiences.   One lady who gave birth by emergency C-Sect. just over a week ago has contacted me from Mount Gambier, South Australia and could really use someone to talk to who is not so far away (I am in Brisbane). She was separated from her baby for several hours and has been unable to breastfeed but seems to be bonding with the baby okay now. She just seems to need a sympathetic ear and someone (or a group of people) who can help her come to terms with the fallout from her baby's birth (induced at 39 weeks for PE, Induct. failed, foetal distress, C-Sect, Separation, No BF). If anyone has any information about support groups that deal with birth trauma, or maybe even PND in this area, could you please email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] asap.   Also, I would like to put a database together of support groups that deal with this from all around Australia if possible so if you know of any organisations or groups that are there to help women debrief about their birth experiences please email me the location of the group, contact person and information. Once I have the info I will distribute it to the list and to relevant websites.   Many thanks,   Cas McCullough