disAbility Maternity Care

Earlier this week, we were very appreciative of the invitation and oportunity to provide evidence on the experiences around birth trauma for parents with disabilities to the NDSW Parliament Select Committee on Birth Trauma
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Whilst so many women experience birth trauma that they carry in their lives, so often, parents with disabilities are invisible within our maternity systems, and the trauma experienced in multiple ways goes un-noticed and unaddressed.

Thank you for the opportunity to make these issues visible and part of the conversation.

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From all of us at disability Maternity Care, to you: Happy Harmony day ! For those who don`t know, we chose the colour orange of Harmony day as the colour to represent us and what we stand for. We love it 🧡

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Changing the conversation is not easy, but @dmcsupport are making headway with their new Maternity Support Worker. ⁣Meet their first MSW Allyson:
"My name is Allyson and I’m a Maternity Support Worker (MSW)with DMC Support. As a DeafBlind mum myself, I understand the challenges faced by new mothers who identify as having a disability. DMC Support offers a unique service to women with a disability who are pregnant; working alongside them throughout their pregnancy and into early parenthood.
It`s no secret that parenthood is hard work, but for those with a disability, there are many additional challenges, both mentally and physically. As a MSW, I offer women and their families support that is specialised and individual to each parent. My role as a MSW differs from that of a regular disability support worker as I assist women with a range of needs throughout their pregnancy including advocacy, support for pregnancy education and preparation for parenthood. Throughout this important journey, I work with women and their support team through both practical face-to-face and virtual support."
To refer your NDIS participants to DMC Support, visit their website for an online referral form at www.dmcsupport.au.
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This week has been raising awareness of limb difference with National Amputee Awareness week. What ever the reason for limb difference, the words of @fanni.illes remind us loudly and clearly - `To be a good mother, you don`t need legs, you need all the love of my heart`.⁣
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Happy Friday - something to make our day! But it also reminds us with Mental health month coming up next week, role models can have long-lasting impression,s and when mums are struggling in their own lives, it can transfer through generations. So when we extend the hand to help the mum, we give help to future generations. ⁣
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A big THANKYOU to all our speakers for their presentations and commitment to supporting parents with disabilities. We look forward to our next conference on Collaborative Care to support Parents with disabilities next year, and if you couldn`t jion us this year, we will see you next year. ⁣Stay tuned for more information.

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We are so excited to have Eliza Hull as our keynote speaker for the "Spring into Parenting -Collaborative Care to support Parents with Disabilities" Conference. ​​​​​​​​​
Eliza Hull is an award-winning musician, writer and disability advocate. She is also a proud disabled woman, with a physical disability ‘Charcot Marie Tooth.’

As Conference keynote speaker, Eliza will be sharing her experiences as a disabled parent, together with strategies to help providers deliver more inclusive parenting care.
Eliza has been instrumental in raising the visibility of parents with a disability, as creator of the ABC Radio National podcast ‘We’ve Got This’ about disabled parents. She is the editor and creator of the book ‘We’ve Got This, essays by disabled parents’ which features parents who identify as disabled, Deaf or Chronically Ill. The book has been released in Australia and internationally in the UK and US and widely featured on TV and radio. She is also a contributor in the anthology ‘Growing up Disabled in Australia.’ More recently, Eliza has released the children’s book ‘Come Over To My House’ internationally which authentically represents various families with disability.

Please see #linkinbio for details of our conference

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Always was, always will be! The previous week celebrating NAIDOC week brings back many memories for me, including our time as a family living at Kakadu National Park. My husband had the honour of being a Park Ranger at Ubirr over the dry season. I spent alot of time walking through this special place, seeing the amazing art, and learning to be at one with the environment⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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At DMC we want to acknowledge all those that donate their life source to others. World Blood Donor day acknowledges that gift with their campaign "give blood, give plasma, share life, share often`. ​​​​​​​​​
Postpartum haemorrhage is a major cause of maternal death or illness worldwide. The gift of a blood transfusion is a gift to a family, for the mother, the baby and the wider family who would be affected if this gift of blood was not available.
Thank you to all blood donors for this gift of life!

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disAbility Maternity Care is excited to let you know about our upcoming 2nd annual conference "Spring into Parenting: Collaborative care to support Parents with disabilities". After our successful inaugural conference last year, have lined up some amazing speakers for you this year. Watch this space for more details to come!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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You might have noticed we haven`t been posting much lately. We`ve been like a bear in hibernation. Why you might ask....We`ve had lots going on with moving house, moving offices, staff needing to take time out, and lots of planning for the next 6 months.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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We have a new podcast series being released soon, an exciting Conference coming up in September and more. Head over to our website to check it all out!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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We want to say a huge THANKYOU and Happy International Nurses Day to all the nurses and midwives for the work they do in walking with families as they begin and continue their journey in life.​​​​​​​​​We missed expressing our gratitude on IMD on 5th May, so we are celebrating the care from all nurses and midwives.

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