
Available Services
Consultations & Advice
Facing a difficult situation in your pregnancy? We can help you:
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Understand your rights
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Discuss care options
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Manage your relationship with your care provider
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Manage issues with child protection
Meetings and Advocacy
Need some extra support to advocate for yourself or your baby? We can assist you with:
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Meeting staff from your hospital
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Calling to request a clinical review
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Accessing your infant in NICU
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Navigating a child protection investigation
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Documenting incidents for legal purposes
Representations & Complaints
Making a complaint about your pregnancy, birth, or postpartum care? We can:
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Provide a letter of representation to your hospital
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Assist with writing complaints to the appropriate regulatory authorities (e.g. AHPRA, HCCC)
Political Lobbying
We can assist clinicians with woman-centred maternity advocacy needs. We can provide letters to MPs and government organisations to request meetings and promote issues of public interest
Referrals
Need legal advice or mental health help from professionals experienced in dealing with obstetric violence and negligence? We can refer you to trauma-informed:
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Legal representation
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Perinatal psychologists
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Affordable or free self-help tools
Research
We can assist academics and researchers recruit maternity consumers for woman-centred research projects