by Nisha Gill | Oct 20, 2020 | Blog, Trauma, Uncategorized
Birthing In The Wake Of Sexual Trauma Given that one in three females have reportedly experienced sexual trauma and that trauma is present on a continuum, we can assume that this topic applies to vast numbers of birthing women. Trauma can be experienced as ‘a thousand...
by Nisha Gill | Nov 3, 2018 | Birth, Trauma
Normalising Birth Trauma in Partners I have recently worked with a series of partners, one after the other, who have been traumatized as they supported their birthing partner through the birth of their baby. And in one case at least, it was only the partner who had...
by Nisha Gill | Jun 24, 2018 | Birth, Trauma
Birth Trauma Healing Via Somatic Experiencing® Birth trauma is sadly all too common. And the statistic of one in three births is likely to be the very tip of the iceberg. The symptoms of birth trauma are often confused with those of post natal anxiety and post natal...
by Nisha Gill | Dec 5, 2017 | Birth, Trauma
Birth Trauma: The Hidden Epidemic Meet Mandy. She is mother of a four-month old baby whose entry into the world was dramatic. After nineteen hours of labour in hospital her baby’s heart rate dropped causing serious concern. Mandy was rushed to theatre for a...
by Nisha Gill | Aug 21, 2017 | Birth, Trauma
Some Keys to Unlocking the Birth Trauma Puzzle According to recent sources the incidence of birth trauma in Australia is currently estimated at somewhere between 30% and 50%. This quite likely represents the tip of the iceberg. The actual figures could well be higher...
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