Perinatal birth trauma

 Birth trauma has been getting a lot of attention lately, with a recent NSW Parliament report  being released last year, highlighting the high prevalence of parents who experienced birth trauma. But what is birth trauma, and what do mental health practitioners need to know about working with people who have experienced it? Join Dr Dayle Raftery, clinical psychologist and research associate, as she talks with Dr Cassandra Sundaraja, clinical psychologist and researcher in birth trauma. They’ll talk the perinatal period, what makes it such a unique time, what can make birthing traumatic, and what practitioners can keep in mind when working with people in a perinatal space.November 23rd to 29 is Perinatal Mental Health Week - you can visit the Peregrine Portal to find a whole range of resources on working with people in the perinatal space.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.