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Services
We can assist with many kinds of issues you might have related to maternity care in Australia, whether a consumer, working in the maternity sector, or researcher. Services we commonly provide are listed below. If you can't see what you are looking for, we might still be able to help! Contact us to find out.
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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Fee for 1 hour consultation, appropriate email support: $50
HCC holders: free
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
Political Advocacy
We write letters to MPs and government organisations to advance perinatal healthcare. Campaigns include rural maternity services, birth trauma prevention, more Midwifery Group Practice, increased Medicare Rebate for Endorsed Midwives.
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)
Fee for consultation, letter and follow-up communication: $50
HCC holders: free
Meetings and Consumer representation
Are you a health service and in need of a maternity consumer representative? We have a vast network of consumer representatives we can draw upon.
If you're a woman who would like to become a consumer representative, we have free training and mentorship.
Research
We can assist academics and researchers recruit maternity consumers for woman-centred research projects or have several consumer representative that have been involved in research projects as Consumer Investigators.
Recruitment by donation
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