05/10/2026
Submissions to the Senate Select Committee on Women’s Health close in a few days, and postpartum care needs to be part of the conversation.
As Doulas, we hear the same gaps again and again: exhaustion, mental health struggles, feeding challenges, pelvic floor issues, birth trauma and injuries, and being discharged from care and left to figure it out alone.
We also hear about the care that changes everything: the midwife who listened, the lactation support, the pelvic health physio, the scar mobility specialist, the community that held a family.
Decision-makers need to hear all of it.
If you’ve given birth, supported someone postpartum, experienced pregnancy or infant loss, or work with families, please make a submission. You could share about:
🤍 Physical recovery and pelvic health
🤍 Mental health and birth trauma
🤍 Feeding support
🤍 Cost and access to care
🤍 The 6-week check and what came after
🤍 Continuity of care and support for partners
🤍 What excellent care looked like
🤍 What needs to change
You don’t need to be an expert or have the perfect words. Your lived experience matters, whether it was positive or really hard.
🗓️ Closes 9 October. Link in bio.
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