19/07/2022
Birth injuries are something we treat frequently in our clinic and this year they are the focus of Birth Trauma Awareness Week.
Below is a repost from .org.au with a preview of their Birth Injuries Survey report. Check out their page for more info and to see the important work that the Australasian Birth Trauma Association does. We look forward to reading the full report soon β€οΈ
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Birth injuries are physical injuries experienced during childbirth. They can include vaginal/perineal tears (of any degree), pelvic floor muscle damage, infected stitches, infection of the womb lining (uterus), fistula (formulation), wound dehiscence, hysterectomy, bladder damage, blood clot/s, prolapse, pudendal neuralgia, coccydynia (refers to any type of persistent tailbone pain), bone injuries (such as fractured coccyx) and other injuries not otherwise categorised that may have been experienced.
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βWe recognise that birth injuries can impact women, the birthing person or the baby.
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ββ οΈ βWe will be releasing our physical birth injuries report very soonβ οΈ
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βWe invited respondents of our Birth Injuries Survey to select from a list of 18 injury types including an open category, "other" - in which they could specify injuries not otherwise described. More than one selection could be made.
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βThe top three most common reported injuries were;
- 3rd or 4th-degree tears
- Prolapse
- Infected stitches
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There were many other types of injuries described in our survey, but our aim here is to highlight the often hidden reality many women and birthing people face after childbirth and encourage further research in this area.
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