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Consent and Control Key to Reducing Childbirth Harm

Consent and Control Key to Reducing Childbirth Harm
View of the hand of Zoe, a newborn quadruplet, at the Ramon Sarda Maternity Hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina on July 7, 2020. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images
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9/3/2023|Updated: 9/3/2023
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The role that loss of control plays in traumatising tens of thousands of Australian women each year during childbirth will be probed in an inquiry.

Doctors, midwives and mothers’ advocates will address a New South Wales (NSW) parliamentary committee on Monday, highlighting women’s experiences of birth trauma.

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