Postpartum Resources

Birth Trauma Australia

Are you noticing some changes in your body after your birth experience?

Are your daily activities feeling harder; such as getting out of bed, using the bathroom, walking, lifting your baby or during sex?

Do you feel confident about managing what's happening in your body? Or are you just trying to get through?

Birth Trauma Australia now offers free 30-45 minute telehealth consultations with qualified Pelvic Health Physiotherapists.

This service gives Women+ up to two years postpartum the opportunity to speak one-on-one with a specialist who understands the physical impacts of birth trauma and can offer early guidance, reassurance, and pathways for recovery. Find out more by visiting www.birthtrauma.org.au/free-online-pelvic-health-support/

Birth Trauma Australia is the nation's peak charity for birth-related trauma, working towards a future of safer births and better healing. We prevent, recognise and respond to birth trauma through advocacy, education and support, driving real, lasting change in maternity care.

Janette Yee

Janette is an Athletic Therapist and Massage Therapist in Toronto. Over her 17-year career she has worked with amateur to elite athletes from every sport, specializing in running and rugby injuries. The toughest athletes by far are her moms.

Janette’s business offers in-home pregnancy and postpartum rehabilitation. Her desire to focus on this underserved population stems from her athletes’ and her own experiences of uninformed and inadequate care. A major lack of resources to assist in rehabilitation from the physical trauma of childbirth led her to her mission: to bridge the healthcare gap between the day of childbirth and the safe return to activity/exercise/sport.

Virtual rehabilitation is offered as a means to address the common issue of therapy accessibility. Via video conferencing, birth mothers and athletes from all sports can now benefit from Janette's expertise.

Aside from one-on-one care, Janette is passionate about educating the public, as well as those who provide physical care for birth mothers. She has recently created an online program for birth mothers called "Foundations of Postpartum Exercise and Recovery". Current projects include evidence-based continuing education for physicians, therapists, and fitness industry specialists. In addition, she curates workshops for corporate entities. With more health care specialists armed with better prenatal and postpartum training, Janette believes that more women can be returned to healthy, pain-free active living.

Australian Multiple Birth Association (AMBA)

The Australian Multiple Birth Association (AMBA) supports families with twins, triplets or more through the health and emotional challenges they face – the key ones being premature birth and mental health risks. We do this by linking families to a support network with other local multiple birth families, providing education and resources, and advocating on behalf of parents of multiples with the aim to enable positive health outcomes and equality for multiple birth families.

SRC Recovery Leggings & Shorts

SRC Recovery Garments have been specifically designed to provide postpartum support and pain relief after a c-section or vaginal delivery so you can move more freely post-delivery. Pregnancy pushes your body nearly as much as extreme endurance sports. Speeding up recovery after delivery, the peak of this marathon event, is a crucial part in enjoying a healthier motherhood journey for you, your baby and your family.

SRC Recovery garments aid in the treatment of:

• C-section wounds
• Perineal trauma
• Episiotomy wounds
• Abdominal muscle separation (Diastasis Rectus Abdominus Muscle - DRAM)
• Lower back pain