Talkingbirth – Our App
Your pregnancy care should take into account your personal needs and preferences, and you have the right to be fully informed and to make decisions in partnership with your Midwife or Doctor. To help with this, your healthcare team should give you information you can understand and that is relevant to your personal circumstances.
Any information, and discussions you have with your midwife or doctor, should include explanations and simple clear details about the care you receive.
You should be treated with respect and sensitivity.
You can ask any questions you want to and can always change your mind.
Your own preference is important, and your healthcare team should support your choice of care wherever possible.
Talkingbirth acknowledges the research that supports the contribution of continuity of care to high quality maternity care for women and the improved outcomes for mothers and babies.
Talkingbirth was designed by two Midwives as an adjunct to clinical care.
While we would hope that one day all women would have access to a known Midwife this is not the reality of our current maternity system in Australia.
The content of this app is designed to walk alongside women to provide evidence informed information each step of the way. No matter what model of care a women is engaged with they are able to access information relevant to their stage of pregnancy.
Each of the content pages within Talkingbirth App outlines
- Key Points
- Evidence informed information for each stage of pregnancy, birth preparation, breastfeeding, emotional wellbeing and partner resources.
- Questions you can consider asking during my antenatal visit
If there are choices to be made about your care in pregnancy, birth and into early parenting there are three questions outlined
- What are my options
- What are the possible benefits and risks
- How can we make a decision together that’s right me and my baby
The information provided on the Course is not intended as a substitute for medical advice diagnosis or treatment. Appropriate medical and midwifery advice by a professional should also be sought. Always seek the advice of your general practitioner, obstetrician or midwife or other qualified medical or health practitioner for any specific advice. Appropriate professional medical advice should be sought before taking any action in relation to any of the subject matter contained in this app or course.
