Welcome back to the One in Ten podcast produced by the Little Miracles Trust named especially for the one in ten babies in Aotearoa New Zealand who will spend time in either an intensive care or special care baby unit.

Ok so it’s been a minute and 2024 has certainly got away with us – so to kick things off we wanted to celebrate the Miracle Month of May by chatting with some experts that can be a part of the experience of a neonatal journey.

First off I caught up with the amazing Kate Hicks who is the Founder and CEO of Birth Trauma Aotearoa, a not-for-profit that champions the prevention of birth trauma along with improvements in support following birth trauma.

Kate and I talked through how Birth Trauma Aotearoa came about, the changes that have happened since, the work still to be done and most importantly where you can go to if you want to seek out help.

Huge thanks to Kate for taking the time to talk with me, all the work that Kate does in this field is voluntary and fuelled by her passion for ensuring that positive change comes about for now and into the future.

We hope you’ve enjoyed listening to our latest podcast, if so we’d love to hear from you. Feel free to leave a comment, a question or even a suggestion about other topics you would like us to cover.

Birth Trauma Aotearoa

www.littlemiraclestrust.org.nz

Cover for maternal birth injuries (acc.co.nz)