Our Vision, Mission, Pou

Vision:

An Aotearoa where all women, birthing people and whānau have the opportunity to experience safe, respectful, nurtured, trauma-free birth; and where they have equitable access to safe, effective, trauma-informed support and treatment when physical and/or psychological trauma occurs. 

He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata, he tangata he tangata.
What is the most important thing? It is people, it is people it is people.

Mission:

• Advocate on behalf of birthing people and whānau regarding birthing experiences.

• Educate whānau, communities and health providers about the prevention and treatment of birth-trauma.

• Drive, support, and engage in birth trauma related research. 

• Offer accessible pathways to equitable, effective, and safe birth-trauma specific support. 

• Be Aotearoa’s trusted voice on birth-trauma.

Organisational pou:

• Te Tiriti o Waitangi

• Whānau-centered

• Integrity

• Collaboration

• Sustainability

• Evidence-based