Your Story Matters.
The Empowerment Equation is a place for help. It is a place to share your story of a painful event with others, and to offer solutions and suggestions as to what went right during your labor and delivery experience. It is also a place for those with a history of prior sexual trauma to reach out for help in preparation for labor and delivery. To do so optimizes the chances of achieving a positive birth experience.
Help Filing a Hospital Complaint or Grievance
Please contact Dr. Tracey Vogel directly at info@theempowermentequation.com or download the attached template linked below.
Website: P A T T Ch
Pattch stands for the Prevention and Treatment of Traumatic Childbirth. Founded in 2007, their mission is to"expand awareness and knowledge about the adverse impact of trauma on childbearing people, their perinatal care team, and the community."
They have a wealth of resources for you to explore and use. Visit them at the link below.
Book : When Survivors Give Birth
When Survivors Give Birth, by Penny Simpkin and Phyllis Kalus, is written for a mixed audience of maternity care professionals and para-professionals, mental health therapists and counselors, and women survivors and their families. The authors expertly and compassionately address the unusual and distressing challenges that arise for abuse survivors during the childbirth experience.