Allowed to Birth- CANBERRA, ACT documentary screening PLUS Live Q&A panel

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Join Us for Allowed to Birth - Documentary Screening + Live Q&A Panel!

Allowed to Birth is a powerful new documentary following midwife and educator Kristine Lauria, exploring the global maternal health crisis and what it would take to make childbirth safer, more humane, and more empowering for all. Featuring leading voices in the birth world including Dr Melanie Jackson, Dr Stu Fischbein, Kemi Johnson and more.

Join us in Canberra for a film screening followed by a live Q&A panel with;

• Dr Andrew Bisits (FRACOG) — recently retired from his role as Director of Obstetrics at the Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney, after a 40-year career in obstetrics. An Associate Professor (Conjoint) at UNSW, he's known as "the breech whisperer" for his expertise and advocacy in vaginal breech birth, and remains a respected voice for midwifery-led, collaborative maternity care.
• Catherine Bell — Catherine Bell is a leading maternity advocate, author and researcher, best known for creating The Birth Map. Her evidence-based work supports families to navigate pregnancy and birth through informed decision-making, relationships and community.
• Sasha Hopkins- Panel Host. Sasha is a private midwife and birth educator with experience across hospital, private and homebirth settings. She is a passionate advocate for physiological birth and breech birth, delivering education to health professionals across Australia while supporting families to make informed, intuitive decisions throughout pregnancy and birth.