disAbility Maternity Care

Supporting people with disabilities in becoming parents.

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We are so excited to have Eliza Hull as our keynote speaker for the "Spring into Parenting -Collaborative Care to support Parents with Disabilities" Conference. Eliza Hull is an award-winning musician, writer and disability advocate.
#disability #DisabilityMaternityCare

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We need your help to share this exciting project 📣
Northcott Innovation and disAbility Maternity Care are working together on a project about supported decisions during and after pregnancy. See our website for more information

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Today we celebrate International Women's Day!

This day is a celebration of where we have come in our journey as women, and at disAbility Maternity Care we would like to acknowledge the women who have gone before, blazing the trail, to enable us to have the choices and freedoms w

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Feeling very nostalgic today as I started clearing out and preparing for an office move. This office has been my home for the last 4 years - the place where I finished writing my PhD, and where disAbility Maternity Care was conceived and birthed!
I will miss it, but it's too smal

[disAbility Maternity Care @WWDmaternity]

In acknowledgement of Rare Disease Day, and those whose lives are affected by rare and infrequent diseases, we stand with you. We see the pain that these can cause people and their families, and the effect on daily life, especially when it causes invisible disabilities.

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Enjoying the sound of the storm as it rumbles around us, and lights up the sky like daylight. After a hot day, the rain and lightening storm are welcome.

Helps me reflect on life: that after trying times, and challenges, which often come to a peak, everything is washed anew by t

[disAbility Maternity Care @WWDmaternity]

February 20th is International Day of Social Justice. This day was chosen by the United Nations as a day to promote and work towards equity and social justice for all.

At disAbility Maternity Care we strongly believe in this, especially in the opportunity for all people with a

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On Wednesday last week, we were honoured to have Tanya McConnell from @downsyndromeqld present at our Eveing webinar.
Tanya presented on Prenatal Screening Awareness. What a session - enabling parents to make informed choices about deciding whether to have prenatal or antenatal

[disAbility Maternity Care @WWDmaternity]

Happy St Valentine's Day! Give someone you love a hug today!

[Image: a cream background with pink clouds with hot air balloons of orange hearts with the words 'Happy Valentine's day' in the centre].
#valentinesday #valentine #bemyvalentine #love #loveyou #sharingmylove #diversit

[disAbility Maternity Care @WWDmaternity]

This says so much - what is inclusion, and how do we do it. We can learn so much from children. They come together, based not on who they appear to be, but on shared interests; giving each other the space to another to be part of the game.
It's good to reflect on our lives each d

[disAbility Maternity Care @WWDmaternity]

Join us for our next Evening webinar 'Prenatal Screening awareness' on February 15th at 6pm AEDT.

Tanya McConnell is a general accredited social worker with 25 years’ experience working in the disability and child / family sectors, in both clinical and non-clinical social work

[disAbility Maternity Care @WWDmaternity]

@MidwivesACM Very well deserved Maralyn. 👏

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@DownSyndromeAu Congratulations to her. Such important work.

[Down Syndrome Aus @DownSyndromeAu]

We would like to congratulate Down Syndrome Australia Board Director Associate Professor Rhonda Faragher, who has been made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for her work with people with Down syndrome through research programs and education initiatives.

📷: ABC

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Super doper cute Hannah in her Halloween costume! Check out @toronto_nerd 's journey of becoming a mother in the free resources section on our website.

#mothers #mumswithdisability #motherlove #motherbaby #strongmums #listentous #weknowbest #maternalinfantbond #babybonding #baby

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We have an amazing podcast coming this month, stay tuned 🙃🙃

#changingtheconversation #inclusion #conversationchangers #disabilitychampions #championsforchange #championsforinclusion #contemporarylife #livingacontemporarylife #parentswithdisability #disabledparenting
#disa

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A big congratulations to our friend @wheelchair_rapunzel !!

#mothers #mumswithdisability #motherlove #motherbaby #strongmums #listentous #weknowbest #maternalinfantbond #babybonding #babylove
#mumsandbubs #mothersandbabies #disability #diversity #inclusive #includingmothers #in

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Of course, no.1 is signing up for our membership -->
https://t.co/O9eAoC3TsZ

But what are your other new year solutions?

#disability #disabilityinclusion #disabilitysupport #disabilityawareness #disAbilityMaternityCare #DMC #dmcsupport #disbailitys

[disAbility Maternity Care @WWDmaternity]

HAPPY NEW YEAR! From all of us @disability.maternity.care

#mothers #mumswithdisability #motherlove #motherbaby #strongmums #listentous #weknowbest #maternalinfantbond #babybonding #babylove
#mumsandbubs #mothersandbabies #disability #diversity #inclusive #includingmothers #incl

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A big congratulations to @monicaenglethomas !! you're going to be an exceptional mother ❤️

#mothers #mumswithdisability #motherlove #motherbaby #strongmums #listentous #weknowbest #maternalinfantbond #babybonding #babylove
#mumsandbubs #mothersandbabies #disability #diversit