Penny Burfitt
Reporter at ABC Illawarra
ABC Illawarra reporter… former Riverina reporter at most news outlets you can think of. Send me your tips: [email protected]
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Jun 5, 2024 |
abc.net.au | Penny Burfitt
In short: Mothers who gave their stories to the NSW Birth Trauma Inquiry have welcomed findings that their experiences were "unacceptable, distressing and avoidable", but say the final report should go further. Advocates and medical groups have had mixed reactions to the landmark report, but are urging the state government to adopt the recommendations. What's next? NSW Health Minister Ryan Park says he will consider the report, and promises a "robust" response.
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May 28, 2024 |
abc.net.au | Joanna Woodburn |Penny Burfitt
In short: A NSW parliamentary inquiry has made 43 recommendations to try to ensure more people do not suffer "avoidable and preventable" birth trauma. Committee chair Emma Hurst has expressed disappointment at a lack of support for birth trauma to be considered "gendered violence". What's next? The NSW government has three months to formally respond to the inquiry's report.
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May 13, 2024 |
abc.net.au | Penny Burfitt
In short: A woman has denied throwing a bulldog named Zoe off a cliff in Wollongong last year. Kaylah Jade Williams is facing serious animal cruelty charges over the incident, which led to the dog being euthanised. What's next? The matter will return to court in July. A woman has pleaded not guilty to throwing a bulldog off a cliff in Wollongong in 2023, resulting in its death.
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May 6, 2024 |
abc.net.au | Penny Burfitt |Melinda James
In short: An international student who had a knife held to her throat and was forced to kiss an teenage assailant's shoes at the University of Wollongong says she has been left traumatised by the incident. Her attackers, who targeted two other international students on th same night, have been sentenced in Children's Court. What's next? A student association says there has been a rise in attacks on international students and wants guidance on what those targeted should do.
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Apr 7, 2024 |
abc.net.au | Penny Burfitt
In short: A woman has told the inquiry of her distress at being the last to be told her baby had died in utero. Another mother recalls the trauma of having her placenta forcibly removed without her consent. What's next? The Upper House committee will now prepare its final report and recommendations to the NSW government. The final hearing of the New South Wales Birth Trauma Inquiry has heard a mother was not told about the death of her daughter in utero while giving birth in 1997.
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RT @MichaelGLFlood: A 'me too' moment for birth is happening in NSW, but the women who helped propel it want to see it go further https://t…
https://t.co/sxVJixJ1j8 Feeling very lucky to have seen this inquiry through to the end and grateful to the mothers who spoke to me throughout. They say they wanted more from the final report, but hope this is a first step to change. @abcnews
The birth trauma inquiry has handed down its final report to mixed responses. It’s generally being welcomed as an important first step, but one that doesn’t go far enough to improving maternity care. @abcnews https://t.co/GUX4oXfFpe
