Welcome to Birth Matters

Birth Matters South Australia is a not-for-profit referral and support service established in Adelaide in 1999. It aims to provide good information to prospective parents and new parents to enable them to make genuinely informed choices regarding pregnancy, birth and parenting. Birth Matters is a voluntary group run by people who have experienced birth as a momentous life event. They hope to inspire others by sharing their birth stories and providing books, videos and other support materials about pregnancy and birth. It is hoped that this will help to dispel much of the fear about birth that can erode people's confidence. You can read our philosophy here.

Latest News

• Join us for our next BIRTH STORIES NIGHT on Thursday 20 September, 7.30pm at Eastwood Community Centre, 95 Glen Osmond Road (in the "Back Room"). Cost $2.50 towards room hire. Contact us if you have any queries.

• Our recent WATERBIRTH INFORMATION NIGHT was highly successful, with over 35 people attending. Check for details of future seminars here.

• AUSTRALIA'S 25TH NATIONAL HOMEBIRTH CONFERENCE is being held in Sydney NSW on 3rd and 4th November 2007, keynote speakers SHEILA KITZINGER and GOWRI MOTHA. For details visit Homebirth Australia's website

• Birth Matters coordinated a successful stall over several days at WOMADELAIDE in March this year to promote the local birth support groups.