Victoria White is a birth and postnatal doula who supports families through pregnancy, birth and beyond. She believes women and birthing people have the right to a positive birth and postnatal experience, and that this requires consistent and compassionate support. She offers support both in person in Aberdeen, Scotland, and online anywhere in the world. She is also a trained Traumatic Birth Recovery 3 Step Rewind Practitioner, and Perinatal Emotional Health and Wellbeing Practitioner. Victoria identifies as a neurodivergent person and is a mum of two girls, one of whom is autistic and has ADHD. Her passion for improving support for neurodivergent people perinatally led to the creation of The Neurodivergent Birth Podcast and the not-for-profit training organisation 'Neurodivergent Birth' in 2023. She is the author of 'Why Neurodivergent Birth Matters', published by Montag and Martin.
This presentation explores the 'four support pillars' of neurodivergent birth, which include sensory processing, communication, executive functioning and mental health. These areas of support need are currently poorly understood within maternity and perinatal healthcare. Evidence is increasingly pointing to neurodivergent people feeling unsupported and being at a higher risk of experiencing adverse outcomes than neurotypical people, including birth trauma, and perinatal anxiety and depression. This presentation aims to promote awareness, understanding and ultimately improve the support provided to neurodivergent women and birthing people during labour and delivery.
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