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Registrations now live for our 2022 PADA Seminar Series We are excited to announce rescheduled dates for our previously postponed seminars. In 2022 we are coming to: Ōtautahi Christchurch - 15 Hune June Te Tihi-o-Maru Timaru - 16 Hune June Tahuna Queenstown - 26 Hūrae...

Choose to Cycle, Swim, Run, Walk - wherever you want to #choosetomovenz  Participate any time during Perinatal Mental Health Awareness week - 1st to 7th Mei May 2022! In Partnership with She Moves Fitness Collective. This is unique from other events as you can choose...

Return to exercise safely postpartum with She Moves fitness collective. Postpartum women are at increased risk of developing depression, which can contribute to the ill health of the mother and her family. Research indicates that mothers who are physically active...

Sharing on behalf of Te Hiringa Hauora | Health Promotion Agency.   Te Hiringa Hauora | Health Promotion Agency is offering one-off grants of $15,000 to $100,000 for kaupapa that support the First 1,000 Days of a baby’s life - especially community driven...

There is currently an Amendment Bill before select committee regarding birth injury - Accident Compensation (Maternal Birth Injury and Other Matters) Amendment Bill.   PADA and Birth Trauma Aotearoa will be making submissions on behalf of all birth trauma survivors...

Last week PADA presented our submission to the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill Select Committee to share the voices to the 1 in 4 māmā and 1 in 10 pāpā in Aotearoa who suffer from perinatal anxiety or depression following the birth of their pēpi, and the countless...

Birth Trauma related ACC - first stage of legislation has passed!   PADA has been lobbying for this change through Parliament and Jan Logie MP has announced that it is happening! Parliament debated the first stage of new legislation that will require ACC to support a...

Meri kirihimete from the team at PADA Read all about our amazing achievements so far this year. Click here or on the image below to read optimised to your device or browser.    Read the full newsletter here

Growing Up in New Zealand is a longitudinal study tracking the development of approximately 7,000 New Zealand children from before birth until they are young adults.   The study has collected detailed multidisciplinary information about children’s early development...

Whether you want to get involved in events in our organisation, or help us raise money we need to support more new parents, here are 10 ways you can help PADA!   1. Donate or become a regular giver. You can donate direct to us to support our work, either as an...

PADA Educator Liora Noy In August, Liora had an amazing opportunity to present an hour and half workshop at the national GP conference. She was given the biggest room and longest time slot in the whole conference, held in the TSB arena in Wellington. Almost 200 GPs...

PRESS RELEASE - 26 Noema November 2021   Investment to support maternal mental health  Download the Press Release here 26 Noema November 2021 After meetings with Minister of Health Hon Andrew Little, Associate Minster of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall and the Ministry...