Sam Lim (Tangney, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I recently met Bree, a Willetton resident whose small business is dedicated to supporting women's health. Bree is a fitness trainer and she helps new mums return to exercise safely after they have given birth. She is advocating for better pelvic health support for pregnant and postpartum women, and for more education about a safe return to exercise. Bree and some of the mums taking her classes shared their stories about the specific health needs for new mums.

Too often, women's health hasn't been taken seriously. Labor is changing that with more choices, lower costs and better health care for women. In Tangney I meet with women who are happy to see these changes, such as new and amended listings on the PBS, more support for women experiencing menopause. As Bree talked to me about postpartum pelvic health and some of the long-term consequences that can happen without it, I reflected on the women in my own family, including my wife and what she went through as she had our own three children. Women's health and postpartum health are so important. Thank you, Bree, for sharing your story.