WellMama CIC

29/10/2026

🚨🚨🚨 In a landmark case, an Australian woman is awareded $275,000 in negligence case after she was coerced into an exam during labor.

The woman's birth plan stated she only consented to exams as medically necessary. However, when she arrived at triage in labor, she was refused admission, care, and any pain management unless she consented to an exam.

Many people experience medical coercion and it's an uncomfortable and often traumatic experience. However, when one is IN labor, navigating one of the most vulnerable experiences of their lives, the lack of autonomy and control makes forced exams potentially life altering.

The supreme court of Victoria, ruled the forced exam to be battery, assault, and medical negligence. By not providing care unless a one allows an exam is coercion by withholding care.

This landmark case has the potential to change maternity care, something many can't wait to see happen.

Everyone deserves informed CONSENT, autonomy, and rights - being in labor does not negate the right to consent and autonomy.

Do you think this case will impact maternity care in AUS? Does it have the potential to impact maternity care globally?

Consent always matters, labor or not.

21/10/2026

🥾 20 minutes up a hill for a meeting? That’s dedication! ⛰️

Our Job Coaches meet the young people we support where they are, wherever that may be — and sometimes that means quite literally going the extra mile!

Here’s Vicki arriving to meet one of the young people she’s supporting. She’d already walked 20 minutes uphill to make sure she could get there. 💚

Good support isn’t always about asking someone to come to you. Sometimes, it’s about going to them. Meeting people where they are and making support work for them.

That’s what Porth Gwyrdd is all about. 🌱
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🥾 20 munud i fyny allt ar gyfer cyfarfod? Dyna ymroddiad! ⛰️

Mae ein Hyfforddwyr Gwaith yn cyfarfod â’r bobl ifanc rydym yn eu cefnogi lle maen nhw, ble bynnag fo hynny — ac weithiau mae hynny’n golygu mynd yr ail filltir, yn llythrennol!

Dyma Vicki yn cyrraedd i gyfarfod ag un o’r bobl ifanc y mae’n ei chefnogi. Roedd hi eisoes wedi cerdded am 20 munud i fyny allt er mwyn gwneud yn siŵr ei bod yn gallu cyrraedd yno. 💚

Oherwydd nid yw cefnogaeth dda bob amser yn golygu gofyn i rywun ddod atoch chi. Weithiau, mae’n golygu mynd atyn nhw. Cyfarfod â phobl lle maen nhw a gwneud i’r gefnogaeth weithio iddyn nhw.

Dyna hanfod Porth Gwyrdd. 🌱

Foothold Cymru PLANED Menter Gorllewin Sir Gar Antur Cymru Enterprise The National Lottery Community Fund/ Cronfa Gymunedol y Loteri Genedlaethol WellMama CIC

21/10/2026

21/10/2026

Congratulations to all the individual volunteers who have been nominated for a Pembrokeshire Volunteering Award 2026!

The individual nominees for 2026 are...

2wish
Bob Davies
Jonathan Crimmins

Haverfordwest Community Garden / Gardd Gymunedol Hwlffordd Prendergardd and Bocs Bwyd
Jen Greene

Haverfordwest Tennis Club
Caiden Meacham

Hywel Dda Health Board
David Brandon

Mind Pembrokeshire
Tamara Churylina

Nant Ceibwr River Survey Volunteers
Steve Halton

NCI Wooltack Point
Haydn Evans

Pater Hall (and others)
Claire Francis Boswell

Paul Sartori Foundation
Lisa Bowden

Pembrokeshire Frame
James (Jamie) Puttock
Jane King-Harris
Jason Robinson
Sarah Jones
Tony Jones

POINT Youth Centre
Eva John

Sea Trust Wales
Ken Barnett

SPAN Arts
Mer Taylor

The VC Gallery
Tony Burton

Tenby/Saundersfoot Community First Responders
Tony Wall

WellMama CIC
Samara Hawthorn

Various organisations including Bloomfield House Community Centre NDCSA
Stephen Rigby



We will be announcing the finalists soon (‘winner’/ ‘highly commended’ / ‘commended’), who will be invited to join us at the Award Ceremony, kindly supported by South Hook LNG.

Finalists will be invited by email to attend the Ceremony on 19th November.

13/10/2026

Join us again at Trefacwn with Mäori elder Te Kaha..
20,21 & 22 November.,
Comment Te Kaha for more details…
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