Speaking and Media
Sharon speaks to clinical, consumer, academic, community and policy audiences. She draws on lived experience, a national research study, and consumer leadership. She testified at the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Birth Trauma on 9 October 2023.
Topics
Informed vulnerability — when the midwife is the woman
The cost of not listening to women in maternity care — birth trauma as a public health issue
Culturally safe maternity care for migrant and culturally diverse women
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The rise of antisemitism in healthcare after 7 October 2023
Formats
Keynote · Panel · Podcast · Closed briefing · Expert comment
Selected coverage
Channel 9 Today Show, 10 October 2023 — Live national interview the morning after NSW Birth Trauma Inquiry testimony
ABC News, December 2023 — Racial profiling and induction policy in maternity care
Sky News Australia, 2025 — Accountability for antisemitism in Australian healthcare
The Australian, 2025 — Racism and professional standards in medicine
Australian Jewish News, 2025 — Healthcare safety and public advocacy
JNS, November 2025 — A Sri Lankan-born Australian voice against hate in healthcare
The Medical Republic, October 2023 — Racism in maternity services
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, October 2022 — Insider knowledge and midwives’ birth outcomes
The Practising Midwife, May 2023 — Sharing my scars to advocate for change
NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Birth Trauma — written submission August 2023; oral testimony 9 October 2023
Tidsskrift for Jordemødre, December 2022 — The midwife brain on overdrive
Selected podcasts
Happy Families with Dr Justin Coulson, 14 September 2022
The Juggling Act, 21 August 2023
Doulas Uncensored, 26 February 2025
Pregnancy Birth and Beyond, 13 August 2022
Hope 103.2, 25 May 2023
The Better Birth Podcast, 1 May 2023
The Empowered Jew, 2025
Media kit
Short bio and full media coverage on request. Use the contact form and choose Media.