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MumSafe™ National Mums Survey 2026 - Pregnancy, Postpartum, Movement and Exercise.
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Pregnancy, postpartum, movement and exercise: We want to hear from Australian mums
ABOUT THIS SURVEY
The Australian Senate Select Committee on Women’s Health is currently examining pregnancy and postpartum care in Australia, including how women can be better supported in their long-term physical and mental health.
MumSafe will be making a submission to the inquiry, with a particular focus on something we believe must be part of this conversation: women’s access to safe and appropriate movement, exercise and physical activity during pregnancy and after birth.
We want to build a thorough picture of what Australian mums are currently experiencing across the whole journey.
When you became pregnant, did you know how to continue or adapt your exercise? Did the people providing your exercise know how to support you?
After having your baby, did anyone talk to you about returning to movement and exercise? Did you know what was appropriate for your individual body? Did you know where to go for help? When you returned to a trainer, gym, class, studio or sport, did you feel confident that the people supporting you understood pregnancy and postpartum exercise?
And importantly, has a lack of knowledge, guidance or appropriate support ever prevented you from being as physically active as you wanted to be?
You do not need to be a MumSafe client or have worked with an exercise professional to complete this survey.
We want to hear from a wide range of mums - including women who worked directly with an exercise professional, attended gyms or group classes, exercised independently, struggled to return to exercise, or chose not to return to structured exercise.
***To be eligible for this survey you must have been pregnant and birthed your babies in Australia.
PLEASE ALLOW APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES
We know your time is valuable, particularly as a mum, and we genuinely appreciate you giving us 20 minutes to complete this survey.
We have intentionally asked questions across pregnancy, postpartum healthcare and your experiences returning to exercise so we can develop a thorough picture of the current landscape - what is working, where women are falling through the gaps and what could be done differently.
The more complete the picture we can present, the stronger the evidence we can take forward.
Thank you for taking the time to add your experience to this work.
HOW YOUR RESPONSES WILL BE USED
Your responses will help inform MumSafe’s submission to the Australian Senate Select Committee on Women’s Health.
With this in mind, at the time of submitting your survey, you must have experienced your pregnancy and postpartum period within Australia.
Survey findings will be reported primarily in an aggregated and de-identified way. With your permission, we may also use selected written responses as anonymous quotes within our submission and related advocacy about pregnancy and postpartum care.
Please avoid including the names of healthcare professionals, exercise professionals, gyms, studios or other businesses in your written responses.
Participation is voluntary and you may choose not to answer any optional question.
By continuing, you confirm that you are aged 18 years or older and consent to your de-identified responses being used for these purposes.
You will have the opportunity at the end of the survey to add your name and contact details IF you are happy to be contacted in the future regarding this submission.
