Improving the Health of Aboriginal Mothers and Babies Through Continuity of Midwife Care

Abstract

Indigenous Australians have significantly poorer health than non-Indigenous Australians. This study will evaluate the effect of continuity of midwifery care in pregnancy, labour, birth and the postnatal period (called caseload midwifery) on outcomes for Aboriginal women and their infants. Recent studies (which have often excluded Aboriginal women) demonstrated substantial benefits of continuity of midwifery care for both mothers and babies, e.g. improved rates of low birthweight, preterm birth

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Translating evidence into practice: Implementing culturally safe continuity of midwifery care for First Nations women in three maternity services in Victoria, Australia

HL McLachlan, M Newton, FE McLardie-Hore, P McCalman, M Jackomos, G Bundle, S Kildea, C Chamberlain, J Browne, J Ryan, J Freemantle, T Shafiei, SE Jacobs, J Oats, N Blow, K Ferguson, L Gold, J Watkins, M Dell, K Read

2022-05-01

Background: Strategies to improve outcomes for Australian First Nations mothers and babies are urgently needed. Caseload midwifery..