Journal article
Cultural safety and belonging for refugee background women attending group pregnancy care: An Australian qualitative study
E Riggs, S Muyeen, S Brown, W Dawson, P Petschel, W Tardiff, F Norman, D Vanpraag, J Szwarc, J Yelland
Birth | WILEY | Published : 2017
DOI: 10.1111/birt.12272
Abstract
Background: Refugee women experience higher incidence of childbirth complications and poor pregnancy outcomes. Resettled refugee women often face multiple barriers accessing pregnancy care and navigating health systems in high income countries. Methods: A community-based model of group pregnancy care for Karen women from Burma was co-designed by health services in consultation with Karen families in Melbourne, Australia. Focus groups were conducted with women who had participated to explore their experiences of using the program, and whether it had helped them feel prepared for childbirth and going home with a new baby. Results: Nineteen women (average time in Australia 4.3 years) participat..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Bridging the Gap is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC; Grant no. 1056799). We also acknowledge funding support from the Victorian Department Education and Early Childhood and philanthropic support from the Alfred Felton Bequest and the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. The partner organizations have contributed substantial in-kind resources. The authors acknowledge the support of the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. Jane Yelland is supported by an NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (2014-17) and Stephanie Brown is supported by an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (2011-2015) and an NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship (2016-2020).