Marked inequalities in maternal and child health exist between Australia's Aboriginal and
non-Aboriginal populations. Improving the care of Aboriginal women before and during …

Introduction: Aboriginal Maternal and Infant Care (AMIC) workers and midwives work in
intellectual and inter-cultural partnerships in a new perinatal care model the Anangu Bibi …

Models of care that include a prominent role for Aboriginal workers are fundamental to
improving the health of Aboriginal Australians. However, tension arises when these models …

Abstract Background Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are between
two to five times more likely to die in childbirth than non-Aboriginal women, and two to three …

The success story of the Anangu Bibi Birthing Program at Port Augusta led by the Aboriginal
Maternal Infant Care (AMIC) workers in partnerships with midwives is told. The AMIC role …

Objectives: To evaluate implementation and outcomes of the Aboriginal Family Birthing
Program (AFBP), which provides culturally competent antenatal, intrapartum and early …

Background High-quality, culturally safe antenatal care has an important role in improving
health outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We sought to describe …

Molly Wardaguga, a retired Senior Aboriginal Health Worker. travelled from Maningrida in
central Arnhem Land to Sydney to tell the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand …

This paper critically examines pregnancy health care and services for Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander women, to explore the question of what might'make a difference'. More …

Background: For almost three decades, Waminda South Coast Women's Health and Welfare
Aboriginal Corporation has provided culturally safe and holistic wellbeing services to the …