The effect of culturally tailored continuity of midwifery care on perinatal outcomes for women having a first Nations baby in Victoria, Australia: a prospective non-randomised translational study
Della A. Forster, Touran Shafiei, Fiona E. McLardie-Hore, Res McCalman, Gina Bundle, Michelle Newton, Rebecca Hyde, Robyn Matthews, Susan E. Jacobs, Cath Chamberlain, Sue Kildea, Tanisha Springall, Marika Jackomos, Jennifer Browne, Karyn Ferguson, Ngaree Blow, Jane Freemantle, Helen L. McLachlan · 2026
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Della A. Forster and colleagues evaluate a culturally tailored midwifery program for First Nations mothers in Victoria, Australia, where outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families run far worse than for others. The program, Baggarrook Yurrongi, gives each woman continuity with known midwives across pregnancy, birth, and the early weeks, at three large Melbourne maternity services. Culture sits at the center of the model rather than at its edge.
Later data covered 62,499 non-First Nations births and 1038 First Nations births in the totals reported, and 669 of the eligible First Nations women, some 64.5 percent of that group, received the model of care. Outcomes before and after rollout were compared without randomization. The authors call for ongoing outcome tracking and cost proof to support wider rollout.
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| CREATOR | Della A. Forster, Touran Shafiei, Fiona E. McLardie-Hore, Res McCalman, Gina Bundle, Michelle Newton, Rebecca Hyde, Robyn Matthews, Susan E. Jacobs, Cath Chamberlain, Sue Kildea, Tanisha Springall, Marika Jackomos, Jennifer Browne, Karyn Ferguson, Ngaree Blow, Jane Freemantle, Helen L. McLachlan |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 76157 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |