ULO 5- Culturally Safe Maternity Care Practices for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women Flashcards
23% of Aboriginal women aged over 15 years reported…
an experience of physical violence or threatened violence in the previous 12 months
What are the cultural needs of Indigenous Women in midwifery services
- A welcoming and safe environment
- A specific Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander program
- Continuity of care and carer with a broad spectrum of services
- Employment of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander staff
- Collaboration with Aboriginal community controlled health organisations and other agencies
Name the services that are meeting the cultural needs of Indigenous women
- The Aboriginal Maternal Infant Health Strategy (NSW),
- Aboriginal Maternal Infant Care Program (SA),
- The Malabar Community Midwifery Link Service (NSW),
- Murri Antenatal Clinic (Mater Hospital, Brisbane),
- Midwifery Group Practices for Aboriginal women (NT),
Aboriginal and TSI
What were the Closing the Gap targets
- Closing the life expectancy gap within a generation
- Halving the gap in mortality rates for Indigenous children under five within a decade
Do Aboriginal and TSI women experience more complications in pregnancy and birth
Yes- inc. GDM, hypertension, lower baby birth weight and death of babies
When were Aboriginals given the right to vote
1962
Define: Ethnocentrism
refers to the belief that the values and practices of one’s own culture are superior and of greater worth than those of an alternative culture
Explain: Culturally Safe childbirth
- Try to ensure the presence of female caregivers.
- Promote support people being present.
- Use professional interpreters or Aboriginal health workers.
- Create a non-threatening environment.
- Avoid using the bed.
- Use the elder women to encourage traditional practices.
- Don’t presume that the woman doesn’t want her partner present.
