Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Resources

Introduces students to the fundamentals of health care of Indigenous Australians, encompassing the perspectives of both the client and the health practitioner. Could be used for modelling Indigenous ways of knowing and being relating to health.

Reflective piece from Indigenous nursing academic about how to teach and nurse at the cultural interface. Could be used for modelling best practice, incorporating Indigenous perspectives.

Local community microhistories have the potential to inform nurses’ delivery of trauma-sensitive, patient-focused interventions. Could be used for recording and acknowledging historical injustice.

Practices discussed include active labour techniques, pain management, labour supports, songs for labour, ceremony and the role of Aboriginal midwives. Could be used for modelling Indigenous best practice.

This paper reports on midwifery knowledge of Aboriginal women's cultural needs, their perceptions of health systems issues, and their ability to provide equitable and culturally safe care. Could be used for modelling Indigenous best practice.

Highlights that maternity care changes across time have failed to acknowledge and support Aboriginal women's cultural needs during childbearing. Could be used for considering / acknowledging Indigenous perspectives.

Examines the enablers and barriers that Aboriginal students experience while undertaking the Bachelor of Midwifery degree in Australia. Could be used for prompting self-reflection.