Culturally-Responsive Maternity Care Dr Rakime Elmir – Senior Lecturer, Western Sydney University Social @RRakime Published in The Practising Midwife Australia Volume 02 Issue 04 April 2024, Pages 12-16 https://doi.org/10.55975/FEVL7000 Summary Culture forms part of many individuals’ identities. Many people have firmly held beliefs and practices that inform their being and the way they conduct themselves […]
The Pagan Perinatal Period Brogan Romano (she/her) – Student midwife, King’s College London Instagram @broganromano Summary This blog features an interview by student midwife Brogan Romano, who chatted with an American witch about pagan practices during the perinatal period. They discussed healing after baby loss and how the witch, who is using the pseudonym Aphrodite […]
Yoruba Postnatal Practices Joanne Kotun (she/her) – Student Midwife, King’s College London Instagram @_j.ktn Published in The Student Midwife Volume 6 Issue 2 April 2023, Pages 06-10 DOI: https://doi.org/10.55975/EAWJ3261 Summary The Yoruba are one of the three major ethnicities in Nigeria predominantly based in the Southwest. Yoruba culture is strongly rooted in honouring family and […]
Exploring Jewish Birth and Culturally Sensitive Care Jessica Falk Perlman (she/her) – Student Midwife, King’s College London Twitter @jessfalkperl Amy Hertz (she/her) – Student Midwife, King’s College London Published in The Student Midwife Volume 6 Issue 2 April 2023, Pages 16-19 DOI: https://doi.org/10.55975/NAGL5560 Summary A small and vibrant ethnoreligious community, Jewish people account for less […]
Binya Winyangara: Culturally-Safe Midwifery Care Kaarina Paasila – Registered Midwife/Nurse, Liverpool Hospital, South West Sydney Local Health District Published in The Practising Midwife Australia Volume 01 Issue 04 March 2023, Pages 13-16 https://doi.org/10.55975/SSMP7280 Summary Welcome to a snippet of a small but important antenatal model of care called Binya Winyangara (BW) offered to Aboriginal and […]
Embedding Strengths-Based Perspectives into Pre Registration Midwifery Education Alison Barnes (Wiradjuri) – Associate Lecturer, Western Sydney University Elizabeth Flannery – Lecturer, Western Sydney University Dr Lyn Francis – Senior Lecturer, Western Sydney University Published in The Practising Midwife Australia Volume 01 Issue 02 November 2022, Pages 14-19 https://doi.org/10.55975/WEGT2113 Summary This article is a reflection of […]
Cultural Safety in Midwifery 1. Cultural Safety in Midwifery for First Nations Women, People and Families Renae Coleman – Associate Lecturer of Midwifery at Western Sydney University, New South Wales, Australia; Co-Editor-in-Chief, The Practising Midwife Australia; Registered Midwife Twitter @Renae_C_Midwife Alison Barnes – Associate Lecturer of Midwifery at Western Sydney University, New South Wales, Australia […]
Leadership Collective 1. Creating a Midwifery Collaborative Through Learning, Sharing and Caring Connections Dr Anna Coonan-Byrom – Midwife, Educator, Researcher, CEO and Founding Director All4Maternity Twitter @ACBMidwife Published in The Practising Midwife Australia Volume 01 Issue 01 September 2022, Pages 20-25 https://doi.org/10.55975/DWGO4776 Summary Welcome to the first Advancing Practice article for The Practising Midwife Australia […]
Research Unwrapped: The Effect of a Birthing on Country Service Dr Hazel Keedle – Lecturer of Midwifery, Western Sydney University – Co-Editor-in-Chief, The Practising Midwife Twitter @HazelKeedle Published in The Practising Midwife Australia Volume 01 Issue 01 September 2022, Pages 26-30 https://doi.org/10.55975/SZEN8908 Summary ‘Research Unwrapped’ is part of The Practising Midwife Evidence Series, with a […]
Integrating Cultural Safety Into Midwifery Education Sarah Esegbona-Adeigbe (she/her) – Senior Midwifery Lecturer, London Southbank University, London Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 25 Issue 08 September 2022, Pages 37-39 https://doi.org/10.55975/JEJJ4647 Summary Cultural safety is a concept based on being aware of the cultural self and the impact this has on encounters with service users.1,2 […]
