Parliamentary Friends for Maternal Health hosted a forum at Parliament House, on Improving Outcomes for First Nations Mothers and Babies in Australia. The session was hosted by co-chairs Alicia Payne MP, Llew O'Brien MP, and Helen Haines MP . Assistant Minister Ged KearneyMP and Shadow Minister Anne Webster MP also spoke and their commitment to First Nations health is appreciated. Professor Helen McLachlan, Aunty Gina Bundle OAM and Ms Kelsey Muhl presented on a Victorian program called ‘Baggarrook Yurrongi’ that has had substantial impact on the care experience and birth outcomes for First Nations mothers and babies. The presentation covered key outcomes of the program our work, and finished by focusing on key critical elements and resources needed for program implementation and scale-up in order to continue to close the gap for First Nations peoples. The importance of culturally appropriate care for First Nations families cannot be underestimated, for its positive lifelong impacts on babies and mothers. #mattersmaternal
Maternal Health Matters Inc.
Wellness and Fitness Services
Canberra, ACT 115 followers
Respectful maternity care for all women - her autonomy, dignity, feelings, choices, and preferences.
About us
A healthy, strong and confident mother gives a baby the best start in life, influencing the long-term wellness of herself, her child and our community. Therefore we need mothers to be well physically, emotionally and culturally. Irrespective of their socioeconomic setting all pregnant women and their babies during pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period have a right to optimal woman-centred care, through a holistic, human rights-based approach that provides a respectful birth experience and positive outcome. MHM campaigns to uphold the rights of all women to be safe and healthy before, during and after childbirth, and to ensure that they realise their human rights, through the adoption of The Respectful Maternity Care Charter: the Universal Rights of Childbearing Women. Respectful maternity care (RMC) is quality care that focuses on a woman’s basic human rights, that recognises her autonomy, dignity, feelings, choices, and preferences. Furthermore, cultural, emotional, social, psychological and spiritual safety, are important components of RMC. Without respectful maternity care the safety of mothers and babies is being compromised on a routine basis. Women need responsive, sensitive maternity care systems that cater for her needs and respect for her human rights. No matter the context, every woman has the right to experience respectful maternity care. Many women in Australia have access to antenatal, birth and post-natal care resulting in positive outcomes for both mother and baby. Unfortunately, however, for groups who experience disadvantage the experience can be a vastly different. As, the foundations for health are laid early in life and are influenced by genetic, behavioural and environmental factors, a commitment is required to not only recognise the unequal access to conditions and resources that support health but also to address the social systems, that reproduce these inequalities.
- Website
-
https://maternalhealthmatters.org.au/
External link for Maternal Health Matters Inc.
- Industry
- Wellness and Fitness Services
- Company size
- 1 employee
- Headquarters
- Canberra, ACT
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2009
- Specialties
- Maternity, Pregnancy, Birth, and maternal health
Locations
-
Primary
Get directions
GPO Box 165
Canberra, ACT 2601, AU
Updates
-
Birth Trauma Inquiry sparks interest around the world We look forward to the Women's Electoral Lobby Reproductive Health Platform for the 2025 election. The link is - https://lnkd.in/gZTu8ysx.... #mattersmaternal
-
How true! “The wellbeing of mothers is the bellwether for the wellbeing of all of us” “If mothers are unwell, society is unwell”. - Dr Neel Shah from the podcast - Reducing the C-section Rate, Equitable and Safe Maternity Care with Dr Neel Shah. It is worth listening to. The link is: https://lnkd.in/g6PkdN-S #mattersmaternal #pregnancy #respectfulmaternitycare
-
Maternal Health Matters Survey We are seeking your help. We are undertaking a survey to understand how expectant mothers access information about pregnancy, birth, after the birth and maternity related matters. The survey is aimed at expectant mothers or mothers who have been pregnant in the past 5 years. Please consider taking the survey and also forwarding the survey to your contacts. The link is: https://lnkd.in/gr5S2ybJ In anticipation, thank you. The MHM Board #mattersmaternal, #pregnancy, #respectfulmaternitycare
Maternal Health Matters Survey
surveymonkey.com
-
Birthing on Country This is a story about a tension that, on one level, will be familiar to almost anyone having a baby - it's the tension between bodily autonomy - giving birth the way you want - and a hospital's desire to minimise risk. But for many First Nations women - there's another layer here. They want a service was run by mob, for mob, more women engaged, and it was good for the health of mums and babies. So if an Indigenous-led model for child birth for First Nations women could deliver better health outcomes... why isn't it more widespread? - Carly Williams The fight for control over Black births - The fight for control over Black births - ABC listen = https://lnkd.in/gpAPnUi3 #mattersmaternal #respectfulmaternitycare
The fight for control over Black births - ABC listen
abc.net.au
-
Seeking your input – Home Birth Policy and Professional Indemnity Insurance. In the May 2024-25 Budget, the Government committed $3.5 million over four years (and $0.4 million per year ongoing) to expand the Midwife Professional Indemnity Scheme. This expansion will include professional indemnity insurance cover for privately practising midwives providing low risk homebirths. The Department of Health and Aged Care is conducting a consultation on the proposed criteria for low-risk homebirth for the purposes of professional indemnity insurance for privately practicing midwives. Feedback is due by 12th August. The discussion document is attached. The link is: https://lnkd.in/g5CR8wG5 #mattersmaternal, #homebirth, #respectfulmaternitycare
-
Right Birth Your Choice A short video on how to have the birth you need and deserve, and how to make the right decisions for you and your baby’s care from the Canberra Mothercraft Society and Maternal Health Matters. Maternity care needs to be acceptable, accessible and affordable, and ideally provided by health care professionals known to you. https://lnkd.in/gGcWPpMa #mattersmaternal, #maternalhealth, #pregnancy, #respectfulmaternitycare
Right Birth Your Choice
https://www.youtube.com/
-
Your Body. Your Birth. Your Choice. This series is based on the principles of Respectful Maternity Care. We aim to provide you with the knowledge to achieve respectful maternity care through supporting your capacity to make informed decisions. While we cannot guarantee you will have the pregnancy you plan, we can help you maximise your capacity to be a key informant in your care. https://lnkd.in/gqnEC2Mp #mattersmaternal
Your Body. Your Birth. Your Choice. - Maternal Health Matters
https://maternalhealthmatters.org.au
-
The right maternity care for you - It is the right amount of car, offered at the right time, and delivered in a manner that respects, protects, and promotes your human rights. For more videos see: https://lnkd.in/gqnEC2Mp #mattersmaternal, #maternalhealth, #pregnancy, #respectfulmaternitycare