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Aboriginal Birth: Psychosocial or Physiological safety ®
Marie Chamberlain, Kate Barclay, Azar Kariminia & Alwyn Moyer
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to raise awareness and stimulate
discussion and research into maternity care options for Aboriginal women
living in remote areas of Australia and Canada. These two countries have
similar situations in that some communities are so remote that emergency
medical care requires the use of aircraft. In addition, both countries have,
since the 1970s, adopted policies for the transfer of mothers in late
pregnancy to hospitals in urban centres. For many Aboriginal families this
policy has been far from ideal. As a result, some Aboriginal women fail to
seek early health care when pregnant. In order to counteract this, it is
necessary to offer culturally sensitive maternity care that Aboriginal women
will accept. The results of an evaluation of a birthing centre in the
Canadian Arctic will be presented along with a range of birthing choices for
remote area Aboriginal women and their families. Some of these options have
already been initiated by some midwives. This paper challenges health
service providers to identify the method of maternity health services
required by Aboriginal families and provide creative solutions to meet those
needs in a safe and cost effective way.
Keywords: Aboriginal, pregnancy, birth, Australia, Canada, transfer,
birthing centre.
Birth Issues 2001;10(3/4):81-85
® Reviewed Article
Traditional Aboriginal Birthing Practices in Australia:Past and Present ®
Helen Callaghan
Abstract: The aims of this paper are to improve the readers' knowledge of
traditional Aboriginal birthing practices and the beliefs associated with
some of these practices. Although few maternity health professionals will
have contact with Aboriginal women who desire a traditional approach to
birth, this information will assist the health professional in becoming more
culturally aware of aspects of birth which may be important to Aboriginal
women and their families. This discussion is a brief literature review of
traditional birthing practices used by the indigenous peoples of Australia.
Due to the complexities of Aboriginal culture, this literature review can
only be considered an overview. This work was undertaken as part of a
doctoral study on Australian childbirth. The literature is drawn from a
variety of sources including Aboriginal people, historians, social
scientists, health professionals, and scientists. The review demonstrates
the wide variety of traditional birthing practices within Australia, yet
emphasises the commonality of many of the rituals, even when compared with
the Western medical system: care in childbirth is about keeping the woman
and her baby safe. Practices related to pregnancy, labour and delivery, and
the postnatal period are described, while the final discussion is related to
the mortality and morbidity of the woman and her baby during a traditional
Aboriginal birth.
Keywords: Aboriginal, women's business, childbirth, traditional practices,
bush medicine, borning, Australia.
Birth Issues 2001;10(3/4):92-99
® Reviewed Article
Acknowledgements: The author wishes to acknowledge that the repositories of
knowledge about traditional Aboriginal birthing practices are the
grandmothers, or the older women, of the various Aboriginal communities. It
must also be acknowledged that the sub-headings used in the paper reflect a
Western cultural approach to childbirth, rather than the holistic approach
found in traditional Aboriginal birth. This was a deliberate strategy to
make the topic more accessible and meaningful to non- Aboriginal people who
are accustomed to these categories.
Because the author is neither an Aboriginal person, nor an 'expert' on the
health of Aboriginal peoples, or 'women's business', this article has been
reviewed for accuracy by Mrs Marilyn Wilson, the Aboriginal Health
Coordinator for the Hunter Area Health Service in Newcastle, New South
Wales. Mrs Wilson has been extremely generous with her time and I thank her
for her assistance, particularly her suggested modifications to improve
clarity.
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From: "Mike & Lindsay Kennedy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au>
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 12:32 PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Traditional birth practices
Anyone have any articles re traditional birth in the Aboriginal
culture for an assignment i'm working on?
rgds mike
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