Developing and evaluating Birthing on Country services for First Nations Australians: the Building On Our Strengths (BOOSt) prospective mixed methods birth cohort study protocol

• Main Authors: Penny Haora (Author), Yvette Roe (Author), Sophie Hickey (Author), Yu Gao (Author), Carmel Nelson (Author), Jyai Allen (Author), Melanie Briggs (Author), Faye Worner (Author), Sue Kruske (Author), Kristie Watego (Author), Sarah-Jade Maidment (Author), Donna Hartz (Author), Juanita Sherwood (Author), Lesley Barclay (Author), Sally Tracy (Author), Mark Tracy (Author), Liz Wilkes (Author), Roianne West (Author), Nerida Grant (Author), Sue Kildea (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background With the impact of over two centuries of colonisation in Australia, First Nations families experience a disproportionate burden of adverse pregnancy and birthing outcomes. First Nations mothers are 3-5 times more likely than other mothers to experience maternal mortality; babies...