Improving the health of Aboriginal mothers and babies through continuity of midwife care

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1110640

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Indigenous Australians have significantly poorer health than non-Indigenous Australians. This study will evaluate the effect of continuity of midwifery care in pregnancy, labour, birth and the postnatal period (called caseload midwifery) on outcomes for Aboriginal women and their infants. Recent studies (which have often excluded Aboriginal women) demonstrated substantial benefits of continuity of midwifery care for both mothers and babies, e.g. improved rates of low birthweight, preterm birth

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 01-01-2020

Funding Scheme: Partnerships

Funding Amount: $1,496,532.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Aboriginal child | Aboriginal health | birth weight | continuity of care | midwifery

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