Building on Our Strengths (BOOSt): Developing and Evaluating Birthing On Country Primary Maternity Units

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1135125

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Optimal healthcare during the year before and after birth can provide benefits for a lifetime. Our project will deliver this optimal care by implementing and evaluating Birthing on Country Service Delivery Models in urban, regional and remote sites. Birthing on Country combines Indigenous knowledge and governance, culturally safe care, continuity of midwifery carer, birth in an Indigenous birth centre and development of the Indigenous maternal and infant workforce.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2017

End Date: 01-01-2022

Funding Scheme: Partnerships

Funding Amount: $1,090,701.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Midwifery

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

birth | health care delivery | health care evaluation | indigenous health | midwifery

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