First Nations mothers are more likely to die during childbirth. More First Nations midwives could close this gap
- Written by: Pamela McCalman, PhD Candidate and Midwife, La Trobe University
shutterstockWhile Australia is one of the safest places in the world to give birth, First Nations women are three times more likely to die in childbirth than other Australian women (17.5 vs 5.5 per 100,000 women from 2012-2019).
And First Nations infants are almost twice as likely to die in the first month of life (16% vs 9% per 1,000), with preter...
