From consultation to application: practical solutions for improving maternal and neonatal outcomes for adolescent Aboriginal mothers at a local level

Tracy Reibel; Paula Wyndow; Roz Walker

doi:10.3390/healthcare4040090

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From consultation to application: practical solutions for improving maternal and neonatal outcomes for adolescent Aboriginal mothers at a local level

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From consultation to application: practical solutions for improving maternal and neonatal outcomes for adolescent Aboriginal mothers at a local level

Tracy Reibel, Paula Wyndow and Roz Walker

Healthcare (Basel), Vol.4(4), 90

2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare4040090

PMCID: PMC5198132

PMID: 27929416

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Abstract

adolescent pregnancy

Aboriginal women

psychosocial risk

social determinants of health

Adolescent pregnancy has been typically linked to a range of adverse outcomes for mother and child. In Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have a higher proportion of adolescent births compared with other adolescent Australian women, and are at greater risk of poorer psychosocial and clinical outcomes if they are not well supported during pregnancy and beyond. Drawing on existing literature and consultations with young Aboriginal women and health professionals supporting pregnant Aboriginal women in Western Australia, this paper discusses the importance of creating models of antenatal care using a “social determinants of health” framework. Destigmatizing young parenthood and providing continuity of caregiver in culturally safe services, with culturally competent health professionals provides a means to encourage engagement with the health system and improve health outcomes for young mothers and their babies.

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Title: From consultation to application: practical solutions for improving maternal and neonatal outcomes for adolescent Aboriginal mothers at a local level
Authors/Creators: Tracy Reibel - The Kids Research Institute Australia
Paula Wyndow - The Kids Research Institute Australia
Roz Walker - The Kids Research Institute Australia
Publication Details: Healthcare (Basel), Vol.4(4), 90
Publisher: MDPI
Number of pages: 11
Grant note: Western Australian Government Department of Health; State Govt Western Australia
Identifiers: 991005569324407891
Murdoch Affiliation: Ngangk Yira Institute for Change
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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