Accurate identification and documentation of First Nations women and babies attending maternity services: How can we ‘close the gap’ if we can't get this right? ...
Background: Policies and strategies addressing the health inequities experienced by First Nations peoples are critical to ensuring the gap in outcomes between First Nations and non-Indigenous peoples is closed. The identification of First Nations peoples is vital to enable the delivery of culturally...
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La Trobe
2023
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.26181/23599164.v1 https://opal.latrobe.edu.au/articles/journal_contribution/Accurate_identification_and_documentation_of_First_Nations_women_and_babies_attending_maternity_services_How_can_we_close_the_gap_if_we_can_t_get_this_right_/23599164/1 |
| Summary: | Background: Policies and strategies addressing the health inequities experienced by First Nations peoples are critical to ensuring the gap in outcomes between First Nations and non-Indigenous peoples is closed. The identification of First Nations peoples is vital to enable the delivery of culturally safe and sensitive health care. Complete and accurate health data are essential for funding and evaluation of such initiatives. Aims: To describe the processes used and accuracy of identification and documentation of First Nations mothers and babies during the period of the implementation of a culturally responsive caseload model of maternity care at three major metropolitan maternity services in Melbourne, Australia. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using administrative and clinical data. Results: There was variation in when and how First Nations identification was asked and documented for mothers and babies. Errors included 14% of First Nations mothers not identified at the first ... |
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