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This section provides recent reference details and - where available - links and abstracts for general publications associated with births and pregnancy outcomes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. References include journal articles, reports, theses, and other literature. To access our complete database please use our bibliography.

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2013

Aboriginal Affairs Taskforce (2013)

Victorian Government Aboriginal affairs report 2012.

Melbourne: Department of Planning and Community Development

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2013)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2012 report: New South Wales.

Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2013)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2012 report: Queensland.

Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2013)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2012 report: South Australia.

Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2013)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2012 report: Victoria.

Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2013)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2012 report: Western Australia.

Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

National Perinatal Epidemiology and Statistics Unit, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2013)

National core maternity indicators.

Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

2012

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2012)

Births, Australia, 2011.

Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (2012)

Summary of Australian Indigenous health, 2011.

Perth, WA: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2012)

Australia's health 2012.

Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Bar-Zeev SJ, Barclay L, Farrington C, Kildea S (2012)

From hospital to home: the quality and safety of a postnatal discharge system used for remote dwelling Aboriginal mothers and infants in the top end of Australia.

Midwifery; 28(3): 366–373

Burbank VK (2012)

Life history and real life: an example of neuroanthropology in Aboriginal Australia.

Annals of Anthropological Practice; 36(1): 149-166

Heffernan B, Iskandar D, Freemantle J (2012)

The history of Indigenous identification in Victorian health datasets, 1980–2011: initiatives and policies reported by key informants.

Melbourne: Lowitja Institute

Joyce A, Hutchinson M (2012)

Western Australia’s mothers and babies, 2010: twenty-eighth annual report of the Western Australian Midwives’ Notification System.

Perth: Department of Health, Western Australia

Lawrence D, Christensen D, Mitrou F, Draper G, Davis G, McKeown S, McAullay, Pearson G, Zubrick SR (2012)

Adjusting for under-identification of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander births in time series produced from birth records: using record linkage of survey data and administrative data sources.

BMC Medical Research Methodology; 12: 90

Retrieved 2 July 2012 from http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-12-90

Li Z, Zeki R, Hilder L, Sullivan EA (2012)

Australia's mothers and babies 2010.

Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

New South Wales Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence (2012)

The health of Aboriginal people of NSW: report of the Chief Health Officer 2012.

Sydney: New South Wales Ministry of Health

O'Byrne T (2012)

Healthy pregnancy healthy baby : a pregnancy book for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women of the Northern Territory.

Darwin: Northern Territory Department of Health

O’Leary C, Jacoby P, D’Antoine H, Bartu A, Bower C (2012)

Heavy prenatal alcohol exposure and increased risk of stillbirth.

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology; 119(8): 945-952

Robinson P, Comino E, Forbes A, Webster V, Knight J (2012)

Timeliness of antenatal care for mothers of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal infants in an urban setting.

Australian Journal of Primary Health; 18(1): 56-61

Shahidullah M (2012)

Response: ABS’s comments on ‘Estimating Indigenous life expectancy: pitfalls with consequences’.

Journal of Population Research; 29(3): 283-287

Steenkamp M, Rumbold A, Barclay L, Kildea S (2012)

A population-based investigation into inequalities amongst Indigenous mothers and newborns by place of residence in the Northern Territory, Australia.

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth; 12: 44

Retrieved from http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2393-12-44.pdf

Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision (2012)

Report on government services 2012: Indigenous compendium.

Canberra: Productivity Commission

This report draws on the Report on government services 2012 to present data specific to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. It reports on the delivery of mainstream services to Indigenous people including services for:

early childhood, education and training
justice
emergency management
health
community services
housing and homelessness.

Performance reporting focuses on the degree to which objective for a service is met. The report details the objective (outcomes) for each services stated and the performance indicators measuring the achievement of each objective.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Thompson F, Zhang X, Dempsey KE (2012)

Northern Territory midwives’ collection: mothers and babies 2007.

Darwin: Northern Territory Department of Health

Thomson N, MacRae A, Brankovich J, Burns J, Catto M, Gray C, Levitan L, Maling C, Potter C, Ride K, Stumpers S, Urquhart B (2012)

Overview of Australian Indigenous health status, 2011.

Perth, WA: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Yap M, Biddle N (2012)

Indigenous fertility and family formation: CAEPR Indigenous population project: 2011 census papers.

Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research

2011

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2011)

Births, Australia, 2010.

Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Best E (2011)

Closing the gap through innovative maternity care (the Aboriginal Maternal and Infant Health Service).

Women and Birth; 24(Supplement 1): S16

Brown S, Glover K (2011)

Guided by women’s voice.

O&G Magazine; 13(3): 32-33

Centre for Epidemiology and Research (2011)

NSW mothers and babies 2009.

Sydney: New South Wales Ministry of Health

Chaubey SK, Davis B, Sinha AK (2011)

Diabetes in pregnancy.

O&G Magazine; 13(3): 34-36

Child and Adolescent Community Health (2011)

Health and wellbeing profile of young Western Australians.

Perth: Department of Health, Western Australia

Comino E, Knight J, Webster V, Jackson Pulver L, Jalaludin B, Harris E, Craig P, McDermott D, Henry R, Harris M (2011)

Risk and protective factors for pregnancy outcomes for urban Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal mothers and infants: the Gudaga cohort.

Maternal and Child Health Journal; 16(3): 569-578

Harvey C (2011)

Putting our house in order.

O&G Magazine; 13(3): 18-20

Johnstone KM (2011)

Indigenous fertility in the Northern Territory of Australia : stalled demographic transition?.

Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Australian National University: Canberra

Li Z, McNally L, Hilder L, Sullivan EA (2011)

Australia's mothers and babies 2009.

Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Lockey R, Maidment L, O’Brien M (2011)

Plenary 9: Maternity monologues: stories from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in the Northern Territory, Australia and their relationship to research and policy.

Women and Birth; 24(Supplement 1): S27

McHugh A, Bradley R, Hornbuckle J (2011)

Women and children first.

O&G Magazine; 13(3): 28-31

Mein J, Bullen R, Fiona M, Kirby M (2011)

Apunipima baby baskets.

O&G Magazine; 13(3): 21-23

Meuleners LB, Lee AH, Janssen PA, Fraser ML (2011)

Maternal and foetal outcomes among pregnant women hospitalised due to interpersonal violence: a population based study in Western Australia, 2002-2008.

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth; 11: 70

Retrieved 12 October 2011 from http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-11-70

Mulligan L (2011)

A bridge between worlds.

O&G Magazine; 13(3): 54

Singh GR (2011)

Neonatal problems.

O&G Magazine; 13(3): 37-38

Aboriginal health progress sheet - healthy start to life (2011)

Victorian Department of Health

Wannan J (2011)

Launching specific learning and support for midwives and their colleagues working with Aboriginal families across NSW; a unique multidisciplinary education model.

Women and Birth; 24(1): S6

Wenitong M, David B (2011)

Providers, protectors, warriors.

O&G Magazine; 13(3): 44-46

Williams D (2011)

A smoother pathway to birth.

O&G Magazine; 13(3): 26-27

2010

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010)

Births, Australia, 2009.

Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010)

Perinatal Deaths, Australia, 2008.

Retrieved from http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3304.0?OpenDocument

Belton S, Campbell M, Foxley S, Hamerton B, Gladman J, McGrath S, Piller N, Saunders N, Vaughan F (2010)

Evaluating the long-term effectiveness of the Maternity Emergency Care course in remote Australia.

Women and Birth; 23(2): 60-66

Comino E, Craig P, Harris E, McDermott D, Harris M, Henry R, Jackson Pulver L (2010)

The Gudaga Study: establishing an Aboriginal birth cohort in an urban community.

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 34(s1): S9-S17

Dietsch E, Shackleton P, Davies C, McLeod M, Alston M (2010)

'You can drop dead': midwives bullying women.

Women and Birth; 23(2): 53-59

Drabsch T (2010)

Health, education & community indicators for NSW: statistical indicators 3/10.

Sydney: Parliament of New South Wales

Hoy WE, Nicol JL (2010)

Birthweight and natural deaths in a remote Australian Aboriginal community.

Medical Journal of Australia; 192(1): 14-19

Kelly PM, Graham S, Sullivan EA (2010)

Pregnancy and perinatal health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their babies: a literature review.

Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal; 34(2): 15-16

Langridge AT, Nassar N, Li J, Jacoby P, Stanley FJ (2010)

The impact of monetary incentives on general fertility rates in Western Australia.

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health; 66(4): 296-301

Langridge AT, Nassar N, Li J, Stanley FJ (2010)

Social and racial inequalities in preterm births in Western Australia, 1984 to 2006.

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology; 24(4): 352-362

Larson A, Bradley R (2010)

Aboriginal maternal and child project: strengths and needs analysis.

Geraldton, WA: Combined Universities Centre for Rural Health and Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia

Laws PJ, Li Z, Sullivan EA (2010)

Australia's mothers and babies 2008.

Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Passey M, Gale J, Stirling J, Sanson-Fisher R (2010)

Caring for pregnant Aboriginal women: provider views on managing tobacco, alcohol and cannabis use.

Paper presented at the 2010 Primary Health Care Research Conference. 30 June - 2 July 2010, Darwin

Powers JR, Loxton DJ, Burns LA, Shakeshaft A, Elliott EJ, Dunlop AJ (2010)

Assessing pregnant women’s compliance with different alcohol guidelines: an 11-year prospective study.

Medical Journal of Australia; 192(12): 690-693

Rumbold AR, Bailie RS, Si D, Dowden MC, Kennedy CM, Cox RJ, O’Donoghue L, Liddle HE, Kwedza RK, Thompson SC, Burke HP, Brown AD, Weeramanthri T, Connors CM (2010)

Assessing the quality of maternal health care in Indigenous primary care services: letter.

Medical Journal of Australia; 192(10): 597-598

Sayers S, Boyle J (2010)

Indigenous perinatal and neonatal outcomes: a time for preventive strategies.

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health; 46(9): 475-478

Simmonds D, West L, Porter J, Tangey A, Davies M, O'Rourke P, Holland C (2010)

A 'two ways' approach to improving antenatal education for Ngaanyatjarra women.

Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal; 34(2): 10-11

Stamp G, Champion S, Zanet P, Anderson G, Taylor J, Newbury J (2010)

Regional Family Birthing and Anangu Bibi Birthing Program: a partnership model between Aboriginal maternal infant care workers and midwives caring for Aboriginal mothers and babies.

In: Larson A, Lyle D, eds. A bright future for rural health: evidence-based policy and practice in rural and remote Australian health care. Canberra: Australian Rural Health Education Network: 34-38

Thackrah R, Scott K, Winch J, eds. (2010)

Indigenous Australian health and cultures : an introduction for health professionals.

Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: Pearson Australia

This edited volume has been written by a diverse group of health professionals, the majority of whom are Indigenous Australians. A life cycle approach has been adopted, with chapters focusing on pregnancy and birthing through to the care and responsibilities of the elderly. These are bookended by the first chapter on 'Culture, history and health' which contextualises the subsequent content and the final chapter on future directions following the National apology.

The book includes the following chapters:

'Culture, history and health' by Sherry Saggers, Maggie Walter, Dennis Gray
'New life: conception, pregnancy and birthing' by Terry Dunbar and Linda Ford
'Aboriginal infants and young children: the challenges ahead' by Heather D'Antoine and Dawn Bessarab
'Aboriginal youth: challenges, strengths and opportunities' by David Vicary and Tine Hoult
'The health, social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal women' by Pat Dudgeon and Roz Walker
'Lives of Indigenous Australian men' by Mick Adams and Brian McCoy
'The elderly: care and responsibilities' by Sandra Thompson, Rosemary van den Berg and Kate Smith
'Loss, grief, bad luck and sorry business' by Jane Ulrik, Denise Foster and Vanessa Davis
'The National apology: a new pathway forward?' By Shaun Ewen and Brian McCoy

Pearson Australia abstract

Thomson N, MacRae A, Burns J, Catto M, Debuyst O, Krom I, Midford R, Potter C, Ride K, Stumpers S, Urquhart B (2010)

Summary of Australian Indigenous health, 2010.

Perth, WA: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Zhang X, Dempsey K, Johnstone K, Guthridge S (2010)

Trends in the health of mothers and babies, Northern Territory: 1986-2005.

Darwin: Northern Territory Department of Health and Families

2009

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2009)

Births, Australia, 2008.

Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2009)

Experimental estimates and projections, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians 1991 to 2021.

Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Brooks J (2009)

Building a perinatal service model with a Western Australian Indigenous community.

Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal; 33(1): 16-17

Chan A, Scott J, Nguyen A-M, Sage L (2009)

Pregnancy outcome in South Australia 2008.

Adelaide: Pregnancy Outcome Unit, South Australia

Gilligan C, Sanson-Fisher R, Eades S, Wenitong M, Panaretto K, D'Este C (2009)

Assessing the accuracy of self-reported smoking status and impact of passive smoke exposure among pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women using cotinine biochemical validation.

Drug and Alcohol Review; 29(1): 35-40

Ireland S (2009)

Niyith Niyith Watmam: Exploring the experiences of Aboriginal women who give birth in a remote community in the Northern Territory.

B.Sc.(Hons.) thesis, Charles Darwin University: Casuarina, N.T.

Khalidi NA (2009)

Aboriginal population projections, New South Wales, 2006 to 2021.

Sydney: NSW Department of Aboriginal Affairs

Kildea S, Wardaguga M (2009)

Childbirth in Australia: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.

In: Selin H, ed. Childbirth across cultures : ideas and practices of pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum. 1 ed. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands: 275-286

Laws P, Sullivan EA (2009)

Australia's mothers and babies 2007.

Sydney: AIHW National Perinatal Statistics Unit

Lewis LN, Hickey M, Doherty DA, Skinner SR (2009)

How do pregnancy outcomes differ in teenage mothers? A Western Australian study.

Medical Journal of Australia; 190(10): 537-541

Maternal Perinatal and Infant Mortality Committee South Australia (2009)

Maternal, perinatal and infant mortality in South Australia 2008.

Adelaide: South Australian Department of Health

Rae K, Weatherall L, Smith R, Mackay P (2009)

The birth of Gomeroi gaaynggal.

Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal; 33(6): 3-5

Reibel T, Walker R (2009)

Overview and summary report of antenatal services audit for Aboriginal women and assessment of Aboriginal content in health education in Western Australia.

Perth, WA: Women’s and Newborns’ Health Network

Sayers S, Singh G, Mott S, McDonnell J, Hoy W (2009)

Relationships between birthweight and biomarkers of chronic disease in childhood: Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study 1987–2001.

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology; 23(6): 548-556

Wilson G (2009)

What do Aboriginal women think is good antenatal care? Consultation report.

Darwin, NT: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health

2008

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2008)

Births, Australia, 2007.

Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association (2008)

Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association submission to the Maternity Services Review Board.

Canberra: Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association

Brooks J (2008)

Aboriginal perinatal service expansion baseline evaluation - executive summary.

Perth: WA Perinatal Mental Health Unit

Brooks J (2008)

Aboriginal perinatal service expansion baseline evaluation - full report.

Perth: WA Perinatal Mental Health Unit

Chan A, Scott J, Nguyen A-M, Sage L (2008)

Pregnancy outcome in South Australia 2007.

Adelaide: Pregnancy Outcome Unit, South Australia

Engel PJ, Smith R, Brinsmead MW, Bowe SJ, Clifton VL (2008)

Male sex and pre-existing diabetes are independent risk factors for stillbirth.

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; 48(4): 375-383

Hunter BH, Daly AE (2008)

Interactions between crime and fertility in the labour supply of Indigenous Australian women.

Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research

Laws P, Hilder L (2008)

Australia’s mothers and babies 2006.

Sydney: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Maternal Perinatal and Infant Mortality Committee (2008)

Maternal, perinatal and infant mortality in South Australia 2007.

Adelaide: SA Health, Government of South Australia

Population Health Division (NSW) (2008)

The health of the people of New South Wales – report of the Chief Health Officer, data book – Aboriginal peoples.

Sydney: NSW Department of Health

Verrier L, Brooks J, Mitchell M (2008)

Building a Perinatal Service Model for a Western Australian Aboriginal Community.

Paper presented at the “Our Mob, Our Minds, Our Spirits Conference”. November 13-14, 2008, Fremantle, WA

2007

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2007)

Births, Australia, 2006.

Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Laws P, Abeywardana S, Walker J, Sullivan EA (2007)

Australia's mothers and babies 2005.

Canberra: National Perinatal Statistics Unit, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

This report presents demographic and other information about women who gave birth in 2005 and about their babies. Indigenous specific information is included. One chapter is dedicated to the socioeconomic status of mothers. The report can be used by researchers, academics, students, policy makers and health service planners, and those providing services in reproductive health.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Leeds K, Gourley M, Laws P, Zhang J, Al-Yaman F, Sullivan EA (2007)

Indigenous mothers and their babies, Australia 2001-2004.

Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

This report presents demographic, pregnancy and childbirth factors of Indigenous women who gave birth between 2001 and 2004, as well as information about the babies born to Indigenous women in this period. Information on demographic and birth trends from 1991 to 2004 is also included. One chapter is dedicated to an assessment of the quality of data relating to Indigenous status in the perinatal data collections.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Pyettfor P, Loughron K, Waples-Crowe P, Williams R (2007)

Fetal alcohol syndrome: a literature review for the ‘Healthy pregnancies, healthy babies for Koori communities’ project.

Melbourne: Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

Last updated: 3 May 2013

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