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What are the experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Student Midwives and Midwives?
1
Western Sydney University, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Blacktown, Australia
2
Rhodanthe Lipsett Indigenous Midwifery Trust, Board, Alice Springs, Australia
Eur J Midwifery 2026;10(Supplement 1):A108
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander midwives are underrepresented within the Australian midwifery workforce. This is compounded by low graduation rates among university students. This scoping review is a component of the Midwifery Workforce Futures Project, which aims to investigate and inform the future of midwifery in Australia.
OBJECTIVES:
This review explores the experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander midwives and midwifery students to illuminate the issues impacting on work and study and uncover successful strategies towards parity.
METHODS:
A scoping review methodology was used, guided by the Joanna Briggs Institute framework. A systematic search of the literature identified 1309 papers, and a further three were identified via the internet. Eleven papers including four research studies and seven grey papers, met the inclusion criteria: published academic journals, book publishers or key professional organisations; focused on the professional experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander midwives or the learning experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander midwifery students; written in English; and published 2004 onwards (inclusive). The papers were analysed using inductive thematic analysis.
RESULTS:
Three interconnected themes emerged: connection and kinship, countering racism and balancing responsibilities.
CONCLUSIONS:
Strategies meeting workforce and education parity need to connect Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander midwives and students together, and with non-Indigenous people, clinically and academically. Strategies must enable midwives and students to balance work, study and life responsibilities. The contexts must be culturally safe by respecting and embracing Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultures and actively opposing racism in the personal, Community and organisational interfaces.
KEY MESSAGE:
Connection and kinship, countering racism and balancing responsibilities are implicit in midwives and midwifery students' success Education - cultural safety
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander midwives are underrepresented within the Australian midwifery workforce. This is compounded by low graduation rates among university students. This scoping review is a component of the Midwifery Workforce Futures Project, which aims to investigate and inform the future of midwifery in Australia.
OBJECTIVES:
This review explores the experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander midwives and midwifery students to illuminate the issues impacting on work and study and uncover successful strategies towards parity.
METHODS:
A scoping review methodology was used, guided by the Joanna Briggs Institute framework. A systematic search of the literature identified 1309 papers, and a further three were identified via the internet. Eleven papers including four research studies and seven grey papers, met the inclusion criteria: published academic journals, book publishers or key professional organisations; focused on the professional experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander midwives or the learning experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander midwifery students; written in English; and published 2004 onwards (inclusive). The papers were analysed using inductive thematic analysis.
RESULTS:
Three interconnected themes emerged: connection and kinship, countering racism and balancing responsibilities.
CONCLUSIONS:
Strategies meeting workforce and education parity need to connect Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander midwives and students together, and with non-Indigenous people, clinically and academically. Strategies must enable midwives and students to balance work, study and life responsibilities. The contexts must be culturally safe by respecting and embracing Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultures and actively opposing racism in the personal, Community and organisational interfaces.
KEY MESSAGE:
Connection and kinship, countering racism and balancing responsibilities are implicit in midwives and midwifery students' success Education - cultural safety
| eISSN: | 2585-2906 |
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