- Book Chapter
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- 10.1007/978-90-481-2599-9_26
Childbirth in Australia: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women
- Jan 01, 2009
- Sue Kildea + 1 more +1
Across rural and remote Australia women are being relocated so that they can give birth at regional settings. Many of these women are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, who are birthing alone in a hospital where staff do not speak their language. They may have to wait weeks in a hostel where they are lonely and at times do not feel safe.KeywordsAboriginal PeopleTorres Strait IslanderAboriginal WomanIndigenous WomanBirthing ExperienceThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
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