When a First Nations student midwife is sponsored to complete their studies, you are sponsoring not only their future, but all of the First Nations mothers and babies who will benefit and thrive in their care.
“Receiving this scholarship is going to help me achieve my dreams of hopefully one day becoming a midwife, just like my grandmother did back in the early days on the mission.” - Eleanor McCall, Kamilaroi woman
Before colonisation, culturally safe birthing was an uninterrupted practice for First Nations women and families for over 60,000 years. Women birthed on the same Country as generations before them, supported by traditional childbearing wisdom, extended kinship and community care.
In addition to western midwifery training, First Nations midwives draw on these cultural knowledge systems, including key family members and cultural practices specific to that community. They allow First Nations women to feel safe at a time when they need it most.
Chip in to this First Nations-led movement for the health and lives of all First Nations people.
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