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Australia

Relocation of laboring Aboriginal women from the home to the hospital

Breastfeeding in Aboriginal communities

Spiritual practices during labor and the postpartum in Aboriginal commnities

AUSTRALIA

Prenatal and postpartum care in Australia has been greatly influenced by colonial structures that have stratified reproductive outcomes between aboriginal Australians and non-native Australians. 

This project is intended to provide insight into the similarities and differences in global customs as they relate to the health of pregnant people and infants. Further, it is intended to bring awareness to the changes in traditional medicine and habits in pregnancy and the postpartum following the widespread introduction of Western practices in medicinal, cultural, and political fields across the globe.

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