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Accurate identification and documentation of First Nations women and babies attending maternity services: How can we ‘close the gap’ if we can't get this right?

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Policies and strategies addressing the health inequities experienced by First Nations peoples are critical to ensuring the gap in outcomes between First Nations and non‐Indigenous peoples is closed. The identification… Click to show full abstract

Policies and strategies addressing the health inequities experienced by First Nations peoples are critical to ensuring the gap in outcomes between First Nations and non‐Indigenous peoples is closed. The identification of First Nations peoples is vital to enable the delivery of culturally safe and sensitive health care. Complete and accurate health data are essential for funding and evaluation of such initiatives.

Keywords: documentation first; nations women; accurate identification; identification; first nations; identification documentation

Journal Title: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Year Published: 2022

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