Action description:
The Commonwealth is investing $32.2 million over four years (2021-22 to 2024-25) towards:
- Supporting Birthing on Country and culturally safe continuous midwifery care projects for women pregnant with a First Nations baby, including Waminda's Workforce Readiness Program, the Institute of Urban Indigenous Health's Birthing in Our Community program, and Charles Darwin University's Djakamirr Birth Companion model
- Supporting projects to grow the First Nations maternal health workforce, inclusive of midwives, maternal health nurses, obstetricians, and birth doulas; and supporting training to ensure that this workforce can provide culturally safe support to all First Nations people.
Priority reform:
All
Outcome:
Outcome 01
Outcome 02
Status:
Existing
Is this Indigenous specific?:
Yes
Indicators:
Use of antenatal care by pregnant women: proportion with five or more antenatal visits
Responsible Ministers:
Minister for Health and Aged Care
Resourcing:
$32.2 million
Delivery timeframe:
Expected completion by June 2025
Agency:
Department of Health and Aged Care