Pregnancy and birth
Close the gap: Indigenous Health Campaign (Australian Human Rights Commission 2016)
National Maternity Services Capability Framework (Standing Council on Health and Community & Disability Services 2012)
National Maternity Services Plan (Australian Health Ministers’ Conference 2010)
National Evidence-Based Antenatal Care Guidelines (National Health and Medical Research Council 2011)
The Close the Gap campaign is a strategy that was made by several organisations to achieve equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian’s by closing the health and life expectation gap that exists between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (Australian Human Rights Commission [AHRC] 2016). The goal of this campaign is to ensure that by 2030 any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child that is born in Australia has the same opportunity to live a lengthy, healthy and joyful life as any other Australian child (AHRC 2016). The National Maternity Services Plan understands the importance of maternity services within the Australian health care system and with the use of national frameworks such as the National Maternity Services Capability Framework they intend to guide policy and program development in Australia over the next five years (Australian Health Ministers’ Conference [AHMC] 2010). …show more content…
The vision is for woman-centred maternity care and care that reflects the needs of every woman within the health system (AHMC 2010). Furthermore, all Australian woman will have equal access to first-class, evidence-based and culturally appropriate care in a range of health care settings close to their homes (AHMC 2010). The National Maternity Services Capability Framework aims to support the delivery of safe maternity care in a range of locations across Australia in both public and private settings (Standing Council on Health and Community & Disability Services 2012). The National Evidence-Based Antenatal Care Guidelines were developed in consultation with the National Maternity Services Plan (The Department of Health [DOH] 2015). They were established to ensure that high-quality, evidence-based maternity care was provided to all Australian women (DOH 2015). The Australian Government, and state and territory governments have worked together to develop these guidelines (DOH 2015). They are committed to providing care to all women including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and women who live in rural and remote areas (DOH 2015). Babies that are born to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers are more than twice as likely to die than other Australian babies (Oxfam Australia [OA] n.d.). Therefore, Close the Gap wants to halve the gap in infant mortality rates between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander babies within a decade (AHRC 2008). There has already been a tremendous amount …show more content…
Some are working to achieve their goals but many are not. Close the Gap is working on many strategies to achieve their vision but they have a long way to go. The National Maternity Services Plan and the National Maternity Services Capability Framework are both making some progress but more is needed. The National Evidence-Based Antenatal Care Guidelines seem to be assisting health professionals in providing information on the benefits of antenatal care services. Nurses need to use the policies to guide their practice and assist mothers and families to have the safest and most enjoyable pregnancy and birth
Close the gap: Indigenous Health Campaign (Australian Human Rights Commission 2016)
National Maternity Services Capability Framework (Standing Council on Health and Community & Disability Services 2012)
National Maternity Services Plan (Australian Health Ministers’ Conference 2010)
National Evidence-Based Antenatal Care Guidelines (National Health and Medical Research Council 2011)
The Close the Gap campaign is a strategy that was made by several organisations to achieve equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian’s by closing the health and life expectation gap that exists between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (Australian Human Rights Commission [AHRC] 2016). The goal of this campaign is to ensure that by 2030 any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child that is born in Australia has the same opportunity to live a lengthy, healthy and joyful life as any other Australian child (AHRC 2016). The National Maternity Services Plan understands the importance of maternity services within the Australian health care system and with the use of national frameworks such as the National Maternity Services Capability Framework they intend to guide policy and program development in Australia over the next five years (Australian Health Ministers’ Conference [AHMC] 2010). …show more content…
The vision is for woman-centred maternity care and care that reflects the needs of every woman within the health system (AHMC 2010). Furthermore, all Australian woman will have equal access to first-class, evidence-based and culturally appropriate care in a range of health care settings close to their homes (AHMC 2010). The National Maternity Services Capability Framework aims to support the delivery of safe maternity care in a range of locations across Australia in both public and private settings (Standing Council on Health and Community & Disability Services 2012). The National Evidence-Based Antenatal Care Guidelines were developed in consultation with the National Maternity Services Plan (The Department of Health [DOH] 2015). They were established to ensure that high-quality, evidence-based maternity care was provided to all Australian women (DOH 2015). The Australian Government, and state and territory governments have worked together to develop these guidelines (DOH 2015). They are committed to providing care to all women including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and women who live in rural and remote areas (DOH 2015). Babies that are born to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers are more than twice as likely to die than other Australian babies (Oxfam Australia [OA] n.d.). Therefore, Close the Gap wants to halve the gap in infant mortality rates between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander babies within a decade (AHRC 2008). There has already been a tremendous amount …show more content…
Some are working to achieve their goals but many are not. Close the Gap is working on many strategies to achieve their vision but they have a long way to go. The National Maternity Services Plan and the National Maternity Services Capability Framework are both making some progress but more is needed. The National Evidence-Based Antenatal Care Guidelines seem to be assisting health professionals in providing information on the benefits of antenatal care services. Nurses need to use the policies to guide their practice and assist mothers and families to have the safest and most enjoyable pregnancy and birth