Refugee women in Australia and woman-centered midwifery care

摘要

Australia’s growing refugee population are often faced with communication and cultural barriers to accessing effective health care. This paper discusses various health inequalities experienced by pregnant refugee women as a result of these barriers, and highlights several approaches that health care services and midwives should undertake in order to provide woman-centered care. Utilising accredited interpreter services, understanding cultural sensitivity and involving refugee stakeholders in developing educational and health care policies are some of the strategies highlighted in this essay.