Decolonising Maternal Healthcare with First Nations Midwife Angela Coe

Indigenous Health MedTalk

On the show today we're talking to Angela Coe, a First Nations midwife, about her desires to decolonise maternal healthcare. Angela Coe is a Wiradjuri woman and First Nations midwife in the Sydney area. She has worked extensively as an Aboriginal primary healthcare worker, an Aboriginal child protection caseworker and a midwife. Angela has helped guide countless Indigenous women through their birth journey. Instagram: @Birthingourway Mentioned articles: Sister Cherisse Buzzacott: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/18/i-said-im-in-labour-but-no-one-listened-i-had-to-be-my-own-midwife-my-own-voice Growing Deadly Families: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0030/932880/Growing-Deadly-Families-Strategy.pdf Cassie Nest: https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2020/05/05/mob-mob-midwives-making-difference-our-mums-and-bubs