Communication technology practices used by midwives with pregnant women/people in Aotearoa New Zealand to ensure quality maternal and newborn care.

Introduction: Communication technology such as texting is commonly used for sending appointment reminders and reinforcing health messages. Midwives have identified concerns with privacy of information or information taken out of context within an online format. How this technology is used to ensure quality maternal care within a continuity model of midwifery care is unknown.

Translating Cultural Safety to the UK.

Disproportional morbidity and mortality experienced by ethnic minorities in the UK have been highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 'Black Lives Matter' movement has exposed structural racism's contribution to these health inequities. 'Cultural Safety', an antiracist, decolonising and educational innovation originating in New Zealand, has been adopted in Australia.

The influence of yarning circles: A cultural safety professional development program for midwives.

Background: A university educated, First Peoples health workforce is paramount to improving health outcomes for Australia's First Peoples. However, a significant gap exists between the academic success of First Peoples and non-Indigenous students. The facilitation of culturally safe learning and teaching environments by academics is essential to closing this gap.

Evaluating awareness of Cultural Safety in the Australian midwifery workforce: A snapshot.

Problem: There are no validated tools to measure midwives' awareness of Cultural Safety.

Background: Cultural Safety is an important component of midwifery practice. Measurement can inform practice and evaluate professional development strategies.

Cultural safety continuing professional development for midwifery academics: An integrative literature review.

Background: Awareness of cultural safety by midwifery academics is integral to the provision of a safe learning and teaching environments, use of effective pedagogies, and academic success of Indigenous midwifery students. However, little is known about the scope and efficacy of continuing professional development activities that aim to develop awareness of cultural safety by midwifery academics.

Aims: To conduct an integrative review of the literature with respect to the scope and efficacy of professional development interventions that aim to increase awareness of cultural safety by midwifery academics.

Impact of a continuing professional development intervention on midwifery academics' awareness of cultural safety.

Background: Cultural safety in higher education learning and teaching environments is paramount to positive educational outcomes for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (hereafter called First Peoples) students. There is a lack of research evaluating the impact of continuing professional development on midwifery academics' awareness of cultural safety.

Aim: To implement and evaluate a continuing professional development intervention to improve midwifery academics' awareness of cultural safety in supporting First Peoples midwifery students success.