First Nations women face almost twice the risk of stillbirth compared to non-First Nations women. Much of the inequity can be linked to the ongoing impact of colonisation on birthing women.
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Head of Diabetes Clinics, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
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Professor of Midwifery, Charles Darwin University
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Professor, Paediatrics, The Kids Research Institute Australia
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Indigenous Research Officer, The University of Queensland
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Clinical Perinatal Epidemiologist, The University of Queensland
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Medical anthropologist, nurse, midwife, researcher, Charles Darwin University
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Epidemiologist, Mater Research Institute, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Indigenous Health, Charles Darwin University
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Professor Sustainability and Urban Governance, RMIT University
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Postdoctoral researcher, Charles Darwin University
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Vicki Flenady is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Mater Research Institute; Director, Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Senior Fellow, Law Futures Centre, Griffith University
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Indigenous Research Midwife, Stillbirth Centre of Research Excellence, The University of Queensland