ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
He Tamariki Kokoti Tau: Families of Indigenous Infants Talk about Their Experiences of Preterm Birth and Neonatal Intensive Care.
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- Phenomenological research in the field of Infant Mental Health and Early Childhood (IECMH) -A mapping review.Infant mental health journal · 2026Pooled it
- What Is Known About Family-Inclusive Inpatient Care From Patient and Family Perspectives? An Integrative Review.Journal of advanced nursing · 2025Pooled it
- Aspects of Wellbeing for Indigenous Youth in CANZUS Countries: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- A scoping review of the perinatal healthcare experiences of Indigenous childbearing people.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Partnering with Young Parents to Improve Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programmes.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Winanga-Li (I Hear You): Privileging Voices and Experiences of Aboriginal Parents' Journey with Their Gaaynggal (Baby) Through a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Exploring Stress and Stress-Reduction With Caregivers and Clinicians in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to Inform Intervention Development: Qualitative Interview Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2025Article
- What is known about Indigenous women's dissatisfaction of Birthing experiences in mainstream maternity hospitals in Australia, Aotearoa, Canada, US, Kalaallit Nunaat and Sápmi? A systematic scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Birth by emergency caesarean delivery: Perspectives of Wāhine Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand.Journal of health psychology · 2024Article
- Culturally Safe Neonatal Care: Talking With Health Practitioners Identified as Champions by Indigenous Families.Qualitative health research · 2023Article
- Hapū Ora (pregnancy wellness): Māori research responses from conception, through pregnancy and 'the first 1000 days' - a call to action for us all.Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand · 2022Article
- The Health and Wellbeing of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples around the Globe: Ensuring and Promoting Best Practice in Research.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Māori (Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand) bear an unequal burden of poor perinatal health outcomes, including preterm birth. An infant arriving preterm disrupts the birth imaginary of whānau (family collectives) and situates them in a foreign health environment that may not be culturally safe and nurturing. A cross-sectional interpretative phenomenological analysis of first interviews with 19 whānau participating in a Kaupapa Māori (by, with, for Māori) qualitative longitudinal study of preterm birth identified themes from their experiences and the meanings they attributed to them. Preterm birth was an emotional roller coaster, with the birth imaginary and anticipated roles disrupted as health practitioners took over the care of their infants. Whānau expressed the desire to be close to their infants, holding them, loving them, nurturing them, and emplacing them within whakapapa (genealogy, continual layering of foundations) networks. When health practitioners or hospital policies inhibited this intimacy by isolating, excluding, or discriminating, whānau were frustrated. Being familiar with hospital routines, staff, peers, infant cares, and being wrapped in wider whānau support were key for whānau coping. Whakawhanaungatanga (processes of establishing relationships) create safe spaces for whānau to be themselves. This quietens the 'storm' and returns whānau to a sense of calm, through the reclamation of their environment.
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