In this unit, you will examine the elements of cultural capability required to practice culturally safe and inclusive midwifery care. You will have the opportunity to develop an understanding of cultural safety through self-reflexivity for culturally safe midwifery care that is free of racism and bias. You will be introduced to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' history and post-colonial experiences to gain an insight into the implications of this for midwifery care, population health, and health care practice. You will gain an understanding of the importance of equitable partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, health professionals, organisations, and the community to provide respectful midwifery practice that is underpinned by cultural safety. Specifically, you will focus on historical and current issues in relation to 'Women's Business', birthing on country, motherhood, and the models of midwifery care available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from SUTE data

I really enjoyed being able to view the video Djakamirr: Caretaker of Pregnancy and Birth. I gained a lot of knowledge and understanding about culture and practice from this and feel that for future students that this would be beneficial to their learning.

This was a valuable resource for the delivery of the unit and will continue to be incorporated into the unit in future offerings.

Feedback from SUTE data

My marker did not appear to be in tune with what the assessment Zoom said. Marks were very wrong and needed a re-check. I was not happy with this marker. I gained nearly 20 marks for things that were already there. New markers not already a lecturer for the Bachelor of Midwifery need to understand and provide clearer and better marking in line with the unit's expectations and information given to us in lectures please.

The unit coordinator and the marker had engaged in multiple conversations about the assessments and expectations for the students. The marker engaged with the Zoom recording which outlined the expectations to the students. The unit coordinator informally reviewed a range of the marked submissions and deemed them to be appropriate. Whilst three students in this unit requested an informal review of grade for their assessment tasks, none was awarded an additional 20 marks as a result. Each of these three students was awarded additional marks, but none received more than 5 additional marks. The unit coordinator will continue to engage with students and address their concerns regarding marking as per the CQUniversity policies.