A call for action that cannot go to voicemail: Research activism to urgently improve Indigenous perinatal health and wellbeing

Abstract

In this call to action, a coalition of Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers from Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, United States and Canada argue for the urgent need for adequately funded Indigenous-led solutions to perinatal health inequities for Indigenous families in well-resourced settler-colonial countries. Authors describe examples of successful community-driven programs making a difference and call on all peoples to support and resource Indigenous-led perinatal health services by providing practical actions for individuals and different groups.

Keywords: Call to action; Community-controlled organisations; Indigenous; Midwifery; Research activism.