A Birthing on Country program in Nowra, New South Wales is improving birth outcomes and providing more integrated healthcare for Aboriginal women and their families
Waminda is an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation whose wrap-around support programs could serve as an inspiration for similar services around the country.
The Birthing on Country movement aims to redress the impacts of colonisation by returning maternity care to First Nations communities.
Image: Image: Supplied/ Tace Stevens
Produced By: Toni Pankaluic
Featured In Story: Professor Yvette Roe – Director, Molly Wardaguga Institute for First Nations Birth Rights
First aired on The Wire, Monday 9 March 2026