Replanting the Birthing Trees to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and babies: protocol for developmental evaluation of a comprehensive culturally responsive, trauma-aware, healing-informed, continuity of care(r) model
Participatory action research approaches are used to foster reflective cycles on data within the research process. Findings will be shared in project newsletters, plain language summaries, presentations and publications.
Authors
- Jacynta Krakouer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7550-8007)
- Bright Tess
- Caroline Atkinson
- Catherine Chamberlain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3446-0227)
- Alison Elliott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2714-7102)
- Helen Henderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5444-3638)
- Julie Andrews (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4968-8689)
- Jane Fisher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8422-1315)
- Kootsy Canuto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7348-4881)
- Leonie Segal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6391-6791)
- Amalia Karahalios (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7497-1681)
- Jayne Kotz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7793-4202)
- DA Forster
- Gina Bundle
- Campbell Paul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5669-6495)
- Bridgette Kelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6598-7913)
- Kim Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6695-5470)
- Emmanuel S. Gnanamanickam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8284-4746)
- Adrienne Lipscomb
- Elise Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5076-2869)
- Tracy Reibel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1879-4799)
- Kate Reynolds (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6960-2443)
- Susan Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5474-3318)
- Trish Ratajczak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5156-2402)
- Vanessa Russ
- Dave Carmody
- Storm Henry
- Jillian Donnelly
- H. Herrman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3064-1813)
- Skye Stewart
- Christine Parry
- Naomi Priest
- Deb Bowman
- Ellen McEvoy
- Maddy Lyon
- Judy Atkinson
- Roz Walker
- Sally Kendall
- Rhonda Marriott
- Helen Skouteris
- Paul Gray
- Maedah Aboutalebi Karkavandi
- Phillipa Reppington
- Doseena Fergie
- Kristen Smith
- Maddison Bell
- Pamela McCalman
- Shawana Andrews
- Marcia Langton
- Neve Mucabel-Bue
- Helen McLachlan
- Jacqui Sundbery
- Shakira R. Onwuka
Institutions
- Royal Children's Hospital (AU)
- Royal Women's Hospital (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Flinders University (AU)
- University of South Australia (AU)
- Murdoch University (AU)
- La Trobe University (AU)
- University of Kent (GB)
- The Centre for Health (New Zealand) (NZ)
- Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (AU)
- Orygen (AU)
- WA Country Health Service (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
- North Metropolitan Health Service (AU)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
- Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (AU)
- East Metropolitan Health Service (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1721107
- Primary Topic
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council