Midwifery: Pacific Health

Resources written in the different Pacific languages for Covid-19.

Our purpose is to support Pasifika families and communities to unleash their full potential and have the best possible health and wellbeing outcomes.

The Ministry of Health is committed to working with the health and disability sector to improve Pacific peoples’ health outcomes and reduce inequalities experienced by Pacific peoples.

Ministry publications and other useful resources relating to Pacific health.

A directory of health resources produced by the Counties Manukau Health Library.

Our purpose is to provide midwifery services tailored specifically for our Pasefika community in New Zealand.

Working together to meet the health needs of Pacific people in the region.

The Pacific Community (SPC) is the principal scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region, proudly supporting development since 1947.

Pacific Dynamics is an online open access journal published by the Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies with the support of the UC Arts Digital Lab, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

Pacific Health is a peer-reviewed and open access journal, with an interdisciplinary focus on health, communities and the environments of the Asia Pacific Rim - including Aotearoa New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, and Australia.

The Pacific Health Dialog (PHD) is the Journal of Pacific Research for the Pacific region. It is the only Medline listed medical and public health journal published specifically for Pacific Island countries.

Pacific Health Review features the latest research in the Pacific Health area. Our Pacific Health experts explain why it is so important for the Pacific Health community and Pacific population in New Zealand.

In 2003, under the leadership of Dr. Nancy Gibson and her team at the Edmonton ACADRE Centre the inaugural issue of Pimatisiwin: A Journal of Aboriginal and Indigenous Community Health was published.

The International Journal of Indigenous Health (IJIH) was established to advance knowledge and understanding to improve Indigenous health.

Link to Pasifika Midwives Aotearoa updates 2013-2019 from Midwifery News

McFall-McCaffery, J. (2010). Getting started with Pacific research: Finding resources and information on Pacific research models and methodologies. MAI Review, 1, 1–5.

Holden, G., Corter, A. L., Hatters, F. S., & Soosay, I. (2020). Brief Report: A qualitative study of maternal mental health services in New Zealand: Perspectives of Māori and Pacific mothers and midwives. Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, 12(2), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1111/appy.12369

Smith, R. M., Calvert, B., Kata, E., Hataogo, S., Ioane, T. R., Tarabo, M., Kiritome, M., Abraham, J., Lees, T., Devi, C., Ross, L., Mafi, L. L., Tuitupou, T., Blackburn, K., & Homer, C. S. (2023). Midwifery education in Pacific Island countries: A discussion paper. Women & Birth, 36(6), e605–e612. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2023.05.008

Clifford-Lidstone, G., & Ryan, D. (2013). Maternity care experiences of teen, young, Maori, Pacific and vulnerable mothers at Counties Manukau health. Pacific Perspectives.
https://www.countiesmanukau.health.nz/assets/About-CMH/Reports-and-planning/Maternity/51d904f593/2013-CMH-maternity-care-experiences-of-teens.pdf

Le Va & Te Pou. (2009). Real skills plus seitapu: Working with Pacific peoples. The National Centre of Mental Health Research & Information and Workforce Development. https://www.leva.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Lets-Get-Real-Real-Skills-Plus-Seitapu-Working-with-Pacific-Peoples.pdf

Ministry for Pacific Peoples. (2022). Yavu: Foundations of Pacific engagement. https://www.mpp.govt.nz/assets/Resources/Yavu-Booklet.pdf

Schub, T., & Smith, N. (2018, February 2). Samoan patients: Providing culturally competent care [Evidence-based care sheet]. CINAHL Nursing Guide.