Primary health care for Aboriginal women and children in the year after birth: findings from a population-based study in South Australia.

CONCLUSIONS: Despite high prevalence of maternal and infant morbidity, a sizeable minority of women did not access primary care practitioners postpartum. IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH: Stronger efforts are needed to ensure Aboriginal women and families receive appropriate postnatal follow-up. PMID: 27624177 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - Category: Global & Universal Authors: Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research