Skye Stewart
Skye Stewart is a Registered Midwife, Special Projects Officer and Research Coordinator. First and foremost, they are a proud Wergaia and Wamba Wamba Custodian and Caretaker. Skye’s cultural role and responsibility is to do what they can to ensure Aboriginal parents and their babies stay safe, well, alive and together. Skye has extensive knowledge and experience of working with Aboriginal community in Victoria and has supported many families accessing and navigating the maternity care system. They are also passionate about having conversations with healthcare professionals to ensure cultural safety and wellbeing for Community is at the centre of their care.

Culturally safe conversations with Aboriginal families following stillbirth
Compared to our non-Indigenous friends, Aboriginal families are more likely to have a baby die during pregnancy or when bub is an infant. We know that hard and difficult conversations need to happen with families when their baby has died, however we need to make sure that the care we provide is kind, considered and holistic. When working with Community; cultural safety, consideration and appropriateness is pivotal as the centre of care. Skye talks about ways of guiding these conversations with Aboriginal ways of knowing, being and doing as the foundation when working with community in Sorry Business after the devastating death of a baby.

Jaunita Landéesse
Wind up discussion: As midwives, how do we promote maternal and parental wellbeing in our daily practice?