Tracy Reibel

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Principal Investigator at Murdoch University

Background Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience intergenerational trauma as a legacy of the impacts of colonisation. Replanting the Birthing Trees (RBT) aims to transform compounding cycles of intergenerational trauma and harm to positively reinforcing cycles of intergenerational nurturing and recovery for Aboriginal and Torres S...

Objective: The objective of this review is to investigate First Nations populations' perceptions, knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and myths about stillbirth. Introduction: First Nations populations experience disproportionate rates of stillbirth compared with non-First Nations populations. There has been a surge of interventions aimed at reducing...

Aim: To critically appraise the literature to determine availability and identify the cultural responsiveness of infant resuscitation education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations. Background: Despite overall reductions in infant mortality in the last two decades, Aboriginal people have some of the highest rates of infant morta...

Objective: Maternal mental health problems are common during the perinatal period and have been associated with several negative outcomes in children. However, few studies have examined the associations between maternal mental health problems and offspring outcomes among Indigenous people, and the findings across these studies have been inconsiste...

p>Aboriginal perinatal mothers are at significant risk of mental health problems which may cause profound negative impacts although they are overall resilient. The present study aimed to couple machine learning models with an innovative and culturally-safe screening tool to build prediction models for identifying high psychological distress among A...

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by exposure to alcohol in utero. It has pervasive, lifelong impacts and is recognised as a major public health concern in many countries where alcohol is used. The FASD Research Australia Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) was funded by the National Health and Medical R...

Purpose Maternal mental health problems are common during the perinatal period and have been associated with several negative outcomes in children. However, few studies have examined these associations among Indigenous people, and the findings across these studies have been inconsistent. This scoping review comprehensively examined the perinatal an...

Introduction The Baby Coming You Ready (BCYR) program emerged from the Kalyakool Moort PhD research which explored barriers and enablers to effective mental health screening. Current practice using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) has not been validated for use with Aboriginal women. Our aim is to pilot a clinically and culturally...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants currently have one of the highest rates of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) and infant death of any population in a developed nation. Prompt initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is crucial for survival in an emergency situation. This is particularly relevant in remote communities w...

Background The Birthing on Noongar Boodjar project (NHMRC Partnership Project #GNT1076873) investigated Australian Aboriginal women and midwives’ views of culturally safe care during childbearing. This paper reports on midwifery knowledge of Aboriginal women's cultural needs, their perceptions of health systems issues, and their ability to provide...

Introduction: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE). FASD research is a rapidly growing field that crosses multiple disciplines. To ensure research is relevant and meaningful for people living with FASD, their families, and the broader public there is a need to engage comm...

IntroductionFetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by prenatal alcoholexposure (PAE). FASD research is a rapidly growing field that crosses multiple disciplines. To ensureresearch is relevant and meaningful for people living with FASD, their families, and the broader publicthere is a need to engage community...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people are over-represented in Australian youth detention centres and the justice system. In contrast to deficit-focused approaches to health and justice research, this article engages with the hopes, relationships and educational experiences of 38 detained youth in Western Australia who participated in a...

Undertaking research with young people presents an array of methodological challenges. We report the findings from a qualitative study that took place alongside a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) prevalence study among detainees in Australia. Of 38 participants, 27 were Aboriginal youth. Interviews were conducted using “social yarning” and “r...

Little is known about the challenges non-custodial youth detention centre staff face supporting young people with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). We undertook qualitative inquiry to identify and describe the perspectives of non-custodial staff detention staff regarding the value of an FASD prevalence study. Data were collected using semi-s...

Background Birth on Country is often assumed as relevant to Aboriginal women in rural/remote locations and not usually associated with urban environments. In Western Australia, one third of the Aboriginal population live in the greater metropolitan area. We wanted to know Aboriginal women’s experiences of on Country urban births. Methods Indigenou...

Globally, the public health recommendation for exclusive breastfeeding to the first 6 months of life is not being achieved by many low- and middle-income countries. Many factors have been determined to affect the early cessation of breastfeeding; however, little attention has been paid to the role of alcohol, an increasingly favoured commodity, par...

Background Culturally secure care is considered foundational for good perinatal outcomes for Indigenous women. It is unknown what literature reports on whether Indigenous women giving birth in urban areas receives appropriate cultural care. The aim of this scoping review was to examine and summarise relevant evidence which reports on culturally sec...

The Birthing on Noongar Boodjar project investigated the cultural birthing practices of Aboriginal women living on country (Noongar Boodjar) in an urbanised environment; and their experiences of interactions with maternal health care providers (especially midwives). The evidence from the five year study identified changes required in health systems...

Tobacco smoking during pregnancy contributes to a range of adverse perinatal outcomes; but is a potentially modifiable behavior. In Australia Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women face a range of barriers that hinder; rather than support smoking cessation. Few smoking cessation programs consider the broader social determinants of women’s live...

Adolescent pregnancy has been typically linked to a range of adverse outcomes for mother and child. In Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have a higher proportion of adolescent births compared with other adolescent Australian women, and are at greater risk of poorer psychosocial and clinical outcomes if they are not well support...

Purpose: Achieving maternity-care outcomes that align with women's needs, preferences and expectations is important but theoretically driven measures of women's satisfaction with their entire maternity-care experience do not appear to exist. The purpose of this paper is to outline the development of an instrument to assess women's perception of th...

Background Prenatal alcohol exposure is an important modifiable cause of adverse fetal outcomes during and following pregnancy. Midwives are key providers of antenatal care, and it is important to understand the factors which influence their ability to provide appropriate advice and support to women about alcohol use in pregnancy. The main aim of t...

to provide a narrative overview of the values schema underpinning women׳s expectations of public maternity-care services using an episodes-of-care framework. focus-group discussions and in-depth interviews were undertaken with Western Australian women who had opted for public maternity care to determine the values schema apparent in their expectati...

Background Midwives are an influential profession and a key group in informing women about alcohol consumption in pregnancy and its consequences. There are no current quantitative Australian data on midwives¿ knowledge, attitudes and practice in relation to alcohol consumption during pregnancy and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. We aimed to reduce...

Rates of adolescent pregnancy in Australia have decreased over time for all population groups but for Aboriginal adolescents remain higher than their non-Aboriginal counterparts. There is limited literature identifying the motivations of young Aboriginal women to present for pregnancy care. Understanding young Aboriginal women's views on pregnancy...

This research was contracted by the Commissioner for Children and Young to better understand young people's perception of health services. The consultations with over 1,000 young people, has identified opportunities to strengthen the focus on young people in health policies and services.

Adolescence is the transition from childhood to adulthood and a crucial time in the development of health-related attitudes and behaviours. This transition time can be a period of high risk taking and habit forming behaviour, with long-term ramifications on young people’s health and wellbeing. Research shows that health compromising attitudes and b...

This literature review is based on an in-depth examination of the empirical research, both international and Australian, that has emerged over the last 25 years on youth mentoring. The evidence from the literature establishes clear benchmarks for effective mentoring programs for youth. This provides the True Blue Dreaming program in Western Austral...

  To assess the impact of an enhanced primary care service for residential aged care facilities (RACF) on the transfer of patients from RACF to a hospital emergency department (ED).   A before-after study of an enhanced primary care service provided by experienced ED-based nurses under the governance of general practitioners. The intervention was a...

To explore the factors that influence the transfer of patients from residential aged care facilities (RACF) to hospital emergency departments (ED), and describe features of improved primary care in RACF that could result in reduced transfer. a. Three focus groups conducted with family and carers of RACF residents, along with RACF, ED and general pr...

The hospital 'grand round' concept was applied to a general practice continuing professional development activity. Interactive learning sessions were developed to deliver evidence based medicine clinical education for general practitioners and general practice learners (registrars/medical students). The acceptability of the GP grand round format wa...

Due to persistent significantly poorer Aboriginal perinatal outcomes, the Women's and Newborns' Health Network, Western Australian Department of Health, required a comprehensive appraisal of antenatal services available to Aboriginal women as a starting point for future service delivery modelling. A services audit was conducted to ascertain the usa...

Skill building workshops need to be successful learning events that provide value for money. The strategies in this article are based on a review of the literature and evaluations received from workshop participants who have attended the many workshops conducted as part of the Primary Health Care Research Evaluation and Development (PHCRED) strateg...

This paper will explore the similarities and contrasts between the United Kingdom, Netherlands and Australian systems of maternity service delivery, focusing on the status of midwives as primary care providers. Increasingly, women in western industrialized nations are subject to medical models of maternity care. These medical models stem from the f...

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