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Early mortality among aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women who had a preterm birth in Western Australia: A population-based cohort study

Having a preterm (<37 weeks' gestation) birth may increase a woman's risk of early mortality. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have higher preterm birth and mortality rates compared with other Australian women.

Using Aboriginal participatory action research within a mixed methods study exploring COVID-19 vaccination uptake in Aboriginal women: a methodological framework for co-design

The COVID-19 pandemic evidenced the critical role of vaccination in reducing the severity of illness and the risk of infection. Despite the policies and efforts of governments to increase vaccination uptake, COVID-19 immunization among Australian Aboriginal pregnant women is lower compared to vaccine uptake of non-Indigenous pregnant women.

Advancing equity: six-year respiratory outcomes in young Indigenous children following early respiratory disease detection

Protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB), chronic suppurative lung disease (CSLD) and bronchiectasis are parts of a disease spectrum characterised by chronic wet cough (CWC). Untreated PBB can develop into CSLD/bronchiectasis.