Indigenous midwife referred to by racist slur on staff whiteboard at Sydney’s RPA hospital

Exclusive: Renee Bani quit hospital’s Aboriginal midwifery group practice due to a number of factors which she said ‘came down to, basically, racism’Warning: This article contains outdated offensive languageFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesRead more from our investigation into the maternal health and infant removal crisis facing First Nations women in AustraliaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA former midwife at one of Sydney’s largest public hospitals who was referred to by a racist slur on a workplace whiteboard says the health system needs to do more to create culturally safe workspaces.Renee Bani, a Kaanju and Wagadagam woman, worked at the Royal Prince Alfred hospital for seven years, primarily with the Aboriginal midwifery group practice program at the Camperdown campus. The program aims to provide Indigenous women and their babies with culturally safe care before, during and after birth. Continue reading...

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