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September 10, 2025International Journal for Equity in HealthOpen Access

“They were my anchors” Māori with perinatal mental illness identify culturally safe and clinically excellent health care

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CMCara MeredithTHTracy HaitanaCMChristina McKerchar

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Overview

Qualitative study explores Māori experiences with clinical interactions during perinatal mental health care, suggesting pathways to enhance cultural safety.

Key Points

  • Māori mothers report significant challenges during clinical interactions, impacting their mental health outcomes and trust in clinicians.
  • Insights reveal the importance of whakawhanaungatanga, kaitiakitanga, and mana in fostering positive clinician-patient relationships.
  • Semi-structured interviews with 19 Māori participants highlighted systemic inequities experienced within perinatal healthcare.
  • Structural changes are needed in healthcare organizations to support whānau-centered practices and culturally safe care.

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Meredith et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1cc4754b1d3bfb60f4dcchttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-025-02592-2
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