Webinar Series
The Molly Wardaguga Webinar Series (previously the BoC CRE Seminar Series) brings together researchers, clinicians, community leaders and advocates working to improve outcomes for First Nations mothers, babies and families. The series highlights emerging research, innovative Birthing on Country models of care, and community-led approaches to strengthening culturally safe maternity services across Australia. The webinars provide a space to share evidence, practical experiences and new ideas that support the best possible start to life for First Nations babies.
The series runs on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 2:30 pm (ACST) and features a 40–45-minute presentation followed by 10–15 minutes for questions and discussion, creating an opportunity for learning, exchange and collaboration across the sector.
Registration information for the 2026 sessions will be available soon...
Previous recordings
2025
- Co-creation of a National Roadmap for Birthing on Country 2025-2035 with Res McCalman
- ACRA and ICARE - It’s time to flourish: Co-designed perinatal and early years care with Karen Glover and Diana Jane
2024
- "Baggarrook Yurrongi" Implementing culturally safe continuity of midwifery care for First Nations women in three maternity services in Victoria, Australia with Professor Della Foster & Res McCalman
- Why a life-course approach to women’s health is critical to ensuring Reproductive Justice in remote First Nations communities in the NT with Theresa Clasquin
- Clinical outcomes and financial estimates for women attending the largest private midwifery service in Australia compared to national data: a retrospective cohort study with Assoc. Prof. Yu Gao and Karen Hollindale (May)
- Räl-manapanmirr djämaw Working collaboratively with Dr Emily Armstrong & Rachel Dikul Baker (24 June)
- Investing in an Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Workforce & delivery of culturally safe health care with NAATSIHWP - Karl Briscoe, CEO (16 August)
2023
- Perinatal Research alongside Māori as Allies: Building the Narrative around Non-Indigenous researchers and Indigenous Methodologies with Francesca Storey (February)
- Working in Partnership with Community Control with Liz Wilkes, My Midwives (28 March)
- The Family Support Worker and The Strength Of Partnerships with Kristie Watego (28 June)
- The importance of the Voice to Parliament with Dr Josie Douglas
- Early Pregnancy & Early Parenthood in Western Sydney. What do Communities think? Assoc. Prof. Simon Graham (November)
- Molly Wardaguga Research Centre: A Year in Review with Professor Yvette Roe (December)
2022
- Bringing Birth Closer to Home for Women in the Western Cape York Region with Letitia Funnel (22 February)
- Replanting the Birthing Trees with Catherine Camberlain (26 April)
- Queensland's Growing Deadly Families Strategy with Dr Jocelyn Toohill, Melina Connors and Sonita Giudice (26 September)
- The Road to Supporting Women’s Cultural and Birthing Aspirations: 2019 to Now with Professor Sue Kildea and Professor Yvette Roe
- Growing Together: A Worker’s Ongoing Journey of Cultural Safety, Trauma Informed Care and Reflective Supervision with Rae Jones and Nickita Wylie from AFPP National Support Service.
2021
- Decolonising Research with Juanita Sherwood (24 March)
- What Community Researchers Bring to the Table with Sarah Maidment and Kayla Heinemann (19 August)
- Indigenous Nurses and Midwives Caring for Indigenous Mothers, babies, families and communities - The Way It Used To Be with Professor Roianne West