The male midwife working in remote Arnhem Land
Episode description
Midwife Christian Wright with tales of emergency evacuations and surfing with crocodiles while working in remote Indigenous communities in Arnhem Land, helping Yolŋu women birth their babies
Christian lives in the tiny town of Nhulunbuy right on the tip of the Northern Territory.
His job there is an unusual one.
Christian doesn't work in the mines like most of the whitefellas in town.
He's a midwife, working with the Indigenous women of remote Arnhem Land to help them birth their babies.
Further information
Learn more about Christian's research into pregnancy and birth
Discover the program to train women as Djakamirr, to help Yolŋu women give birth on their own country
Christian also recommends the book Why Warriors Lie Down and Die by Richard Trudgen as a valuable resource on Indigenous Australia
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