https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pAQrS4y9vY&ab_channel=TaylorHohepa

Directed by Taylor Hohepa Ria Hall’s journey

The video explores the importance of community support and cultural healing for Māori mothers, addressing issues such as high suicide rates and racial bias in the healthcare system, while emphasizing the need for intergenerational healing and reclaiming traditional practices. It highlights the significance of creating a village mentality in raising children and empowering mothers to embrace their strength.The video explores the importance of community support and cultural healing for Māori mothers, addressing issues such as high suicide rates and racial bias in the healthcare system, while emphasizing the need for intergenerational healing and reclaiming traditional practices. It highlights the significance of creating a village mentality in raising children and empowering mothers to embrace their strength.

Key insights

• 😔 Maternal death from suicide is one of the highest causes of death for young Māori mothers, which is heartbreaking and real.
• 🤰 Lack of support and isolation can have a detrimental impact on the mental health of pregnant women.
• 🌍 The focus on intergenerational healing in traditional practices challenges the narrative of intergenerational trauma.
• 😌 "We need to be comfortable being unapologetically who we are."
• 👶 It takes a village to raise a child, and it shouldn't just be about a mama raising tamariki on her own.

Addressing the high rates of maternal death and suicide among Maori women requires support, representation, and culturally appropriate birthing environments to reclaim traditional practices and empower future generations.

• 00:00 💔 Māori are 3.35 times more likely to die by suicide, which is the leading cause of maternal death, but it's preventable.
• 01:11 🏛 The doctrine of Discovery led to colonization, privileging European Supremacy and creating disparities in health outcomes and cultural safety for Māori people.
  • The doctrine of Discovery drove colonization and created policies that privilege European Supremacy, shaping the basis of current health science.
  • Colonization has led to the disconnection of Māori people from their culture and health system, resulting in disparities in health outcomes and a lack of cultural safety.
• 03:50 💔 Young Maori mothers need support and representation to address the high rates of maternal death and suicide.
• 06:08 😔 Pregnancy brought illness and lack of support, leading to feelings of isolation and desperation.
• 07:04 🌟 Taking care of our ancestors and ensuring they do not feel alone is essential, as they are the creators, deliverers, and continuers of our culture.
• 09:32 🌱 Reviving traditional practices and focusing on intergenerational healing instead of trauma, emphasizing the sacredness of motherhood and preserving cultural rituals for future generations.
• 11:53 🏠 Healing and mental health are important, and we should feel comfortable being ourselves without fear.
• 13:26 🏠 Maori families in rural communities need culturally appropriate birthing environments to reclaim traditional practices and empower future generations.
  • The speaker discusses the importance of creating a supportive and culturally appropriate birthing environment for Maori families, particularly those in rural communities, in order to reclaim traditional birthing practices and empower future generations.
  • It takes a village to raise a child, and mothers should find strength in themselves and open up to a wider support network.