Collegian RSS feed: Articles in Press. Collegian is the official journal of the Royal College of Nursing, Australia. Collegian aims to reflect the broad interests of nurses and the nursing profession, and to challenge nurses to emerging areas of interest. It publishes articles on professional, policy and practice issues. Most papers published in Collegian are peer reviewed by a double blind process using reviewers who meet high standards of academic and clinical expertise. Other papers are published at the discretion of the Editor if they contribute to nursing knowledge and debate. Collegian is distributed to members of the College and is available by separate subscription. The College is the peak national professional organisation for nurses in Australia. Its mission is to benefit the health of the community through promotion and recognition of professional excellence in nursing. To purchase books on Nursing or to browse our comprehensive range of specialised nursing titles, please visit us at shop.elsevier.com.au. Shop.elsevier.com.au/Nursing http://www.collegianjournal.com//inpress?rss=yesElsevier Inc.en © 2009 Royal College of Nursing, Australia. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Collegian1322-76962010-03-02 © 2009 Royal College of Nursing, Australia. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. healthpermissions@elsevier.comhttp://www.collegianjournal.com/article/PIIS1322769609001115/abstract?rss=yesSummary: Cultural safety is an important concept in health care that originated in Aotearoa (New Zealand) to address Maori consumer dissatisfaction with health care. In Australia and internationally, midwives are now expected to provide culturally safe midwifery care to all women. Historically, Australia has received large numbers of immigrants from the United Kingdom, European countries and the Middle East. There have also been refugees and immigrants from South-East Asia, and most recently, from Africa. Australia continues to become more culturally diverse and yet to date no studies have explored the application of cultural safety in Australian midwifery practice. This paper explores how cultural safety has evolved from cultural awareness and cultural sensitivity. It examines the importance of cultural safety in nursing and midwifery practice. Finally, it explores the literature to determine how midwives can apply the concept of cultural safety to ensure safe and woman centred care.Cultural safety and its importance for Australian midwifery practice - Corrected ProofJasten Phiri, Elaine Dietsch, Ann Bonner10.1016/j.colegn.2009.11.001Collegian (2010)2010-03-02Collegian2010-03-02