This is a unique book of Noongar and Yamatji mothers’ accounts of their birthing experiences. These Elder and Senior women have generously shared their stories as a legacy for their families and communities, and as an educational tool for midwives.

Doreen Nelson
Aunty Doreen Nelson is a Noongar woman, born on Balladong Country in the Wheatbelt area of Western Australia. Her family are the Jettas, the Yarrans and the Michaels, and she has lived for most of her life in the country but moved down to Perth in the last thirty years.
Rhonda Marriot
Rhonda Marriott was born in Derby, WA and is a descendant of Kimberley Nyikina Aboriginal people and has devoted her adult life to nursing and midwifery in both clinical and academic roles. Much of Ngangk Yira’s ethos is based on her experience over five decades, and almost three decades as an academic. In 2003, she […]