Trish Ratajczak is a proud Palawa woman from Lutruwita (Tasmania), descended from Mannalargenna, chief of the Pairrebeene/Trawlwoolway Clan. She is the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation Senior Research Fellow at the Yorga, Maaman and Koolanga Centre within the Ngangk Yira Institute for Change-Murdoch University.
With over a decade of clinical midwifery experience in Western Australia, Trish is a highly skilled practitioner and advocate. She has championed Aboriginal health and cultural security as an educator for emerging health professionals across WA universities.
Trish holds a Master’s in Aboriginal Maternal Health (Research), focusing on the perinatal period highlighting the strengths and self-efficacy of Aboriginal women. She has played a pivotal role in groundbreaking research projects, including the successful pilot of Baby Coming You Ready, and is currently the WA site implementation lead for the Replanting the Birthing Trees Project.
As well as an early childhood educator, midwife and emerging Aboriginal researcher, Trish is deeply committed to driving positive change and improving health outcomes for mob.
Level 3, Aubigny Place
Mater Research Institute
Raymond Terrace,
South Brisbane QLD 4101
The University of Queensland Faculty of Medicine