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Promising results from Aboriginal maternity program

Lloys and Ash Frescon and their twin girls

Lloys and Ash Frescon and their twin girls Source: SBS

With Indigenous babies twice as likely to die during early childhood than other Australian babies, one hospital has dramatically boosted its Aboriginal maternal health staff in a bid to close the gap.



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