Replanting the Birthing Trees to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and babies - protocol for developmental evaluation of a comprehensive culturally responsive, trauma-aware, healing-informed, continuity of care(r) model

Sep 20, 2026

Study protocol describing a comprehensive, culturally responsive, trauma-aware, healing-informed continuity of care model for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and babies, focusing on how “Birthing Trees” will be replanted to support families. The document outlines the developmental evaluation approach, specifies study type as a protocol, and provides publication metadata including open-access licensing, citation details, and the developmental evaluation framework. It includes author, editorial and review attribution, correspondence, and key dates for received, revised, accepted, and published stages.

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Kent Academic Repository Chamberlain, Catherine, Sundbery, Jacqui, Segal, Leonie, Krakouer, Jacynta, Langton, Marcia, Donnelly, Jillian, Kotz, Jayne, McEvoy, Ellen, Lyon, Maddy, Mucabel-Bue, Neve and others (2026) Replanting the Birthing Trees to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and babies: protocol for developmental evaluation of a comprehensive culturally responsive, trauma-aware, healing-informed, continuity of care(r) model. Frontiers in Public Health, 13 . ISSN 2296-2565. Downloaded from [https://kar.kent.ac.uk/113183/](https://kar.kent.ac.uk/113183/ The University of Kent's Academic Repository KAR)[ The University of Kent's Academic Repository KAR](https://kar.kent.ac.uk/113183/ The University of Kent's Academic Repository KAR) The version of record is available from [https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1721](https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1721)107 This document version Publisher pdf DOI for this version Licence for this version CC BY (Attribution) Additional information Versions of research works Versions of Record If this version is the version of record, it is the same as the published version available on the publisher's web site. Cite as the published version. Author Accepted Manuscripts If this document is identified as the Author Accepted Manuscript it is the version after peer review but before typesetting, copy editing or publisher branding. Cite as Surname, Initial. (Year) 'Title of article'. To be published in Title of Journal , Volume and issue numbers [peer-reviewed accepted version] . Available at: DOI or URL (Accessed: date) . Enquiries If you have questions about this [document contact ](document contact ResearchSupport@kent.ac.uk. Please)[ResearchSupport@kent.ac.uk](document contact ResearchSupport@kent.ac.uk. Please)[. Please](document contact ResearchSupport@kent.ac.uk. Please) include the URL of the record in KAR. If you believe that your, or a third party's rights have been compromised through this document please see our Take Down policy (available from [https://www.kent.ac.uk/guides/kar-the-kent-academic-repository\#policies](https://www.kent.ac.uk/guides/kar-the-kent-academic-repository#policies)) . TYPE Study Protocol PUBLISHED 28 January 2026 DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1721107 OPEN ACCESS EDITED BY Cyrille Delpierre, INSERM Public Health, France REVIEWED BY Alessandra Sannella, University of Cassino, Italy Susmita Mukherjee, University of Delhi, India *CORRESPONDENCE Catherine Chamberlain [cacham@unimelb.edu.au](cacham@unimelb.edu.au) RECEIVED 09 October 2025 REVISED 17 December 2025 ACCEPTED 19 December 2025 PUBLISHED 28 January 2026 CITATION Chamberlain C, Sundbery J, Segal L, Krakouer J, Langton M, Donnelly J, Kotz J, McEvoy E, Lyon M, Mucabel-Bue N, Karahalios A, Gray P, Gnanamanickam E, Atkinson C, Jones KA, Henderson H, Herrman H, Aboutalebi Karkavandi M, Elliott A, Bundle G, Walker R, Ratajczak T, Kelly B, Andrews S, Fergie D, Walker S, Davis E, Atkinson J, McLachlan H, McCalman P, Forster D, Bowman D, Bright T, Skouteris H, Stewart S, Henry S, Smith K, Paul C, Canuto K, Fisher J, Reynolds K, Reppington P, Priest N, Kendall S, Reibel T, Andrews J, Carmody D, Lipscomb A, Bell M, Parry C, Russ V, Onwuka SR and Marriott R (2026) Replanting the Birthing Trees to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and babies: protocol for developmental evaluation of a comprehensive culturally responsive, trauma-aware, healing-informed, continuity of care(r) model. Front. Public Health 13:1721107. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1721107 COPYRIGHT © 2026 Chamberlain, Sundbery, Segal, Krakouer, Langton, Donnelly, Kotz, McEvoy, Lyon, Mucabel-Bue, Karahalios, Gray, Gnanamanickam, Atkinson, Jones, Henderson, Herrman, Aboutalebi Karkavandi, Elliott, Bundle, Walker, Ratajczak, Kelly, Andrews, Fergie, Walker, Davis, Atkinson, McLachlan, McCalman, Forster, Bowman, Bright, Skouteris, Stewart, Henry, Smith, Pa

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What is the document’s primary purpose?

To present a study protocol for developmental evaluation of a comprehensive culturally responsive, trauma-aware, healing-informed continuity of care model supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and babies.

What timing information is provided for the publication process?

It lists received, revised, accepted, and published dates (received 09 October 2025; revised 17 December 2025; accepted 19 December 2025; published 28 January 2026).

Is the article open access and under what license?

Yes. The document states the article is open access and distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.

Sep 20, 2026

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