Ms Teegan McGill

Teegan McGill has family and ancestral ties to Ngarabal country in northern NSW, and a drive to create equitable outcomes for other First Nations mothers. Teegan grew up between Grafton NSW and Cairns QLD before moving to Brisbane to settle and start a family. Teegan completed a Bachelor of Arts (Human Services) and began her career in mental health support and community advocacy. After having two beautiful children, Teegan realised that there is significant progress to be made for First Nations mothers in the perinatal period and felt drawn to contribute to maternity care. Cultural safety, individualised care, and feminist principles guide Teegan’s approach to engaging with communities.  Teegan will be working on the Safer Baby Seek project, predominantly with regional and remote Indigenous communities. This will involve walking alongside mothers to facilitate the sharing of their stories. Together, Teegan and the research participants will map their journeys through the fragmented care that occurs when pregnancy complications arise, and families need to leave their communities to access specialist care. Teegan ultimately wants to assist in paving safe pathways for First Nations women in maternity care that honours them as the expert in their – and by extension their baby’s spirit, mind, and body. Teegan envisions a future where maternity care caters for family’s psychosocial, cultural and medical needs.