Oriori Hapū Māmā Project
Project Background
The Oriori rongoā approach is designed to support māmā during the third trimester of their pregnancy, and post birth. Ihi Research partnered with Te Ara Teatea Trust to evaluate how well this pilot achieved their intended aims. This evaluation demonstrates that Oriori goes someway in addressing this gap in health provision for wāhine Māori. The skill of the practitioner immersed in the mentoring approach provided by Te Ara Teatea has resulted in a high-quality service that has retained māmā in long-term quality rongoā support.
Find out how we can help you
We’ll work with you to find out what’s working, where investment could be put to best use or how to improve anything not going to plan. We can help you define success and set tangible, measurable goals. And we talk in real language so you can understand and engage with the findings. We engage with the community to conduct community research and consultations for private companies, trusts, government agencies, NGOs and more. But we have a special interest in research that has a purpose - to better society and teach lessons. We aim to help those we work with build capacity to enact positive change.
