In midwifery care, it's inaccessible for our Pacific mothers. Less than half of pregnant Pacific women are involved with a midwife for crucial screening and health checks in their first trimester. This leads to identified complications, blood loss, and, for 10 years, consistently higher rates of mortality for Pacific mums and their babies. Why have the system and past Governments allowed that? Four out of 10 Pacific babies in their first year of life missed out on the five core Well Child / Tamariki Ora health checks for them and their families in 2018. That's a 20 percent equity gap and 700 Pacific babies and their families in total who didn't get checked on. Subsequently, between birth and age four, Pacific babies end up in hospital for serious skin conditions like cellulitis at much higher rates. This pattern is the same for dental issues, asthma, and other issues. 