Maheyrin is a PhD scholar at the ANU Institute for Communication in Healthcare and has a decade of experience in policy development and implementation in the Australian Public Service, including on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs. Her PhD research investigates healthcare communication practices in the delivery of antenatal care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families living on Gumbaynggirr Country (Coffs Harbour region). The research is being developed in collaboration with local health services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people on Country, with a specific focus on informing communication strategies that integrate culturally safe approaches to antenatal delivery.