d'Espaignet, E.TursanMeasey, M.L.Carnegie, Michelle AnnMackerras, D2015-12-101034-4810http://hdl.handle.net/1885/53095OBJECTIVE: To assess improvements in perinatal health following the introduction of the Strong Women, Strong Babies, Strong Culture (SWSBSC) Program in two groups of Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. METHODS: A comparison of pre and post birthweights in intervention and control communities in rural and remote regions in the Top End of the Northern Territory was performed. RESULTS: Significant improvements in birthweight were observed for Group 1 communities with no significant change in Group 2. CONCLUSION: There is a need to better understand how the intervention differed in the two groups of communities.Keywords: Aborigine; adult; article; Australia; birth weight; case control study; child; female; health care quality; health education; health service; human; infant; intervention study; maternal welfare; newborn; organization and management; pregnancy; prenatal ca20032015-12-09