We are here. Medical imagery reflecting whānau Māori in neonatal intensive care settings

Readily available medical resources often do not include diverse skin colours of global populations. Within our research area of retinopathy of prematurity, we noticed the lack of skin colour diversity and toi Māori (Māori art) in information resources. This commentary describes a collaboration with a ringatoi Māori (Māori artist), resulting in the creation of toi Māori to be included in medical resources for pēpi receiving retinopathy of prematurity eye examinations in Aotearoa New Zealand. The use of toi Māori assists in communicating health information to patients and their whānau and including diverse skin colours contributes to improved diagnostic training of health professionals and subsequent timely diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions within diverse skin populations.