Birthing Through First Nations Midwifery Care
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National Aboriginal Health Organization
Looks at traditional childbirth practices of the Vuntut Gwitchin, Trondëk Hwëch’in, and Na-Cho Nyak Dun First Nations.
Interview with the chair of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada's Aboriginal Health Issues Committee who helped create the Association of Aboriginal Midwifes and Aboriginal Midwifery Education Program.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.20.
Researchers use a decolonizing approach in this study; interviewed 22 people from a First Nations community in Northern Ontario to explore the lived experience and perceptions about developing the disease. Findings indicate a need for culturally appropriate care.