Kivalliq Inuit Centre boarding home and the provision of prenatal education

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Karen M. Lawford¹  Audrey R. Giles² 

[1] Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada;School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada;

关键词: Nunavut;    boarding home;    health care;    prenatal education;   

DOI  :  10.3402/ijch.v75.32213

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The Kivalliq Inuit Centre (KIC), a boarding home in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is unique in its provision of a pilot prenatal education class and public health nursing services for Nunavummiut who are beneficiaries of the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement. Through a critical review of literature, policies and interviews related to evacuation for birth, we argue that the pilot at the KIC has the potential to play an important role in improving maternal child health for residents of Nunavut.

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