Reclaiming Birth, Health, and Community: Midwifery in the Inuit Villages of Nunavik, Canada

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 384-391

  Van Wagner, Vicki ^a   Epoo, Brenda ^a   Nastapoka, Julie ^a   Harney, Evelyn ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

community health services; indigenous health services; maternal health services; newborn; perinatal care; postnatal care; pregnancy; prenatal care; reproductive health services; women's health services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDWIFE; PERINATAL CARE; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECT; TEAMWORK; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INUITS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; NURSE'S ROLE; ONTARIO; PREGNANCY; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 34250850150     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2007.03.025     Document Type: Article

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