The geography of belonging: The experience of birthing at home for First Nations women

Health and Place

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 638-645

  Kornelsen, Jude ^a,b   Kotaska, Andrew ^c   Waterfall, Pauline ^d   Willie, Louisa ^e   Wilson, Dawn ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Centre for Rural Health Research   (Canada)

^c Stanton Territorial Hospital   (Canada)

^d Heiltsuk Nation   (Canada)

^e Hailika'as Heiltsuk Health Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Maternity care; Qualitative research; Rural health

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; CULTURAL TRADITION; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; KINSHIP; MATERNAL HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH WORK; RURAL AREA; WOMENS HEALTH; WOMENS STATUS;

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CASE STUDY; COMMUNITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME DELIVERY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 77952672673     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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