Remote Midwifery in Nunavik, Québec, Canada: Outcomes of Perinatal Care for the Inuulitsivik Health Centre, 2000-2007

Birth

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 230-237

  Van Wagner, Vicki ^a,b,c   Osepchook, Claire ^a   Harney, Evelyn ^b   Crosbie, Colleen ^b   Tulugak, Mina ^b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Inuulitsivik Health Centre   (Canada)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Inuit; Maternity care; Midwifery; Perinatal outcomes; Remote health services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; ESKIMO; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LABOR COMPLICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; MORTALITY; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERINATAL CARE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TELECONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INUITS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT TRANSFER; PERINATAL CARE; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; QUEBEC; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84865579721     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2012.00552.x     Document Type: Article

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