Primary birthing attendants and birth outcomes in remote Inuit communities - A natural "experiment" in Nunavik, Canada

• Published in: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
• Main Authors: Simonet, F. (F.), Wilkins, R. (R.), Labranche, E. (E.), Smylie, J. (J.), Heaman, M. (M.), Martens, P. (P.), Fraser, W.D. (W. D.), Minich, K. (Katherine), Wu, Y. (Y.), Carry, C. (C.), Luo, Z.-C. (Z. C.)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Canada; Hudson; Hudson Bay; Nunavik; Ungava Bay; inuit
• Online Access: https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/26884; https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.2008.080598

Background: There is a lack of data on the safety of midwife-led maternity care in remote or indigenous communities. In a de facto natural "experiment", birth outcomes were assessed by primary birthing attendant in two sets of remote Inuit communities. Methods: A geocoding-based retrospect...