Kivalliq Inuit Centre boarding home and the provision of prenatal education
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 i...
| Published in: | International Journal of Circumpolar Health |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2016
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v75.32213 https://doaj.org/article/ac31b9e0fad046039e10a1c69ba21fbb |
| Summary: | 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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