New Life Through Disaster: A Thematic Analysis of Women's Experiences of Pregnancy and the 2016 Fort McMurray Wildfire

• Published in: Frontiers in Public Health
• Main Authors: Ashley Pike, Cynthia Mikolas, Kathleen Tompkins, Joanne Olson, David M. Olson, Suzette Brémault-Phillips
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: stress; resilience; pregnancy; natural disasters; factors of resilience; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Fort McMurray; Wood Buffalo
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.725256; https://doaj.org/article/f341c9d67aaa4eaf8b82e67c7c84555b

BackgroundOn May 3, 2016, residents of Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo, Alberta were evacuated due to an uncontrolled wildfire. The short-notice evacuation had destabilizing consequences for residents, including changes in routines, loss of control, and increased uncertainty. These consequences were espe...