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...

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Published in:International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Main Authors: Lawford, Karen M., Giles, Audrey R.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Co-Action Publishing 2016
Subjects:
Sexual and Reproductive Health Promotion in the Circumpolar North
Nunavut
inuit
Kivalliq
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5149656/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27938641
https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v75.32213
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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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