Outcomes of primary maternity care in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories

• Main Author: Frame, Jean Caitlin
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of British Columbia 2014
• Subjects: Canada; Fort Smith; Hay River; Hudson; Northwest Territories; Yellowknife
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/46568

Introduction: In northern Canada women residing in rural communities without local access to maternity care must evacuate at 36-37 weeks gestation to await labour in a city with a regional hospital. Midwifery services are expanding to rural areas of Canada, yet there are few studies that evaluate th...