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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Autores principales: Lawford, Karen M., Giles, Audrey R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2016
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Sexual and Reproductive Health Promotion in the Circumpolar North
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5149656/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27938641
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v75.32213
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description 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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spelling pubmed-51496562016-12-21 Kivalliq Inuit Centre boarding home and the provision of prenatal education Lawford, Karen M. Giles, Audrey R. Int J Circumpolar Health Sexual and Reproductive Health Promotion in the Circumpolar North 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. Co-Action Publishing 2016-12-09 /pmc/articles/PMC5149656/ /pubmed/27938641 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v75.32213 Text en © 2016 Karen M. Lawford and Audrey R. Giles http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, allowing third parties to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format and to remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially, provided the original work is properly cited and states its license.
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