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Indigenous Birth Support and Reproductive Health: Additional Websites and Articles

Websites of Interest

Articles, Reports and Documents

Birthing Through First Nations Midwifery Care / National Aboriginal Health Organization
Bringing Birth Back: Aboriginal Midwifery Toolkit / National Aboriginal Council of Midwives
The Canadian Midwifery Model of Care Position Statement / Canadian Associaition of Midwives
Changing Woman: Reclaiming Sovereignty Over Women’s Health and Rethinking Birth / Alysa Landry. Indian Country Today
How Indigenous Midwives Are Bringing Birthing Back Home / Diana Duong. Chatelaine
Indigenous Rebirth: A Return to Traditional Birthing Practices and Maternal Care / Alexandra Carraher-Kang, Cultural Survival Quarterly Magazine
The Landscape of Midwifery Care for Aboriginal Communities in Canada: a discussion paper to support culturally safe midwifery services for Aboriginal families / National Aboriginal Council of Midwives
Opikinawasowin: The Life Long Process of Growing Cree and Métis Children / Leah Marie Doiron, Athabasca University.
Perinatal and Infant Wellness / First Nations Health Authority
Reproductive Justice and Indigenous Women in Saskatchewan: Overview and Recommendations / Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy
The Sacred Space of Womanhood - Mothering Across the Generations: A National Showcase on First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Women and Mothering / National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health
Strong Women, Strong Nations: Aboriginal Maternal Health in British Columbia / National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health