2022
DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2022.2071410
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Returning childbirth to Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic

Abstract: While Inuit living in Nunavut have been advocating for decades for the return of birthing to their own communities, over two-third of births continue to occur outside of the territory. We conducted a literature review to answer the question, why has birthplace choice not been given back to Inuit yet. Based on our review we identified a number of factors impacting birthplace choice, including the organisation of the Nunavut medical system that is focused on primary health care and that cannot easily accommodate… Show more

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“…In the Kivalliq region, this became policy in 1982, further undermining Inuit midwifery knowledge transmission and naming practices at birth (bestowed by grandparents and the midwife or ikajurti) [5,[17][18][19][20]. This policy is also linked to family stresses as women travel, until recently without their partner [21], to a southern locale at 36 weeks of gestation, to await their delivery.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…In the Kivalliq region, this became policy in 1982, further undermining Inuit midwifery knowledge transmission and naming practices at birth (bestowed by grandparents and the midwife or ikajurti) [5,[17][18][19][20]. This policy is also linked to family stresses as women travel, until recently without their partner [21], to a southern locale at 36 weeks of gestation, to await their delivery.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The notion of risk, to the mother and baby, can explain in part the push for women to deliver in tertiary care centres. Predominantly biomedical constructs of risk, and associated legal risks to the provider and employer, are reductionists, and ignore cultural, social and personal risks to Inuit families [6], and Inuit's own conceptualizations of risk [21,25,26]. Further, it is unclear how evacuating women to urban locales might mitigate risks associated with food insecurity [27], crowded housing [28], poverty and other systemic risk factors resulting from colonial encroachment on Inuit lives.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The social aspect of pregnancy and childbirth is of pivotal importance for remote communities [ 5 , 9 ] as being born where the family lives is essential to the survival of remote communities [ 10 ]. An example of this is in the remote area in Nunavik in Northern Canada, where the community has decided to support women to give birth in their own remote community and increase prevention in relation to public health and social services [ 5 , 11 , 12 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%