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 …

Background Fuzzy cognitive mapping (FCM) is a graphic technique to describe causal
understanding in a wide range of applications. This practice review summarises the …

Objective For First Nations people and Inuit who live on reserves or in rural and remote
areas, a guideline requires their travel to urban centres once their pregnancy reaches 36–38 …

Abstract Background In Canada, colonial policies have resulted in health inequities between
First Nations and other Canadians. These policies contribute to overrepresentation of First …

Introduction. Maternal evacuation—the transfer of women from remote communities to urban
hospitals for childbirth—negatively affects many Indigenous Peoples in Canada. A working …

Eastern Greenland is one of the most remote areas in the world. Approximately 3,500
people lives in two small towns and five villages. There is limited information on birth …

Historically, there is a documented lack of support for women leaving their communities to
give birth. Due to an over-emphasis on risk discourse (no distinction between low-or high …

Objectives Childbirth evacuation, the transfer of patients from rural and remote communities
to urban centres for pregnancy care or childbirth, can be associated with numerous adverse …

Background Transferring pregnant women out of their communities for childbirth continues
to affect Inuit women living in Nunavik—Inuit territory in Northern Quebec. With estimates of …

The ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS) has expressed its intention of
implementing one of the measures included in the 2017-2022 action plan developed by the …