Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: health, traditional knowledge, elders, Inuit, pregnancy, midwifery, childbirth, belief, traditional lifestyle
| Principal Investigator: | Putt, Betty-Anne (1) |
| Licence Number: | 10149 |
| Organization: | Pauktuutit, Inuit Women's Association |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1990
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1990 |
| Project Team: | Linda Archibald; one assistant; |
Objective(s): To gather data on the experiences of Inuit women during pregnancy and childbirth while living on the land; during the early years of living in settlements; once community life and the northern health care system were well established; To identify special skills and knowledge which Inuit elders who have experience with meidwifery possess; To gather data on the traditional role of the midwife during the various stages of pregnancy, labour, childbirth and immediately following the birth; To identify practices and beliefs common throughout the North; To identify regional variations in the approach to pregnancy and childbirth and the practice of traditional midwifery;
Project Description: This project will conbine analysis of interview data, review of available literature and the personal accounts of the elders. The elders will be asked to verbally respond to a series of open questions aimed at gathering data to meet the objectives of the research of traditional Inuit practices related to pregnancy and childbirth.
