Regions: Kivalliq Region, Nunavut
Tags: health, midwifery, childbirth
| Principal Investigator: | Chamberlain, Marie (1) |
| Licence Number: | 12747 |
| Organization: | University of Ottawa |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1994
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1994 |
| Project Team: | J. England |
Objective(s): To assess the extent to which women can be managed safely by midwives during pregnancy, labour, birth and postpartum period in the Rankin Inlet Birthing Project; to assess whether the Rankin Inlet Birthing Project meets the cultural and psychosocial needs of individuals during pregnancy, labour, birth and the postpartum period; and to measure the cost of providing birthing services in the Pilot Project compared with the cost of transferring the women out to another centre.
Project Description: The researcher will review medical charts and a data collection tool filled out for all women who gave birth in a one-year period from Rankin and Baker. 15 women from each hamlet and 10 male partners will be interviewed. Midwives will be observed at the Rankin Birthing Centre during a one-month period. The researcher will also conduct interviews with health pesonnel and key informants in Rankin Inlet at the end of the one-year period.
