A Family Centered Maternity Care Project

Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Sahtu Settlement Area, North Slave Region

Tags: social sciences, health care evaluation, needs assessment, maternity care, infants

Principal Investigator: Paulette, Lesley (1)
Licence Number: 7134
Organization: Consultation
Licensed Year(s): 1987
Issued: Jan 01, 1987

Objective(s): Phase 1 - to provide to the membership of the Native Women's Association an overview of the current status of maternity care in the NWT, including a preliminary needs assessment based on interviews with native women elders and various health care providers. Areas for further research will be identified as well as proposals for subsequent initiatives to promote maternal and infant health and family centered maternity care options.