British Columbia: The Birthing Experiences Of Rural Aboriginal Women In Context: Implications For Nursing

British Columbia: The Birthing Experiences Of Rural Aboriginal Women In Context: Implications For Nursing   Helen Brown, Colleen Varcoe, and Betty Calam, 2011   It has been established that the birthing experiences and outcomes of rural women are shaped by poverty, isolation, limited economic opportunities, and diminishing maternity services. We lack research into how these dynamics are compounded by intersecting forms of oppression faced by Aboriginal women, to impact on their...

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