Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada; School of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada.
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada.
Health Place. 2024 Nov;90:103355. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103355. Epub 2024 Sep 21.
Many Indigenous People in Northern and remote areas need to travel away from home for childbirth; however, their birthing traditions and practices are intimately tied to place. This qualitative research study characterized Inuit childbirth experiences and recommendations to enhance birthing supports in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut in Inuit Nunangat, Canada. Birthing experiences were profoundly shaped by relationships and place attachment, and recommendations related to increased Inuit involvement in maternity care systems. Place attachment is an important determinant of Inuit maternal health and may also be for other Indigenous Peoples with intrinsically place-based livelihoods, knowledge systems, and identities.
许多生活在加拿大努纳武特因纽特人聚居区北部和偏远地区的原住民需要离开家乡分娩；然而，他们的分娩传统和习俗与当地有着密切的联系。本项定性研究描绘了因纽特人在努纳武特地区的生育经历和增强生育支持的建议，该地区位于加拿大因纽特人聚居区。分娩经历深受人际关系和地方依恋的影响，相关建议涉及增加因纽特人对产妇保健系统的参与。地方依恋是因纽特人产妇健康的一个重要决定因素，对于其他以土地为基础的生计、知识体系和身份的原住民群体也可能如此。
