Indigenous experiences of pregnancy and birth /

Traditional midwifery, culture, customs, understandings, and meanings surrounding pregnancy and birth are grounded in distinct epistemologies and worldviews that have sustained Indigenous women and their families since time immemorial. Years of colonization, however, have impacted the degree to whic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bradford, Ont. : Demeter Press, 2017.
Temas:
Indigenous women > Canada.
Pregnancy > Canada.
Childbirth > Canada.
Femmes des Peuples autochtones > Canada.
Grossesse > Canada.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Marriage.
Childbirth.
Indigenous women.
Pregnancy.
Canada.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Copyright; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; I. Pregnancy; 1. Indigenous Pregnancy, Birthing, and Mothering in Colonial Canada; 2. "It's in Her Health"; 3. Culture, Identity, and Spirituality in American Indians and Native People of Alaska Pregnancy Campaigns; II. Birth; 4. Bored, Broke, and Alone; 5. Bearing Witness; 6. Honouring Our Ancestors; 7. Revitalizing Traditional Indigenous Birth Knowledge; 8. Birth Places, Embodied Spaces; 9. Maternal Identity in Family and Community; 10. Indigenous Birth in Canada; About the Contributors.

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