title: Kivalliq Inuit Centre boarding home and the provision of prenatal education.
abstract: The Kivalliq Inuit Centre (KIC), a boarding home in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is unique in its provision of a pilot prenatal education class and public health nursing services for Nunavummiut who are beneficiaries of the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement. Through a critical review of literature, policies and interviews related to evacuation for birth, we argue that the pilot at the KIC has the potential to play an important role in improving maternal child health for residents of Nunavut.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada; klawf073@uottawa.ca.
authors.forename: Karen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Lawford
authors.affiliation: School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Audrey R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Giles
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004930:Inuit; D008350:Manitoba; D008427:Maternal Health Services; D020957:Nunavut; D010360:Patient Transfer; D011247:Pregnancy; D064186:Prenatal Education / Q000379:methods*; D012112:Residential Facilities
keywords: Nunavut; boarding home; health care; prenatal education