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Published on: January 12, 2018
Indigenous Women's Experiences With Perinatal Nursing Care: Beyond Deficit Narratives to Work Toward Sovereign
Chloe Crosschild1, Colleen Varcoe, Helen Brown
1Author Affiliations: School of Nursing, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada (Dr Crosschild); Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada (Dr Crosschild); School of Nursing, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada (Drs Varcoe and Brown); and School of Nursing, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada (Dr Browne).
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Iitsim'kaatsita is a four-phase study grounded in Indigenous Research Methodologies that explores how nursing can mitigate perinatal health inequities experienced by Indigenous women. This paper presents findings from Phase 2: a survey of Blackfoot women's experiences with perinatal nursing care in southern Alberta, Canada. Of the participants (n = 107), 68 contributed written responses. Women reported discrimination, surveillance, and cultural exclusion, but also expressed agency, resistance, and relational strength. This study adds the voices of Blackfoot women to nursing scholarship and calls for a shift from cultural sensitivity/competency toward culturally safe, accountable, equity-oriented care rooted in Indigenous sovereignty and guided by Blackfoot values.
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