Reproductive Health
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‘Food as medicine’: How this birth worker carries on the teachings of her great grandmother
Indigenous doula and midwifery student shares about the magic of a postpartum pot roast
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A toolkit ‘Knowing your rights’ works to combat forced sterilization of Indigenous women and systemic racism in healthcare
The Native Women’s Association of Canada’s educational toolkit, made by and for Indigenous, Métis and Inuit women and gender diverse people helps educate on informed consent in Canadian hospitals.
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Army of Kwakwaka’wakw doulas bringing birth back home
A group of newly trained Indigenous doulas reclaim their future bringing back birthing traditions
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Parents of the first baby born in village in over 50 years share their story
Andrea Fergusson and Brendan Tom sit side-by-side on their bed in the Tla-o-qui-aht village of Opitsaht, in the same house where Fergusson gave birth to their youngest son, Felix. He was the first baby to be born in the village in over 50 years. The family shares their birth story to encourage others to revitalize…
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Maternity clinic in Campbell River breaking barriers to birth support
Amid COVID-19, Maternal health clinic celebrates five year anniversary of relocating to improve access.