Midwifery forum aims to strengthen, expand Inuit-led services – Nunatsiaq News

Mar 27, 2023

Pauktuutit hosting virtual event Tuesday through Thursday

Inuit women’s organization Pauktuutit will host its first-ever National Inuit Midwifery Virtual Forum this week.

The virtual event, which runs from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, aims to address the “urgent need to increase Inuit midwifery services across Inuit Nunangat,” a spokesperson for the organization said in a news release.

The forum will host community representatives and health-care experts for a series of panel discussions and lectures.

Topics will include current gaps in service and challenges faced by Inuit giving birth, as well as those faced by infants and their families; the roles of Inuit midwives and access to culturally informed midwifery services; and the need for a rights-based framework to facilitate Inuit midwifery services across Inuit Nunangat.

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