This article identifies the colonizing of childbirth in the north and the consequences for Inuit communities. Discusses how to improve access to culturally appropriate care for the First Nations of Canada.
This article looks at the controversy surrounding vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). Explains why cesarean births are so pervasive today, despite the risks. Dispels myths about vaginal birth after cesarean birth. Lists related terms and definitions.
This article explores a variety of women's experiences of sex after childbirth. Explores reasons why sexual energy and responsiveness has an ebb and flow within a woman's lifetime, especially during the post partum period.
Reviews the evidence in the literature and provides recommendations on the management of pregnant women in labour for the prevention of early-onset neonatal group B streptococcal (GBS) disease.
Discusses the anxiety surrounding pregnancy and childbirth, and how it often results from debates between practitioners, or between patients and practitioners, about "the appropriate and necessary interventions needed in labor and childbirth."
Profiles selected health service indicators and information describing maternal and infant care at the regional, provincial, territorial and national levels.
Evaluates the reproductive outcome and the mode of delivery in subsequent pregnancies after instrumental vaginal delivery or caesarean section at full dilatation.
Evaluates the impact of labouring in water during first stage of labour on rates of epidural analgesia and operative delivery in nulliparous women with dystocia.
