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NOTICE
The Aboriginal Canada Portal closed February 12, 2013. The Digital Aboriginals of True North Turtle Island have intervened. Please visit this web page for more information.
Women – Nova Scotia
Health and Social Services
- E'pit Nuji Ilmuet (Prenatal) Program
- Promotes good pre and post natal care to off-reserve Aboriginal women expecting or nursing an infant.
- Source: Native Council of Nova Scotia
- Pre/Post Natal Services
- Post-natal services include checking the health of the mother and baby, checking fontanelles and reflexes, breast care, and helping the mother cope with her new responsibility.
- Source: Eskasoni Community Health Centre
Policy, Research and Statistics
- Exploration of the Stress Experience of Mi'kway On-Reserve Female Youth in Nova Scotia, An – Centres of Excellence for Women's Health (PDF)
- The purpose of this project was to deepen our understanding of what lies behind the stress experience of Mi'kmaq female on-reserve youth with an eye to policy and program intervention.
- Source: Centres of Excellence for Women's Health
