Disparities in Maternal and Newborn Health Across Populations in Canada

Naomi Scott, BSc

STUDENT ARTICLE

ABSTRACT

Midwives are in a good position to understand the socioeconomic, political, and cultural contexts of vulnerable populations, and could help with obstetrical data collection that would inform policies that affect poor, black, Aboriginal, and immigrant women in Canada.

KEY WORDS

women's health, Canada, marginalized populations, childbrith, midwifery