Arctic passages: liminality, Iñupiat Eskimo mothers and NW Alaska communities in transition
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Arctic passages: liminality, Iñupiat Eskimo mothers and NW Alaska communities in transition
BACKGROUND While the primary goal of the NW Alaska Native maternal transport is safe deliveries for mothers from remote villages, little has been done to question the impact of transport on the mothers and communities involved. This study explores how presence of Iñupiat values influences the desire of indigenous women of differing eras and NW Alaska villages to participate in biomedical birth,...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2242-3982
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21199